A Georgia father is airing outrage after the man cops say killed his pregnant daughter was released on bond.
Edward Campos, father of 16-year-old Mia Campos, made the comments hours after a Gwinnett County judge granted bond to 20-year-old Jesus Monroy.
Monroy is his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, and was seen walking out of jail with his family midnight Thursday. He is said to be the father of the victim’s unborn child.
Despite this, he posted the $56,000 bond, more than a month after being charged with the girl’s murder. A seven month-pregnant Campos was found dead in the woods after disappearing from her home with Monroy on July 14.
A month and a half later, Campos aired his distaste to Channel 2 Action News.
Mia Campos, 16, was found dead in woods in her home state of Georgia a day after disappearing from her home on July 14. She was seven months pregnant
A Gwinnett County judge granted bond to 20-year-old Jesus Monroy, who is said to be the father of the victim’s unborn child
‘It’s getting worse and worse,’ the mourning father said following Judge Karen E. Beyers’ decision.
‘You can see her room, and it’s just an empty box.’
He went on to lament how his daughter, discovered dead on July 15, would have given birth to her son next week.
‘Now I don’t have my grandchild,’ he said. ‘And now I don’t have my daughter.’
This comes after cops cuffed Monroy on four felonies, including murder.
‘But after hearing the defense lawyer. Everything went [down] the hole,’ Campos said of the hearing held the day before where Monroy was told he’d be going home.
‘Everything went to the drain.’
There, Monroy’s attorney successfully argued that since the evidence against his client was circumstantial, he wasn’t a threat.
Judge Karen E. Beyers granted the grown man a $56,000 bond Wednesday, after which his family paid the required $5,600 to set him on his way
Relatives of the slain woman who was found dead last month while seven months pregnant were not happy with the decision
The jurist also pointed out how the suspect had no criminal record prior to his current criminal case. Because of this, the 20-year-old who is said to be the father of the unborn child was deemed not a flight risk.
Considering the severity of the charges, the attorney asked for $75,000 bond.
Judge Beyers came back with an even lower $50,000, but Jail records show the suspect’s bond eventually ended up $56,000.
Such a decision is extremely rare in a murder case, where suspects’ bail are sometimes set in the millions, if allowed at all.
Moreover, Monroy’s family only had to fork over the required 10 percent – a paltry $5,600.
The Campos family, meanwhile, is still hoping for justice, even though they will never see the victim – as well as her son – ever again.
‘His family can see him, and they can talk to him,’ Campos told Channel 2 Thursday. ‘They can hug them. I can’t do that with my daughter. Because my daughter is gone, Sebastian [the named of his daughter’s unborn son] is gone.’
When she was found, her her body was swollen, cold and purple, relatives told cops. They also claimed the teen’s hand was on her belly.
Campos’ mother, Miriam Zarate (pictured), said she found her daughter just minutes away from their home hidden in some dense brush
‘I’m gonna get justice,’ Campos said Thursday despite the suspect’s release. ‘I’m gonna get justice because I feel 100% (he did it)’. The age of consent in Georgia is 16
Monroy, meanwhile, surrendered his passport over to the court as part of the agreement to grant bond. He has also been barred from having contact with any witnesses in the case.
This comes weeks after he was caught allegedly ‘giving false statements to a police officer’ following his July 19 arrest.
Campos’ mother, Miriam Zarate, last month said she found her daughter just minutes away from their home hidden in some dense brush
When she was found, her her body was swollen, cold and purple, Zarate recalled. She also claimed her daughter’s hand was on her belly.
‘I found my daughter laid face-down,’ Campos told Atlanta News First at the time. ‘It was hard. I knew it was something wrong – her lips, her bleeding nose.’
Mia was the youngest of five siblings, he said – adding that all have been left reeling from the loss.
‘I’m gonna get justice,’ Campos said Thursday despite the suspect’s release. ‘I’m gonna get justice because I feel 100% (he did it).’
The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
