Cops: NJ Man Used 4-Year-Old Son's Donations to Pay for Escorts
Defense attorney says he used money to pay fines, living expenses and buy a car
Friday, Mar 26, 2010 | Updated 1:00 PM EDT
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A Somerset County man accused of stealing more than $33,000 that was donated to his son after a deadly fire used some of the money to pay for escorts, police say.
A Somerset County man accused of stealing more than $33,000 that was donated to his son after a deadly fire used some of the money to pay for escorts, police say.
Tubal Eduardo is charged with theft by failure to make a required disposition of funds.
Eduardo and his 4-year-old son, Noah, survived a fire that killed his 31-year-old girlfriend and two of her children in Manville in 2007.
The school where Tubal Jr. attended kindergarten collected more than $38,350 for him.
During his trial on Thursday, a detective said Eduardo used $7,100 on an escort service.
Eduardo's attorney said he used his son's money to pay fines, living expenses and to buy a car.
