Tag: California

CA: L.A. County sheriff’s deputy under investigation after sex act is caught on hot mic

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Source: latimes.com 12/15/22 The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deputy for allegedly engaging in a sex act during a break and broadcasting the tryst over her radio, officials said Thursday A short audio recording first made public by TMZ captured part of the alleged encounter. In it, a woman laughs and says, “You’re going to rip my underwear!” A man replies and a beep common on police radios sounds. A source familiar with the investigation, who requested anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation, said the woman’s voice…

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CA: California sex offender gets life for killing 4 women

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Source: apnews.com 12/16/22 SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California sex offender who with his best friend kidnapped, raped and killed four women, some of them while wearing a GPS tracker, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole. Franc Cano, 36, entered murder pleas in Orange County and was immediately sentenced. Cano, who has been in custody since 2014, entered the pleas after county District Attorney Todd Spitzer took a potential death penalty off the table, the DA’s office said in a statement. “Pursuing the death penalty was…

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CA: Gay California legislator gets 2nd bomb threat this year

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Source: nbcnews.com 12/7/22 A gay California lawmaker revealed Tuesday that he received a bomb threat laced with homophobic tropes and rhetoric, amid a simmering culture war that has sparked widespread anti-LGBTQ threats and attacks nationwide. California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said an unnamed individual threatened to bomb his home and shoot up his office. He said he was informed of the threat by police and a local newspaper that the individual had emailed.   “The email said, we will f—ing kill you’ and called me a pedophile and…

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CA: Ex-prison warden faces trial over inmate abuse allegations

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Source: apnews.com 11/28/22 The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” went on trial Monday, accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells. Ray J. _____, who retired after the FBI found nude photos of inmates on his government-issued phone last year, is among five workers charged with abusing inmates at the federal correctional institution in Dublin, California, and the first to go to trial. Opening statements kicked off Monday in federal court in Oakland, with prosecutors spelling out…

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CA: Lawman Suspect in killings of 3 family members in Riverside had ‘catfished’ teen, police say

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Source: pasadenastarnews.com 11/27/22 The killer of three family members in Riverside on Friday was a Virginia lawman who under false pretenses developed an online romantic relationship with a teen girl who was the victims’ granddaughter and daughter, investigators said Sunday. The suspect — who fled with the teenager after the killings and an arson fire at the victims’ home — died in a shootout that night with law enforcement in the Mojave Desert. The teen girl escaped the shootout scene unharmed. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, was…

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CA: Seagram’s Heiress Clare Bronfman Finally Secures Legal Victory After Months of Injustice and Mistreatment

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Source: einnews.com 11/23/22 Falsely labeled a sex offender by Bureau of Prisons, Bronfman’s win upholds constitutional rights in cases that suggest dangerous departmental overreach LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, November 23, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — On November 16th, after months of court proceedings against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and a series of cases that raise questions about government and prosecutorial overreach, Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman successfully won the removal of a false “sex offender” label from her Case #No. 3:22CV838 file. Ms. Bronfman spent over two years in a higher security…

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CA: Former coach in Rancho Cucamonga pleads guilty to hidden camera in high school bathroom

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Source: msn.com/ 11/19/22 A former assistant coach at Los Osos High School pleaded guilty this week to three felony and three misdemeanor counts for possession of child pornography or for a concealed camera to peak through a hole in a girls’ bathroom. David ___, 54, was arrested after a staff member at the Rancho Cucamonga campus discovered the hidden camera in August 2021. While out on bail, ___ was arrested again after child pornography was discovered from search warrants executed on his electronic devices. He worked at Los Osos High…

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CA: Andy Dick Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, Must Register as a Sex Offender

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Source: consequence.net 11/15/22 Andy Dick has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and will be required to register as a sex offender, the The Blast reports.   The sentencing comes after the disgraced comedian was recently convicted of sexual battery, stemming from a 2018 incident in which a Los Angeles Uber driver accused Dick of groping him. Dick will check himself into the Los Angeles County Jail starting November 17th. When his sentence is complete, he will spend 12 months closely monitored on “summary probation.” He was also ordered to…

