Former UFC star Cain Velasquez sues alleged shooting target over molestation allegations

Cain Velasquez, the previous UFC heavyweight champion charged with the tried homicide of a person he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is now suing the person and his household who personal a childcare enterprise the place the alleged molestation happened.

Velasquez, 39, stays in police custody after he allegedly shot on the man and rammed his truck into his car throughout a high-speed pursuit via Santa Clara County in February. The 2-time UFC heavyweight champion claims in a civil lawsuit that Harry Goularte sexually molested Velasquez’s son whereas he was attending a childcare run by Goularte’s mom, Patricia Goularte.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a minor named “C.V. Jr.” towards Harry Goularte, his concrete enterprise, alongside along with his mom and stepfather, Paul Bender, who operated the childcare enterprise out of a house in San Martin. Goularte was dwelling on the dwelling and dealing for the childcare enterprise through the time of the alleged molestation, in accordance with the lawsuit.

The Velasquez household claims Harry Goularte was allowed to spend time alone with C.V. and different youngsters on the property, together with time he spent with youngsters in a toilet and a playhouse for prolonged intervals of time. The childcare enterprise and its house owners “fostered and maintained an atmosphere” the place the youngsters could possibly be molested, sexually abused and harassed, the Velasquez household mentioned in its lawsuit. C.V. spent 5 days every week on the dwelling from 2021 to 2022, in accordance with the grievance filed in Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom this week.

The lawsuit accuses Goularte, 43, and his household of negligence, sexual battery and several other different claims.

He was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor by the Santa Clara County district lawyer’s workplace.

Two days after he was arrested, Goularte was launched from jail into the courtroom’s supervised personal recognizance program over objections from prosecutors and was not required to publish bail, mentioned Sean Webby, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara district lawyer’s workplace.

The following day, Velasquez allegedly pursued Goularte and Bender in his truck and fired into their truck with a 40-caliber semiautomatic handgun. Velasquez was then arrested by police in San Jose. Whereas Goularte was his goal, Velasquez as a substitute shot Bender within the shoulder.

“The unhappy tragedy is that Mr. Velasquez selected to take the legislation into his personal arms, endangering the general public and everybody within the truck,” Santa Clara County District Atty. Jeff Rosen mentioned on the time of Velasquez’s arrest. “This act of violence additionally causes extra ache and struggling to his household.”

Earlier this month, Goularte pleaded not responsible to the felony cost of molesting a minor and a preliminary trial is scheduled for September. Velazquez’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, recognized C.V. in courtroom as Cain Velasquez’s son. Goularte allegedly touched the boy “100 instances” and different youngsters have been seen going into a toilet on the child-care dwelling with Goularte, Geragos mentioned in courtroom.

Velasquez, who’s due again in courtroom in August, is charged with tried, premeditated homicide and different associated prices. He faces a jail time period of 20 years to life, in accordance with the Santa Clara district lawyer’s workplace. Goularte faces as much as eight years in jail if convicted.