A 28-year-old man from Granada Hills has been charged with molesting a 14-year-old girl while working as a youth pastor. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the alleged molestation occurred between March 2010 and May 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Venice. The alleged incidents…
Possession of sexual material involving children is a serious crime in California. In such cases, determining exactly what is considered pornographic, what the intention of the material is and whether or not the suspect was even aware of the existence of the material can become complicated. Child pornography is material…
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for lewd conduct at a Los Angeles public pool. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the lewd conduct arrest occurred at the Ted Watkins Memorial Park Pool on East 103rd Street in Los Angeles. The alleged lewd behavior involved four…
Police in Huntington Beach arrested four convicted sex offenders on charges of violating their parole. The Orange County Register reports that law enforcement officials conducted a sweep of Southern California registered sex offenders in the city and checked up on 16 others who are on active parole. Four were arrested…
A 29-year-old Orange County man has been charged with child annoyance in connection with incidents involving four teenage girls on multiple occasions. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the man faces up to six years in prison. Officials say the man approached the teenagers three days…
A 34-year-old man from Santa Ana has been arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the arrest occurred in Santa Ana. Officials say the man was charged after an 8-year-old girl told an adult female relative…
Several cities in Orange County, including Irvine and Westminster, are in the process of deciding whether to further restrict the rights of convicted sex offenders by not allowing them into city parks. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, these citywide ordinances would ban sex offenders from playgrounds…
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department has released a sketch of a 40- to 45 year-old Caucasian man who has been accused of a lewd act involving a child at Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley according to a news report in The Ventura County Star. Police say the man followed…
A 29-year-old male caregiver has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly molesting a child. According to a news report by The Los Angeles Times, officials say the incidents that involved lewd acts occurred between March of 2008 and March of 2011. The worker has been charged with 11 counts…
Those convicted of sex crimes in California face harsh penalties including incarceration, fines, and mandatory registration as a sex offender in California. Under a new law, which is part of Chelsea’s Law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a lifetime of parole will be required for habitual sex offenders, those convicted…