Woman Accused of Molesting Little Girls

(Riverside County, California) A 50-year-old woman, Cherie Jane Stout, is in the process of being extradited from Arizona on arrest warrants for sexually molesting two young girls. According to the criminal complaint, Stout and an accomplice, 36-year-old Jaime Rosa Cruz, committed lewd acts in 2003 against the girls, then 5 and 7 years old. Cruz is in custody and facing 10 charges.

Stout, however, is in Arizona, having declined to waive extradition. Riverside County authorities must obtain a warrant from Gov. Schwarzenegger to have her returned to California. It's expected to take weeks.

Strangely, Arizona officials have arrested Stout but released her without bail. So, Stout roams free. It appears that the Arizona courts are not aware of the seriousness of the crimes that Stout allegedly committed.

Tip: Don Morgenstern