CA: Bay Area Man Accused Of Molestation Taught In 30 Cities: PD

Source: patch.com 9/30/22 SAN RAMON, CA — A guitar teacher, who is also a registered sex offender, was arrested Thursday on allegations that he committed lewd acts against a child during a lesson in San Ramon. The Vallejo man offers lessons in 30 Bay Area cities and is suspected to have harmed more victims, authorities said. Rex Lee ___, 69, was arrested on suspicion of nine counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, according to the San Ramon Police Department. Police arrested him…

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CA: Gavin Newsom signs law to seal criminal records of hundreds of thousands of Californians

Source: sacbee.com 9/30/22 California will soon seal conviction and arrest records for certain ex-offenders that maintain a clean record, a move supporters call the most far-reaching reform of its kind in the nation. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday night from Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, allowing people convicted of a felony to have their records automatically sealed if they complete their sentence and remain conviction-free for at least four years. Records of arrest that never resulted in a conviction can be sealed as well. … The law…

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