FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Broward County judge ruled Tuesday that a Weston podiatrist who was found guilty of molesting his family's babysitter in 2012 should remain in jail while he awaits sentencing.
Judge Martin Bidwill denied a request by Dr. Augustine Bollo to be released on bond.
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Bollo was convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation on June 17. A jury concluded that Bollo molested a 15-year-old girl, whom he hired to babysit his four children, and then offered to pay her $200 to keep quiet.
During a hearing last week, the victim testified that Bollo shouldn't be allowed out of jail, saying his family wouldn't be safe.
Bidwill wrote in his ruling that Bollo is a danger to the community and could be a flight risk if he were released.
Bollo was found guilty after a mistrial was declared in his first trial earlier this year.
During his retrial, Bollo denied that the girl ever touched his penis.
"It never happened," he testified.
Bollo is seeking a new trial.