The pretrial hearing that was scheduled for today in the California case against Mercedes Carrera and her husband Jason Whitney for several charges of sex crimes concerning a minor — Carrera’s daughter — was postponed to December 6.
As the case against adult performer Mercedes Carrera and her hsuband Jason Whitney finally enters its actual trial phase, the revised charges after the preliminary hearing show that San Bernardino County District Attorney Brianne Durose has quietly dropped both the drugs and guns charges against the couple.
Six months after Mercedes Carrera and her husband Jason Whitney were arrested at their home and charged with sexual assault against a minor and guns and drugs violations, a preliminary hearing is being held to decide if there is "probable cause” evidence to initiate a trial.
After being held without bail at the West Valley Detention Center for over four months, adult performer Mercedes Carrera and co-defendant Jason Whitney were finally granted bail today by the San Bernardino county judge who presides over their case.
As XBIZ reported yesterday, performer Mercedes Carrera appeared at the Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse for a hearing related to the February charges against her and her husband, Jason Whitney, for sexual abuse of a minor and possession of drugs and guns.