{"id":14681,"date":"2019-07-26T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=14681"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:45:27","slug":"the-line-court-documents-sealed-in-omaree-varela-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-court-documents-sealed-in-omaree-varela-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Court Documents Sealed in Omaree Varela Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ddP5ne7UlA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>July 26, 2019 \u2013 The 2013 murder of 9-year-old Omaree Varela captured the attention of the entire Albuquerque community. It also shone a light on how the state protects its most vulnerable citizens. But, does the public also have a right to know about every aspect of the crime? That\u2019s the question at the center of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1343230\/omaree-death-settlement-cloaked-in-secrecy-ex-state-officials-refuse-to-disclose-payout-in-wrongful-death-suit-cite-judges-order.html\">Albuquerque Journal article<\/a> that points out how the details of a settlement in a wrongful death case filed by Omaree\u2019s estate against the Children, Youth and Families Department. Many of those details, including how much money was involved in that settlement have been sealed by the courts. Host Gene Grant and The Line panelists weigh the public\u2019s need to know versus the family\u2019s right to privacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\nDiane Denish, Former Lt. Governor<br \/>\nDave Mulryan, <em>Everybody Votes<\/em> Founder<br \/>\nEd Perea, Lawyer and Public Safety Expert<br \/>\nDiane Snyder, Former State Senator<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reading: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/man-convicted-in-death-of-9-year-old-omaree-varela-could-have-prison-sentence-cut-in-half\/28327667\">Man Convicted in Death of 9-year-old Boy Could have Prison Sentence Cut in Half<\/a>, <em>KOAT-TV<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1252125\/court-voids-1-conviction-in-death-of-omaree.html\">Court Voids 1 Conviction in Death of Omaree<\/a>, <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 26, 2019 \u2013 The 2013 murder of 9-year-old Omaree Varela captured the attention of the entire Albuquerque community. It also shone a light on how the state protects its most vulnerable citizens. But, does the public also have a right to know about every aspect of the crime? 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