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.
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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
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 inSanta Ana
Bustamante Pleads Not Guilty
Santa Ana city councilman and former county Public Works executive is accused of crimes including sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana
Judge Bans Bustamante From Contact With His Alleged Victims
The Santa Ana city councilman is ordered to avoid the seven women who say they are victims of his alleged sex crimes.
