Man says he told hot-to-trot ex-wife “no, multiple times”
FREDERIKSTED — A mother of five was arrested after she allegedly assaulted her ex-husband when he rejected of her sexual advances “multiple times.”
Daniella Valera was charged with simple assault and battery, disturbance of the peace and destruction of property.
Based on the information provided in the probable cause fact sheet, Valera’s ex-husband called police after she showed up at his house around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
He said that he was in his bedroom watching TV when he heard knocking on the window. police said. He responded and then heard a voice he recognized as his ex-wife, and she was saying that they needed to talk. He reportedly asked her: “Why can’t you tell me over here?” to which she replied, “No, I want to tell you over there.”
The man then exited his home at which point he said Valera walked him over to a coconut tree near the roadway and began hugging him around his waist area, according to the VIPD. He told her to let go of him and asked what it was that she needed to tell him. But rather than answer him, she kept trying to hold onto him in a suggestive way, which he said was her way of trying to initiate sex.
Ex-wife tore the t-shirt from his body, trying to lure him into sex
However, he alleges that she bit him on the forearm after he told her “no” multiple times. He further stated that she grabbed ahold of his t-shirt and he tried to run away, causing the shirt to tear from his body. He then told her that he would call the police if she did not stop.
However, the man says his ex-wife refused to listen and continued to chase him in this manner. While he was on the phone with police, Valera began yelling “he lying, he lying” in the background and eventually left before police arrived, according to the probable cause fact sheet.
The responding officer observed what appeared to be a bite mark on the man’s arm and what appeared to be blood, the probable cause fact sheet states. The officer was also presented with two pieces of the man’s torn shirt, one of which was located in a grassy area of the property.
Police met with Valera in reference to the complaint. She agreed to be escorted to a police station for questioning.
Valera stated that on the day in question she attempted to contact her ex-husband by telephone to discuss a matter related to their children. However, she says he did not answer the calls. Valera further claimed that she was at home all day caring for her five children and did not go to the victim’s property.
She also told police that she would give them permission to speak to her minor children about the matter. However, according to the fact sheet, when officers spoke to two of the children, they stated that their mother had left the house at some point after preparing dinner. The children noted that when she returned home, she explained that she had gone to their father’s house regarding a matter concerning the children.
At Valera’s advice-of-rights hearing, attorney Amelia Joseph requested that she be released on the posting of $101, an amount to which the people had no objection. Judge Ernest Morris Jr. set bail at $1,000, noting that Valera would be permitted to post $101 cash and sign an unsecured bond for the remainder.
Defendant Valera has been prohibited from going to the premises where her ex-husband resides and must remain at least 1,000 feet away from him at all times.
The judge stressed that she is to have absolutely no contact with her ex-husband and that if she goes anywhere near him, she will spend the rest of her time awaiting trial at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility.
If under some circumstance Valera must contact the ex-husband about the children, it must be done through a third party, the judge ordered.
