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Man accused of sexual assault in SLO bathroom takes plea

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a man who allegedly lured a developmentally disabled teen into a San Luis Obispo restroom and attempted to rape her. [Tribune] Manuel Reyes Luevano, 48, allegedly forced the 17-year-old girl to perform oral... (Continue reading)

Why throw the book at the disabled?

Written on 25 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By MICHELLE CHRISTIAN I have a son, Tyler, who was born with a rare syndrome, Prader-Willi. It is a medical condition along with severe cognitive delays. He is missing part of chromosome 15. The most difficult part of PWS is... (Continue reading)

SLO County goofs, then threatens the messenger

Written on 21 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The head of the San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services threatened a citizen with prosecution for revealing a privacy breach caused by county workers. Last month, a county social services worker forwarded an email to... (Continue reading)

SLO Sheriff releases full list of alleged cocaine traffickers

Written on 12 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office has released an expanded roster of an alleged cocaine trafficking ring that the district attorney’s office had already begun prosecuting. Last week, the DA’s office announced it had filed charges against seven men... (Continue reading)

7 men charged with trafficking cocaine

Written on 8 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed felony drug charges Friday against seven men for allegedly trafficking in cocaine, according to a press release. Officers arrested five of the suspects in Los Osos, Morro Bay, Paso Robles and... (Continue reading)

Ross Moriarty is not guilty

Written on 31 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

STATEMENT By PATRICK FISHER Ross Moriarty vehemently asserts that he is guilty of no crime. The fact that, following many months of inquiry, Farmer’s Insurance closed their investigation and still has an agency contract in place with Mr. Moriarty supports... (Continue reading)

Alleged 16-year-old pimp identified

Written on 31 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 16-year-old boy accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution faces human trafficking charges in adult court in San Luis Obispo. Nikko Anaya, a resident of the Central Valley city of Manteca, was the primary suspect in a multi-county... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County narcotics officer arrested for perjury

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The California Attorney General’s Office filed a felony charge of  on July 17 against a former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney investigator who allegedly lied in an affidavit to a judge while on loan to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task... (Continue reading)

Exclusive: County put children into hands of man accused of rape

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 73 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Editors Note: This is first in a three-part series on how three children were taken from their parents and placed in the home of a man now accused of sexual assault. A child allegedly... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing 126 sexual abuse charges

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed 126 counts against a Nipomo man Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a now 18-year-old girl for the past four years. The 126 felony charges filed against Robert John Bergner, 51, include... (Continue reading)