And while the cameras were recording today, COLA President Geovannie Brackett kept it rolling by issuing a second challenge to Dr. Marco Tulio Mendez to face the media and account for himself following his criminal arraignment on the serious allegations of child molestation.
Since he fled from the press two weeks ago, Mendez has not been seen or heard from since, and it is believed that only his family and his attorney know his whereabouts. Brackett told the media that, given the nature of what he's being accused of, on principle, he has no choice but make a public statement.
Here's how he put it:
Geovannie Brackett, President - COLA
"We want to make it very clear, that COLA, by no means have any tolerance for any act against children. Or as a matter of fact we will go even further, we not only find this allegation serious or disheartening or whatever the largest word you can find, but when we hear stories of men in parliament who beat women or men in parliament who sues their position, their ministerial post, to seduce young women for scholarships or for job - we find those things very disgusting and its left for the public to decide how much will they tolerate from men in parliament. Because, there are numerous amount of allegations of men in government, who maybe impregnate a minor. But we don't have any evidence and if COLA was to run all those allegations, we will be filled up with lawsuits. Whether it is true or not, we can't prove it. But we want to say that acts against women and children, we take it very serious and we have zero tolerance for it and we do continue to call on the doctor to give a statement. The allegations are very serious. When you are being accused of that nature, it is very fitting at least for you to say I am innocent."
Tulio has made only one media appearance - and that was on Channel 5, which came off as an attempt at damage control.
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