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Criminal

Jul. 6, 2020

Judge denies motion to disqualify Orange County DA in sex offender prosecutions

The motion sought recusal of District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s prosecutors because he publicly condemned a court commissioner’s decision to release the sex offenders in April.

A judge denied a motion for recusal of the entire Orange County district attorney's office from prosecuting several convicted sex offenders accused of violating parole after they were released months early from jail.

Judge Gregg L. Prickett ruled Thursday that the motion, filed by the public defender, did not support a conclusion the defendants would receive an unfa...

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