Category: California

CA: A newly amended complaint claims MTS offered Nathan Fletcher’s accuser $10,000 in exchange for silence

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Source: cbs8.com 7/19/23 SAN DIEGO — Grecia Figueroa, the woman who accused former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexually assaulting her, says her former employer, the Metropolitan Transit System, offered her $10,000 in exchange for her silence.  In addition, Ms. Figueroa says the former County Supervisor and Chair of the Metropolitan Transit System set her up to make it appear as if Ms. Figueroa was extorting money from the family and that if not paid, she would go public with what he claimed were false sexual assault accusations. …

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CA: Convicted sex offender to be released as transient in Placer County

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Source: kcra.com 7/18/23 PLACER COUNTY, Calif. —A convicted sex offender will be released as a transient in Placer County, according to a release from the district attorney’s office. The Placer County District Attorney’s Office said it “has vehemently opposed” William _____’s release during every court proceeding involving the sex offender. On Monday, after a three-hour hearing and argument, the judge granted _____ transient release in Placer County. He is classified as a Sexually Violent Predator and is enrolled in the state’s Sexually Violent Predator program under state law. The district…

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ACSOL Stops Protests Outside CA Registrants’ Home

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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) has stopped protests outside a house in Fairfield, CA, where five registrants on parole were residing.  The protests were televised and included the Mayor of that town which is located between Sacramento and San Francisco. The Mayor falsely claimed on several TV broadcasts that the registrants pose a current danger and demanded that the registrants move from the house where they were placed by the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).  Registrants on parole do not pose a current danger, according…

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ACSOL Challenges Treatment Requirements for CA Parolees

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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a lawsuit today challenging treatment requirements for registrants on parole.  Specifically, the lawsuit claims that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requires all registrants on parole to undergo treatment the entire time they are on parole and that this requirement violates state law.   The lawsuit was filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court and includes five individual plaintiffs as well as ACSOL.  The lawsuit could bring relief to more than 6,800 registrants who are currently on parole. According to…

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CA: Federal Court Denies Government’s Motion to Dismiss SORNA Claims

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Source: ACSOL A federal court today issued a decision that denies a motion to dismiss two claims filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the pending SORNA lawsuit.  The focus of the decision is the application of the recently issued SORNA regulations. The federal government has argued in the past that the SORNA regulations apply to every person convicted of a sex offense unless there has been a court finding of innocence.  Plaintiffs have argued that the SORNA regulations apply only to those who are currently required to…

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CA: Sex offender sweep in Victorville nets 13 arrests

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Source: vvdailypress.com 6/30/23 Over 50 registered sex offenders were contacted and several were arrested during a weekend sweep at multiple locations in Victorville. The sex offender compliance operation was conducted on Saturday, June 24 by Victorville Sheriff’s Station and California State Parole personnel. Deputies and parole agents arrested 13 registered sex offenders on suspicion of various allegations, including failing to register as a sex offender, outstanding warrants, and parole violations. … There are nearly 260 registered sex offenders in Victorville, and about 450 between Adelanto, Apple Valley and Hesperia Read…

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CA: California to audit placement service for released sexually violent predators

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Source: thecentersquare.com 6/28/23 On Monday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee unanimously approved a request by California Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) to audit Liberty Healthcare. “We are thankful that the bipartisan Legislative Audit Committee understands the need to further investigate Liberty Healthcare’s poor management of” sexually violent predators, Jones said. Liberty Healthcare is a health and human services management company in Intellectual and Developmental Disability care and psychiatry. The east-coast based company has enjoyed an exclusive 20-year partnership with the Department of State Hospitals to manage the…

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CA: Nicki Minaj’s neighbors petition for her sex offender husband to leave posh Hidden Hills

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Source: mercurynews.com 6/23/23 Nicki Minaj is facing a new line of resistance to her controversial marriage to childhood sweetheart Kenneth Petty, and it’s coming from her new neighbors in the posh city of Hidden Hills. Since December, they’ve been gathering signatures on a petition that demands that Petty leave the city because he’s a sex offender, TMZ reported. “Say no to sex offenders in Hidden Hills,” the Change.org petition reads. The petition notes that the rapper’s husband was convicted in 1995 of the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl, which…

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CA: CASOMB Committee Continues Support for Proposed Changes to Tiered Registry Law

