09-08-2019 19:15 via kvoa.com

Unusual language barrier causes problem for Georgia court

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A rare language barrier has created a translation challenge for a Georgia court.
The Gainesville Times reports 53-year-old Marcos Jose-Jose appeared Tuesday at a hearing in Gainesville. He speaks a Mayan language known as Q’anjob’al which is spoken primarily in Guatemala. He’s also charged with child molestation and trafficking a person for sexual servitude.
During the hearing, English to Spanish translator Guillermo Arenas spoke on the phone in Sp
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