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Discipline

Apr. 11, 2017

San Mateo prosecutor faces State Bar discipline again

Deputy District Attorney Melissa McKowan was previously disciplined for dishonesty in handling of a molestation case

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Mateo County prosecutor faces being disciplined a second time by the State Bar for alleged dishonesty in connection with the prosecution of a man later convicted of child molestation.

The bar has accused Deputy District Attorney Melissa McKowan of dishonestly claiming that a victims' rights advocate's critical accusations about the handling of William Ayres' case wer...

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