A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was arrested this week and charged
with sex crimes against a teenage girl enrolled in the department’s
program for youths interested in law enforcement.
Deputy Manuel
Enrique Perallon Jr. was charged with one felony count of oral
copulation of a minor and misdemeanor child molesting. The deputy’s
victim, authorities said, was a 16-year-old girl enrolled in the
sheriff's department’s Explorer program.
Perallon, 36, was in
charge of overseeing the volunteer youth program at the Cerritos
station. Sheriff’s officials received information last year that the
deputy was engaged in an “inappropriate relationship” with a teenage
Explorer and a probe was launched, said sheriff’s spokesman Steve
Whitmore.
The investigation determined that Perallon had
victimized the teen, Whitmore said, over the span of several months,
sometimes while the deputy was on duty.
Supervision and auditing
of the youth program has been heightened as a result, Whitmore said,
though sheriff’s investigators do not believe Perallon had other
victims.
The deputy faces a maximum prison term of four years. Following the felony charge, he was relieved of duty without pay.
“All
crimes are heinous, especially ones like this,” Whitmore said. “Not
only is it illegal, but it’s categorically unacceptable.”
The
sheriff’s Explorer program is an incubator for youth interested in
careers in law enforcement. Teen volunteers are allowed to assist law
enforcement in basic tasks and are provided guidance in how to become
cops once they’re older.
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Jesus Manuel Sanchez Arrested on Sex Offenses
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Salinas police Officer Jesus Manuel Sanchez was arrested Monday night.
Sanchez, 34, was arrested by the Salinas Police Department about 8 p.m on suspicion of assault with the intent to commit mayhem or a specified sex offense including rape, sodomy or oral copulation.
The Sheriff's Office said Sanchez has since posted the $300,000 bail.
He is scheduled to appear in court on July 15.
Sanchez worked for the Sheriff's Office as a deputy in 1998.
Salinas police said they will release additional information at a press conference at 2 p.m. at the City Hall Rotunda.
Sanchez stepped down as the Alisal boys soccer coach after five seasons in 2008.
While coaching the Trojans, he won four league championships (three straight in the Monterey Bay League) and the school’s first Tri-County Athletic League title in 2008) — all with unbeaten records — and took his team to three CCS Division I semifinals and one final.
In 56 league matches, which included three years in the MBL and two in the T-CAL, the Trojans lost just once under Sanchez’s guidance.
He was The Salinas Californian’s All-County Boys Coach of the Year four times.
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http://thecalifornian.com/article/20090708/NEWS01/907080307/1002/Salinas-police-officer-accused-of-assaulting-woman-with-intent-to-rape
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Veteran Sex-Crimes Prosecutor Arrested for Rape
A veteran Contra Costa County sex-crimes prosecutor was arrested Thursday on suspicion of rape, Martinez police said.
Deputy District Attorney Michael Gressett, 51, of Martinez is suspected of raping another deputy district attorney, according to two sources close to the investigation. A statement issued by Martinez police did not refer to the alleged victim.
Gressett was booked on suspicion of committing rape, oral copulation, sodomy and penetration with a foreign object, all felonies, Cmdr. Eric Ghisletta said in the police statement. The alleged attack occurred "several months ago," police said, but they did not give a date.
Gressett's attorney, Michael Cardoza, said his client is innocent and will "fight these allegations very vigorously."
"Everybody that knows him is exceedingly shocked by these allegations," Cardoza said. "The problem with allegations like this is that when he walks away innocent, there will always be people who will wonder. The allegations alone have a devastating effect."
Gressett was being held Thursday night in the county jail in Martinez in lieu of $1 million bail, a sheriff's deputy said.
Ghisletta said investigators were first told of the alleged attack Sept. 26. Officers later served a search warrant and "discovered evidence which was consistent with the victim's statements," Ghisletta said.
Police did not say where the warrant had been served.
"It's a sad day for our office for anything like this to occur," District Attorney Robert Kochly said late Thursday. "Anything of this nature is devastating to the office. It's antithetical to what we're about."
Kochly said Martinez police planned to turn over their evidence to the office of state Attorney General Jerry Brown to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Brown's office will decide on possible charges.
Gressett was arrested near the district attorney's office in Martinez. He was then placed on paid administrative leave, Kochly said.
Gressett has worked as a prosecutor for more than 20 years, and worked in the sex-crimes unit for the past 2 1/2 years, Kochly said. He ran unsuccessfully three times for Contra Costa district attorney, in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
During his most recent campaign, Gressett pledged to initiate a "real" no plea-bargaining policy, mandating maximum prosecution of violent felonies, including rape.
During his 1998 campaign, Gressett proposed a program that would list the disposition of every criminal case on the Internet.
"It's my belief that sunshine is the best disinfectant," Gressett said then. "This would hold the district attorney accountable. The one institution we need pure is the district attorney's office."
Gressett grew up in New Mexico and earned his law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law in 1986.
This article appeared on page B - 12 of the San Francisco Chronicle
Deputy District Attorney Michael Gressett, 51, of Martinez is suspected of raping another deputy district attorney, according to two sources close to the investigation. A statement issued by Martinez police did not refer to the alleged victim.
Gressett was booked on suspicion of committing rape, oral copulation, sodomy and penetration with a foreign object, all felonies, Cmdr. Eric Ghisletta said in the police statement. The alleged attack occurred "several months ago," police said, but they did not give a date.
Gressett's attorney, Michael Cardoza, said his client is innocent and will "fight these allegations very vigorously."
"Everybody that knows him is exceedingly shocked by these allegations," Cardoza said. "The problem with allegations like this is that when he walks away innocent, there will always be people who will wonder. The allegations alone have a devastating effect."
Gressett was being held Thursday night in the county jail in Martinez in lieu of $1 million bail, a sheriff's deputy said.
Ghisletta said investigators were first told of the alleged attack Sept. 26. Officers later served a search warrant and "discovered evidence which was consistent with the victim's statements," Ghisletta said.
Police did not say where the warrant had been served.
"It's a sad day for our office for anything like this to occur," District Attorney Robert Kochly said late Thursday. "Anything of this nature is devastating to the office. It's antithetical to what we're about."
Kochly said Martinez police planned to turn over their evidence to the office of state Attorney General Jerry Brown to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Brown's office will decide on possible charges.
Gressett was arrested near the district attorney's office in Martinez. He was then placed on paid administrative leave, Kochly said.
Gressett has worked as a prosecutor for more than 20 years, and worked in the sex-crimes unit for the past 2 1/2 years, Kochly said. He ran unsuccessfully three times for Contra Costa district attorney, in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
During his most recent campaign, Gressett pledged to initiate a "real" no plea-bargaining policy, mandating maximum prosecution of violent felonies, including rape.
During his 1998 campaign, Gressett proposed a program that would list the disposition of every criminal case on the Internet.
"It's my belief that sunshine is the best disinfectant," Gressett said then. "This would hold the district attorney accountable. The one institution we need pure is the district attorney's office."
Gressett grew up in New Mexico and earned his law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law in 1986.
This article appeared on page B - 12 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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