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The Tiered Registry Law committee of the CA Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met recently and during that meeting the committee expressed their continuing support for three proposed changes to the Tiered Registry Law.  The committee is expected to present those changes to the full board during the next CASOMB meeting which is scheduled for September 21 in Santa Clara county.   The three proposed changes supported by the Tiered Registry Law committee are (1) reduction from Tier 3 to Tier 2 for those convicted of PC 288(c), (2) reduction from…

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New California Appellate Court Ruling Could Have Deadly Consequences

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A San Francisco Appellate Court recently ruled that parole agents do not have to comply with the knock-notice rule under Penal Code section 1531 when making routine parole-compliance checks. They are now permitted to barge into a parolee’s residence without first knocking and announcing their presence. This shocking new decision runs counter to previous court rulings that held that parole agents must comply with the knock-notice law for parole and even probation searches. Unfortunately, this new ruling could have deadly consequences. On March 13, 2020, while executing a “no-knock” search warrant at…

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CA: Former LAPD officer charged with sexually assaulting 4 children dies in custody

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Source: ktla.com 5/22/23 A former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department who was charged with eight counts of lewd acts with a child after allegedly sexually assaulting four boys has died in custody, authorities announced Monday.   Paul ___, who had been taken into custody less than two weeks ago, was transported to an L.A. County medical center on May 20 for a pre-existing medical condition. The 46-year-old died while receiving treatment, officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told KTLA.  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office…

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CA: Former Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Possession

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Source: patch.com 5/15/23 ANAHEIM, CA — A former Anaheim elementary school teacher and high school wrestling coach pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child pornography. Richard ____, 45, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty to a count of possession of child pornography. ____ is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 18 in federal court in Santa Ana. ____ previously worked as a fourth-grade teacher at Crescent Elementary School and was a volunteer boys’ wrestling coach at Canyon High School in Anaheim, according to federal prosecutors. Read the full article  

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CA: Elderly man found dead in Santa Clara County Main Jail cell

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Source: mercurynews.com 5/15/23 SAN JOSE — Authorities said a man being held at Santa Clara County Main Jail was pronounced dead after deputies found him unresponsive inside his cell Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies performing a welfare check found the 74-year-old man inside Main Jail Dorm 2B at 2:05 p.m. and administered CPR until medical personnel arrived, according to a news release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 2:55 p.m. Authorities did not release the man’s name Monday, pending notification…

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CA: Board Overseeing Federal Homelessness Funds Erupts Into Shouts Over Nomination of Sex Offender – PubliCola

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Source: publicola.com 5/10/23 The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has asked a member of its Continuum of Care board to step down after she yelled at a fellow board member who objected to the appointment of a proposed new board member, pointing out that he is a registered sex offender and accusing him of behaving inappropriately toward her in the past. In an email to KCRHA staff and board members last Thursday, KCRHA chief program officer Peter Lynn said he was formally asking the board co-chair, Shanéé Colston, to resign…

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CA: CASOMB Reports Increases on Petitions Filed and Granted

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Source: ACSOL The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) held its monthly meeting today and during that meeting it was reported that the number of filed petitions for removal from the registry has increased to a total of 5,582.  Of that total, state courts have granted 4,050 petitions and denied 85 petitions.  There are 1,532 petitions that have been filed but are waiting for a court’s decision. “The number of petitions filed has increased by 881 as compared to January 2023,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “While this number…

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CA: Former federal agent from Riverside gets life in prison for sexual assault of 2 women

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Source: ktla.com 5/8/23 A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from Riverside was sentenced to life in federal prison for sexually assaulting two women and using his law enforcement position to prevent them from reporting his violent crimes, authorities announced Monday. The former federal agent, 48-year-old John Jacob Olivas, started his government career in 2007, working in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He later moved to HSI but resigned in 2015 after working for the agency for just over six years, according to a news release from the United…

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CA: Voters in Special Election Will Decide Who Will Replace Nathan Fletcher as Supervisor

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Source: timesofsandiego.com 5/2/23 The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with a special election on Aug. 15 to fill the District 4 seat being vacated by Nathan Fletcher. The board voted 4-0 to advance a resolution, which will be formally presented at the board’s May 23 meeting, to call for the special election. Fletcher, who is in an out-of-state treatment facility, is planning to officially step down from his seat on May 15. Fletcher announced his resignation on March 29 after admitting to an…

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