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RIVERSIDE - Sources inside the Riverside County District Attorney's Office contend that under the leadership of Paul Zellerbach, the agency is compromising domestic violence victims in a drive to slash caseloads, limit jury trials and chalk up easy wins. But Zellerbach fired back that such allegations are "politically motivated." He told City News Service his office is meeting its public safety obligations and doing so more efficiently than under his predecessor. The ramifications of the district attorney's approach to case... Full story
RIVERSIDE - A probationer who allegedly tried to intercept a 13- year-old leaving her Riverside school engaged the youngster for ''sexually motivated'' reasons and should be held accountable, a prosecutor said today. The man's attorney said no crime occurred. ''Why is he cat-calling and whistling at this young girl?'' Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Amerlie Romney said during her closing statement in the trial of James Michael Sheehy. ''His actions are sexually- motivated. We all know what those whistles mean.''...
RIVERSIDE - Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios established a sex-for-money business, acting as a pimp, so he could raise money for ''something bigger,'' a woman who said she worked for him testified today. ''He basically wanted to gather together some girls and sell them,'' a 20-year-old woman who went by Valery said. ''His biggest interest was the money.'' She said she met Rios more than a year ago when he stopped his white Mercedes-Benz on a Moreno Valley street to talk to her. Valery said Rios persuaded her to...