Jeff Rosen

California Supreme Court Orders District Attorney To Answer Crime Victims Who Claim He Failed Them

The California Supreme Court has directed the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, led by Jeff Rosen, to address questions concerning crime victims’ rights within the legal system. This directive stems from a legal petition filed by a law firm, which contends that a disparity exists between the District Attorney’s public pronouncements on victim advocacy and the office’s actual prosecutorial practices.

SECRETS OF A CHILD MOLESTER AT CITY HALL: The House on Lyndale Avenue

Omar Torres, the first openly gay Latino elected to the San Jose City Council, was arrested and convicted of child sexual abuse, raising questions about the justice system’s handling of victims of child sexual abuse, as his partner Nicholas Aguilar was appointed to the Santa Clara County Child Abuse Prevention Council.