The case against the Santa Ana councilman, accused of multiple sex crimes, is permanently tainted by “inflammatory” comments made by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, said Bustamante’s attorney.
Tag: sex crime
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
DA Blocks Release of Controversial Letter
A county deputy CEO, who has gone on medical leave in the wake of the Bustamante charges, has made allegations against Rackauckas and county supervisors.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Scandal Sends Another Top Official Packing
Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis has left her post and, sources say, left behind a scathing letter that could rock the county government.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
County Public Works Chief Fired in Wake of Bustamante Sex Charges
Jess Carbajal was the direct supervisor of Carlos Bustamante, who has been accused by the district attorney of multiple sex crimes.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pat Bates Will Likely Be the Swing Vote on County CEO’s Future
Two supervisors are lining up against Mauk, while two others seem to be supporting him going into Friday’s closed session meeting on his handling of the Bustamante affair.
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rackauckas: How Was ‘Wolf Kept in Charge of His Prey for So Long?’
Allegations regarding Carlos Bustamante’s conduct toward women working under him in OC Public Works first surfaced in March 2011. Why did it take seven months for high-level officials to call in the DA?
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DA Alleges Long History of Sex Crimes by Councilman
While a high-level manager for OC Public Works, Carlos Bustamante systematically targeted at least seven vulnerable women over an eight-year period, assaulting them in his office, his car, in elevators and stairways, according to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Posted inInvestigative, Santa Ana
Bustamante Arrest Disrupts Santa Ana City Council Meeting
Reporters swarmed the council chambers after news of sex-crime charges against the councilman broke. His absence also added a twist to the long-running Downtown Inc. fight.
