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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 25, 2025

Ex-Fresno judge indicted on sex assault of assistant, by federal grand jury

Former Fresno judge Adolfo Corona faces federal charges, including sexual assault and obstruction, alongside ongoing state charges, after two alleged courthouse incidents involving judicial assistants in late 2023 and early 2024.

Ex-Fresno judge indicted on sex assault of assistant, by federal grand jury
Former Fresno judge Adolfo Corona

A former Fresno County judge, facing trial on state charges of sexually assaulting a judicial assistant in a courthouse stairwell weeks before retiring, will be arraigned on federal charges in that case as well as another.

The second case is detailed in a federal grand jury indictment issued Thursday, alleging that Adolfo Corona lied to investigators and tried to get someone to alter documents to prove he had left the courthouse long before a different judicial assistant was found...

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