Bail-woe teen case is delayed

A Bronx teen whose saga has been seen as emblematic of the city’s need for bail reform will have to wait another two months for the chance to clear his name in his 2015 robbery case.

Pedro Hernandez, 18, arrived at Bronx Supreme Court on Monday anticipating jury selection and a trial, but the case was adjourned to Oct. 9 by Justice Steven Barrett, who said he had another proceeding pending through next month.

Hernandez (inset) was arrested on felony charges some seven times between 2014 and 2016. All but one robbery case has been dismissed, and he maintains his innocence in the ongoing case.

Hernandez became a cause celebre after spending a year behind bars in a 2015 shooting rap, unable to post bail that started at $250,000 and was reduced to $100,000 in a case that was tossed in September by the Bronx district attorney.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark cited “unanticipated witness and evidentiary issues” and evidence that was “inconsistent and contradictory.”

Hernandez, charged with his sister, still stands accused in an alleged knifepoint robbery in which a cell phone and remote car alarm were taken from a victim in a schoolyard on Nov. 6, 2015.

“Despite the fact that that Mr. Hernandez spent more than a year in jail and the case has been pending for three years, for some reason we have not had our day in court,” his attorney Alex Spiro said. “We’re disappointed.”

Hernandez also has multiple recent arrests for driving with a suspended license.

The Bronx teen, who has been supported by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, put plans to start college on hold while his case remained unresolved, Spiro said.