California dad wants to reverse plea to daughter's murder

Father who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering his 14-year-old daughter now wants to reverse plea and face trial for heinous crimes A man who pleaded guilty to drugging, raping and murdering his 14-year-old daughter has said he wants to rescind his plea and ask to face trial. Mark Mesiti, 49, intends to ask a Modesto, California judge to reverse his guilty pleas to 49 felony counts in his daughter Alycia Allen-Mesiti's 2006 death, prosecutors revealed on Friday.