The Region : McMartin Trial Delayed Until Summer

Accused child molesters Raymond Buckey, 27, and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, 59, will not go to trial until summer at the earliest. Lawyers for the Buckeys--the only remaining defendants in the McMartin Pre-School molestation case--said they will file motions to dismiss all 101 charges of molestation and conspiracy on grounds that the preliminary hearing judge committed dozens of serious errors that resulted in a denial of their defendants’ constitutional rights. They also said they may request that the intertwined cases be severed, with separate trials. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Roger W. Boren scheduled a hearing on the motions for May 30, when he will set a trial date. Both defendants waived their right to a speedy trial and agreed to a delay of up to six months from their Jan. 23 arraignment. They are charged with sexually abusing, photographing and threatening 14 children who attended the Manhattan Beach nursery school.