Orange County could take a major step toward establishing a homeless shelter, and the deputy sheriff’s labor deal comes to a vote.
Tag: Carlos Bustamante
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Judge Dismisses More Than Half of Felony Charges Against Bustamante
Carlos Bustmante — a former high-ranking county official and Santa Ana councilman — will stand trial on nine alleged crimes, but judge throws out eight of 13 felony charges.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
4 Key Questions as Bustamante Hearing Enters Second Week
Final phase of the preliminary hearing in the Carlos Bustamante Public Works Department sex abuse case starts this afternoon.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Testimony Wraps Up in Bustamante Hearing
Last witness says sex was consensual. Defense focuses on apparent witness contradictions.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Alleged Bustamante Victims Describe Pattern of Abuse
A second Public Works employee testifies that Bustamante exposed himself to her. She also said he held her in his office against her will.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Worker Claims Bustamante Masturbated in Her Office
Woman who broke off a consensual sex relationship with ex Public Works executive testifies he continued inappropriate touching despite her protests.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Top Officials ‘Joked’ With Bustamante About Abuse Claims
Carlos Bustamante’s former secretary testified Tuesday that nothing ever came of an investigation by a county Human Resources manager into claims that Bustamante sexually assaulted women who worked for him.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Secretary Details Abuse Claims Against Bustamante
The former county executive is accused of physically keeping her in his county office to hug and kiss her against her will.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
8 Hot Issues to Watch This Week
A key hearing in the Carlos Bustamante sex assault case and county officials consider opening up labor negotiations.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Inside the Newsroom
County Settles With Voice of OC, Yields Documents
Voice of OC resolved its long-running public records lawsuit with the county of Orange Friday and received a trove of documents that detail aspects of the “culture of fear” that many report inside county government.
