UFC legend Cain Velasquez charged with attempted murder for shooting son's alleged abuser freed on $1M bond

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Velasquez, 40, pleaded not guilty in August 2022 and had been in jail since February 28, 2022. Judge Shelyna Brown had previously denied him bail four times before Judge Arthur Bocanegra granted it to him at the conclusion of a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, November 8.

The DA's office claimed that Velasquez led Goularte, his stepfather Paul Bender, and Goularte's mother Patricia in the truck he was driving on an "11-mile, high-speed chase" through San Jose before ramming the vehicle and opening fire multiple times with a 40-caliber revolver into it.

Velasquez is suspected of shooting Bender when he fired at the vehicle Goularte was driving in. Bender didn't sustain any serious injuries. Velasquez's son reported to authorities on February 24 that Goularte had touched his genitalia when they were in a childcare facility's restroom, according to a court document.

The little boy claimed Goularte warned him not to tell anyone what had happened and that it might have happened "100 times." The boy also informed the authorities that they saw Goularte enter the restroom along with other young people. Bocanegra's decision was impacted by the hearing, claimed Geragos.

Geragos stated, "Instead of listening to all this hyperbole and nonsense bandied about, we had a hearing with cross-examinations and witnesses under oath." He added that he is unaware of the date of the trial but that Velasquez will have the opportunity to return home on Tuesday, November 8. 

If you or anyone you know suspects child abuse, you are urged to immediately call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential and the hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.