A watsonville man has been ordered to stand trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor. 40-year-old Mario santos Rosales faces 15-felony charges, including multiple counts of rape, for allegedly abusing a then-7-year-old girl over a span of several years. Rosales is scheduled to return to a santa cruz county courtroom on june 26th for an arraignment hearing. He remains in santa cruz county jail with bail set at 1-million dollars.
