janine de la vega. >>> now from janine we go to robert handa. he talked today with the mother of the suspect. robert-- >> reporter: frank, the suspect in this case is a familiar person to the people here at the union city police department. his profile is on a list of registered sex offenders. but for the suspect's family it's the name and face of a man who needs help. on the megan's list, he is number 36. with a history of attempted rape and other crimes. but to his family members, they describe a young man with a history of mental depression and anxiety. >> he's a good son. and he's sad and depressed. he's a sad and depressed man. >> does he take medication? >> not that i know. >> he's supposed to though? >> he's supposed to take it regularly. >> reporter: the family says eugene ramos did not take his medication yesterday when he went to a dollar store and allegedly sexually molested a 2- year-old girl. >> he was arrested for a similar mo. >> reporter: law enforcement agencies don't have the -- to monitor all sex offenders. eugene ramos served

ktvu's janine de la vega from freemont. >> reporter: 36-year-old eugene ramos is back at santa rita jail where he is being held in a separate cell away from other prisoners for his protection. just a couple of hours ago, ramos appeared here in a courtroom on the second floor to face sexual assault charges. eugene ramos entered the courtroom and stood stoically as his charges were being read. through a translator said he would not be fighting the charges. ramos is facing three charges, forcible lewd act with a child under 14, assault with intent to commit rape and attempted intercourse with a child under 10. ramos is a registered sex offender and already has a strike against him. in 2005, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 7-year- old girl in hayward. the da's office says they are confident he will be convicted for this latest crime. >> we have a very strong case though. and there are really great people that helped out. >> what makes you say it's a strong case. >> i've reviewed the evidence. >> no comment, thank you. >> reporter: the public defender representing ramos declined to

reporting live from union city, janine de la vega. >>> we talked with the suspects mother today and he says eugene ramos failed to take prescribed medication yesterday. ramos is supposed to take medication regularly for depression and anxiety. sáe called him quote -- she called him quote a good son who is sad and depressed and she apologized to the 2-year-old and her family. >> i am very sorry. he did that not intentionally. maybe something went wrong through his mind. that he didn't know what he was doing and he did that. i only -- i'm very, very sorry. >> reporter: ramos served five years behind bars and in a mental association a mental institution for five years. >>> and a man is behind bars for the death of his 2-year-old son. police say the father loaded and placed the mother's gun in an unsecured drawer just this morning. just a few hours later, the 2- year-old and his 4-year-old brother were playing in the bedroom when a gunshot was heard. >> anyone who has a weapon in their house, a handgun they need to make sure that has a trigger lock on it, if it doesn't have a trigger lock,

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ktvu's janine de la vega live in sacramento with the very latest developments on this evolving case. >> reporter: we are here at uc davis medical center where both victims are recovering. the father of the 13-year-old girl just talked with us about an hour and a half ago after he saw his daughter. she says that she and her little brother are both out of intensive care and now in stable condition. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying but, you know, we have been telling her that -- to, you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just on your health and just kind of be be calm. >> reporter: martin perez says it was heart breaking seeing his 13-year-old daughter in a hospital bed with more than 30 stab wounds on her body. police say early yesterday morning a 14-year-old boy somehow got into her house, attacked and sexually assaulted her. that suspect then stabbed the girl's 18-month-old brother. >> she is so courageous. she waited until this guy fell asleep, she didn't move or nothing, and when she noticed the guy was really fell asleep, she grabbed her cell phon

ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl is recovering from more than 30 stab wounds. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying, but i've been telling her, i've been telling her to you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just try to be calm. >> reporter: police say early yesterday morning, a 14-year- old boy somehow got into her house, attacked and sexually assaulted her and then stabbed the girl's 18 -month-old brother. >> she is so courageous. she waited until this guy fell asleep. she didn't move or nothing. once she noticed the guy was really asleep, she grabbed a phone and called police. she could have ran out but she grabbed her brother. >> reporter: police say they found him asleep and that he is an acquaintance of the girl's older brother who is currently in juvenile home. the boy's mother says that he is being framed. >> they took him to the house and pushed him in the floor. he said they grabbed me, they took all my clothes and threw me on the bed. >> reporter: the suspect is a freshman at will c. wood high school. fellow stude

ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl is recovering from more than 30 stab wounds. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying, but i've been telling her, i've been telling her to you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just try to be calm. >> reporter: police say early yesterday morning, a 14-year- old boy somehow got into her house, attacked and sexually assaulted her and then stabbed the girl's 18 -month-old brother. >> she is so courageous. she waited until this guy fell asleep. she didn't move or nothing. once she noticed the guy was really asleep, she grabbed a phone and called police. she could have ran out but she grabbed her brother. >> reporter: police say they found him asleep and that he is an acquaintance of the girl's older brother who is currently in juvenile home. the boy's mother says that he is being framed. >> they took him to the house and pushed him in the floor. he said they grabbed me, they took all my clothes and threw me on the bed. >> reporter: the suspect is a freshman at will c. wood high school. fellow stude