The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault unit recently planned and conducted a county wide sex offender compliance check called, “Operation Clean Sweep”. The operation involved the Rohnert Park Police Dept. of Public Safety, Sonoma Police Dept.,…
Community: 17-12469 Child Annoyance Case in Santa Rosa REAL CASE SCENARIO: On September 18, 2017 at about 1:00 p.m., the Santa Rosa police department received a report from a 14-year-old girl regarding her being accosted by a man near…
An undercover prostitution operation into solicitations for sex with women or children under age 14 resulted in the arrests of eight Sonoma County men, a Santa Rosa police sergeant said Monday. Three Sonoma County agencies ran the operation Thursday evening…
Sonoma County prosecutors have dropped rape charges against a man accused of tricking his friend’s lover last year into having sex with him. Jesus Reyes-Perez, 22, of Santa Rosa was alleged to have switched places with his friend, Enrique Velasquez,…
California Senate Bill 1322 authored by California State Senator Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, would decriminalize prostitution for minors in California. A person under the age of 18 years of age in California is defined as a minor and, therefore, cannot…
Penal Code Section 243.4 defines sexual battery as follows: Any person who touches an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and if the touching is against the will of…
Under California law prostitution is a violation of California Penal Code section 647(b). The act of prostitution involves two or more parties, the person(s) soliciting the prostitute and the prostitute. As such, the law criminalizes both the act of solicitation…
Under California law prostitution is a violation of California Penal Code section 647(b). The act of prostitution involves two or more parties, the person(s) soliciting the prostitute and the prostitute. As such, the law criminalizes both the act of solicitation…
California Penal Code Section 243.4 defines sexual battery as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of another for sexual arousal, sexual gratification or sexual abuse. It can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending upon the…
Under California law prostitution is a violation of California Penal Code section 647(b). The act of prostitution involves two or more parties, the person(s) soliciting the prostitute and the prostitute. As such, the law criminalizes both the act of solicitation…