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CA: Space Force sushi supplier pleads guilty to filming naked women in the bathroom of a missile base in California

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Source: dailymail.co.uk 11/15/22 Aung K. Zin had was charged November 10 with one federal count of video voyeurism and pleaded guilty the same day He was sentenced to three years supervised probation and $325 in fines but isn’t required to register as a sex offender and has had his jail time suspended Zin worked for Advanced Fresh Concepts – a California company that provides sushi services to the Vandenberg Space Force base commissary The sushi worker admitted that he had been recording people without their knowledge from December 2020 till…

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Superior Court Judge Grants Petition Despite DA Objection

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Source: ACSOL An El Dorado County Superior Court judge today granted a petition for removal from the registry despite an objection from the District Attorney (DA).  According to the brief filed by the DA, the registrant’s continued registration would significantly enhance community safety.  The DA based his objection upon the facts of the original offense that took place in 2005 and ignored the registrant’s rehabilitation that included being a successful business owner and participating in a stable relationship ending in marriage. In making her decision, the judge stated today that…

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CA: Registrant Sentenced to 610 years, but not for a mass murder

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Source:  foxnews.com 11/10/22 A child molester in Southern California was sentenced to 610 years in prison on Tuesday, after being found guilty of molesting a child from the ages of 4 to 6 years old Travis Edward ____, a Santa Paula resident, sexually abused a child in Ventura County and Orange County from 2019 to 2021.  … “The 610 years to life sentence will serve to protect our community and demonstrates that there is zero tolerance for the sexual abuse and exploitation of children,” the statement added. Read the full…

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CA: Wheatland man guilty of murder: Influenced by conspiracy theories, Banks had ‘hit list’ of potential victims

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Source: appeal-democrat.com 11/3/22 As the spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation continues to creep into every corner of American life, the consequences of movements such as QAnon have shown to be fatal – the most recent well-covered example being the attack on Paul Pelosi at his home allegedly by a man who fell deep into the conspiracy rabbit hole. On Oct. 28, a Wheatland man, 44-year-old Rory Banks, who also seemed to be affected by misinformation online, was found guilty by a Yuba County jury for the May 12, 2021,…

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CA: Viewer tip leads to arrest of ‘most wanted’ high-risk sex offender

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Source: kget.com 11/5/22 A tip from a viewer led to the arrest of a convicted sex offender featured on Golden Empire Most Wanted last month. Officials said Eric ____ was arrested Wednesday. ____was a high-risk sex offender and parolee at-large wanted for failing to report to the Bakersfield parole office after his release from prison in October. Read the full article  

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CA: ‘Superfly’ Actor-Rapper Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Sexual Assaults

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Source: nbclosangeles.com 10/18/22 A rapper-actor who appeared in the 2018 film “SuperFly” was sentenced on Monday to 50 years to life in state prison for sex-related charges involving three teens and four young women in attacks dating back to 2013. Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino also ordered Kaalan Walker, 27, to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Wallace, who told City News Service that she believes the defendant is “truly a predator.” A Van Nuys jury convicted Walker on…

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CA: California convicted rapist arrested for murder just weeks after early release from life sentence: ‘senseless’

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Source: foxnews.com 10/12/22 A convicted rapist in California whose sentencing judge argued he should “never get out of prison” was arrested in the murder of a Sacramento man just weeks after his release, officials said.  Michael Xavier Bell, 36, was arrested this past Sunday for murdering a 60-year-old Sacramento care facility employee just 73 days after he was released early from a decades-long sentence, according to the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys. Association President Michele Hanisee called his early release “tragically predictable” and said it resulted in “another…

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

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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

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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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CA: Amazon sued over refusal to hire California sex offenders

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Source: reuters.com 9/23/22 Sept 23 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is facing a proposed class action claiming it illegally used a California sex offender website to conduct background checks on job applicants. Miguel Lerma, who was convicted of rape nearly a decade ago, filed a complaint in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday claiming Amazon and a background check provider, Accurate Background Inc, violated state and federal laws by using the website and considering older convictions for sex offenses in screening applicants. Lerma says he was offered a job at an…

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