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Former Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante is now a registered sex offender

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Editor Posted in Carlos Bustamante, Civic Affairs, Crime, OCDA, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 7 Comments

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 12CF1964

Date: January 22, 2016

FORMER SANTA ANA CITY COUNCILMAN AND HIGH-RANKING EXECUTIVE FOR COUNTY OF ORANGE SENTENCED FOR COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Santa Ana City Councilman and high-ranking executive for the County of Orange was sentenced today for sexually assaulting his subordinates and committing grand theft of public funds. Carlos Bustamante,50, Santa Ana, pleaded guilty Dec. 18, 2015, to one felony count of stalking, one felony count of attempted sexual battery by restraint, one felony count of grand theft by false pretense, two misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment, one misdemeanor count of assault, and one misdemeanor count of attempted sexual battery. Bustamante was sentenced to 364 days in jail, five years of formal probation, ordered to pay restitution, and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. Bustamante is required to surrender himself to custody Feb. 26, 2016, the time and location are to be determined and reported to the court at a hearing scheduled on Feb. 19, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

“I want to thank all victims and witnesses that bravely came forward in the face of fear and retaliation from a well-connected politician,” said District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. “No one is above the law, especially those who abuse their power of authority over their subordinates to sexually assault and harass them.” Continue reading→

Correa’s bill to strengthen sentences for sex offenders

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, California, Lou Correa, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana 4 Comments

Photo from file: State Senator Lou Correa addressing National Victims Rights during march to the State Capitol last year

For Immediate Release: March 23, 2010

Contact: Lina Hamilton (916) 651-4034

Correa’s Bill to Strengthen Sentences for Sex Offenders

SB 1037 will give courts discretionary sentencing ability, particularly in cases of high risk sex offenders and sexually violent predators.

SACRAMENTO, CA- State Senator Lou Correa (Orange County) has introduced Senate Bill 1037 (SB 1037) to allow courts the ability to order full term sentences, particularly in certain aggravated cases involving violent sexual offenders.

“A crime against a child is despicable, especially sex violent crimes in which young victims’ lives are lost or change beyond repair, are morally reprehensible,” said Senator Lou Correa. “We need to make sure that we do everything we can to keep violent child predators off the streets and enable our justice and law enforcement systems with laws that will serve justice to victims and their families.” Continue reading→

Teenage girl stabbed and groped at Santa Ana’s John Adams Park

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Editor Posted in Crime, Education, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Youth Activities 13 Comments

KABC T.V. news reported on Wednesday that a teenage girl was attacked in a parking lot at John Adams Park, which is next door to John Adams Elementary School, by a man who stabbed her in the chest and grabbed her, trying to force her to kiss him.

We have been warning for some time that our parks are full of perverts. Our blog reported that men were lurking at Santiago Park, and sure enough the SAPD arrested nine of them a few weeks ago, by using a decoy in a sting operation.

We also reported here the fact that there are over 200 registered sex offenders living in Santa Ana.

Now a teenage girl has been victimized and she might well have ended up murdered. And here is the weird part. The Santa Ana Police Department is NOT including this story on their online alert system, called Citizen Observer.

Why the cover-up? Continue reading→