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Executive director of Bike SLO County charged with child molestation

October 26, 2025

Rick Ellison

By KAREN VELIE

The executive director of Bike SLO County is charged with molesting a child under the age of 10. Rick Ellison is scheduled for his arraignment on one felony count of committing lewd acts against a child on Monday.

He is accused of molesting a young girl on March 30.

If convicted, 69-year-old Ellison of Arroyo Grande faces a maximum sentence of three, six, or eight years in prison depending on the circumstances. The state will also require him to register as a sex offender.

Bike SLO County is a public benefit corporation – a for profit corporation or domestic cooperative that is intended to produce one or more public benefits. It is focused on promoting bicycling and bike paths.

Before his retirement, Ellison was Cal Poly University’s associate vice president for university advancement. He played a lead role with the first fundraising campaign in the history of Cal Poly.

 


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Libocrat for certain.


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Eight year olds, dude.


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Since this individual was part of the nonprofit industrial complex and high level CAL POLY employee, KSBY isnt publicizing this horrendous act.


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KSBY isn’t touching this. Nothing on their site.


37

Very sad that life has brought him to this, as for the bike stuff, get real it is recreation and is draining transportation dollars which brings us back to thought process. Wider paved shoulders is always a good thing, maybe there should be a focus on that instead of selfish justifications.


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As much as I despise cyclists and pedo’s; innocent until proven guilty. Mob mentality isn’t going to get society anywhere.


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I 100% agree ! Thanks for reminding us about“ innocent until proven” and not getting carried away.


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8 years!!


35

That green paint is toxic…


35

Typical bike path proponent!


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More like a typical NGO trough feeder, wonder what his compensation was when he was ED?, taxpayer funded of course


55

He’s in deep shit when he gets incarcerated. He’ll wish he had a bicycle.


34

From now on, every cyclist in the county will be an assumed PEDERAST.

tsk, tsk, tsk….


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One thing our comment crowd can agree on at last!

Cyclists bad!


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