By Jonathan Salinas
Family members, fans and self-proclaimed activists for the falsely-accused, rallied Thursday morning outside the Cameron County Courthouse to call for the release of Grammy Award–winning Tejano superstar Jose “Joe” Lopez.
The rally began at 7:30 a.m. and consisted of placards claiming judicial improprieties, some of which alluded to the conviction of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos, now in federal prison for bribery and extortion.
Lopez, the lead singer of the Tejano group Mazz, was sentenced to state prison in 2006 following his conviction on two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child.
Sandra Trevino of Austin, who said her husband was exonerated after being falsely accused of child molestation, was on the scene after only hearing about Lopez’s case five weeks ago.
Family members, fans and self-proclaimed activists for the falsely-accused, rallied Thursday morning outside the Cameron County Courthouse to call for the release of Grammy Award–winning Tejano superstar Jose “Joe” Lopez.
The rally began at 7:30 a.m. and consisted of placards claiming judicial improprieties, some of which alluded to the conviction of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos, now in federal prison for bribery and extortion.
Lopez, the lead singer of the Tejano group Mazz, was sentenced to state prison in 2006 following his conviction on two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child.
Sandra Trevino of Austin, who said her husband was exonerated after being falsely accused of child molestation, was on the scene after only hearing about Lopez’s case five weeks ago.
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