BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A former teacher’s aide at a local elementary school will face trial next March on charges of molesting a 7-year-old student.
Angel Mercado’s trial has been rescheduled for March 30, 2026, at the Manatee County Courthouse. The trial was originally scheduled for this past summer.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mercado two years ago after an Able Elementary student in Bradenton told a relative they had been molested. Three other students came forward with claims after the sheriff’s office opened an investigation…