Full Notification

DATE/TIME:             Thursday, January 25, 2018
 
INCIDENT:                PC 273a(a); Willful Cruelty to a Child
            PC12022.7(d); Inflicting Great Bodily Injury Child under 5
   
LOCATION:              City of Highland      
 
VICTIM:                     2-month-old male
 
SUSPECT:                Robert Martin Bellet III, 30 years old, resident of Highland
                                  Annelese Rose Ortega, 28 years old, resident of Highland
 
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, Robert Bellet and Annelese Ortega took their 2-month-old son to Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) for an unexplained injury to his ear.  Upon a medical examination, the victim was found to have a partially severed ear which required stitches.  Forensic Pediatricians from Loma Linda University Medical Center examined the victim and discovered he had multiple rib fractures in different stages of healing, skull fracture and several additional injuries consistent with suspected child abuse. 
 
Following an extensive investigation, and collaboration with Forensic Pediatricians from LLUMC, Bellet and Ortega were arrested on January 25, 2018. They were booked at Central Detention Center for Willful Cruelty to a Child and Inflicting Great Bodily Injury to a Child under 5. Bail was set at $ 250,000 each.
 
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Specialized Investigation Division, Crimes Against Children Detail, Detective MJ Higgins (909) 387-3615. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463). 
 
Refer:                       Detective MJ Higgins, Crimes Against Children Detail 
 
Station:                    Specialized Investigation Division 
 
Case No.                   DR#601800016   C#2018-16
   
Phone No.                 (909) 387-3615
 
                
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department