Portuguese man João Resende appeared in court this Wednesday on charges of manslaughter in connection with the death of a one-year-old child. A bail of 100 thousand dollars (about 93 thousand euros) was imposed.This was reported by WLNE TV channel.
The judge ordered the young man to surrender his passport and sign a waiver of extradition. Joao Resende was also banned from communicating with persons under 18 years of age.
The 25-year-old Portuguese will appear in court again on May 20.
Joao Resende and three Portuguese women were arrested on suspicion of the death of a one-year-old child in Pawtucket, USA. Carolina Ledo, 22, Karla Souza, 32, and Daniela Ledo, 25, were charged with child neglect.
The arrest came Saturday after authorities found the child in the apartment where the suspects lived with bruises on her face. The suspects called for help because the child was not breathing.