Davis Man Allegedly Raped, Sodomized, and Inflicted Great Bodily Injuries on Former Partner
by Gloria Ho On the morning of March 10, 2017, the preliminary hearing of the People v….
Judge Rules to Reduce Charges in Domestic Violence Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On February 3rd, 2017, Judge Paul Richardson presided over the preliminary hearing of People…
Judge Sets Bail at $1 Million for Man Charged with Rape and Domestic Violence
By Gloria Ho On the afternoon of February 1, 2017, Judge Paul Richardson presided in Department 13…
Man Accused of Home Invasion and Sexual Assault in Woodland
By Gloria Ho In the early morning of December 29, 2016, Cristian Valenzuela-Jimenez is accused of unlawfully…
Complaining Witness Testifies in Possible Sexual Assault Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On December 14, 2016, Judge David Rosenberg presided over the preliminary hearing of the…
Guilty Verdict Found in Sexual Assault Case
By Ryan Gonzales After deliberating for four hours, the jury in Department 7 of Yolo Superior Court…
Criminalist Testifies in Sexual Assault Case
By Ryan Gonzales On Friday, December 9, the prosecution rested their case in the People v. Patricio…
Minor Continues to Testify in Rape Case
by Sarah Senan and Samantha Brill On the morning of December 8, 2016, Judge Samuel T. McAdam…
Defendant Faces Multiple Alleged Sexual Assault Charges
By Samantha Brill Defendant Patricio Rosas is on trial for multiple sexual assaults on a minor. Rosas…
Hernandez Faces Sexual Assault Charges
By Sidney Adebayo The preliminary hearing of the People v. Michael Hernandez was conducted on Friday, November…
Preliminary Hearing for a Case of Sexual Assault
By Samantha Brill Emmanuel Ryan is charged with several counts – kidnapping, rape, attempted rape, sexual battery,…
Yolo County DA Seeks Arrest Warrant in Child Custody Case
Just when it seemed like the case of Benoit v. Gilson was on track for an October…
Trial Set For Fall in Child Custody Case that Includes Allegations of Sexual Assault and Parental Abduction
The case of Benoit v. Gilson was back in court on Wednesday, with Judge Kathleen White setting…
Dodd Among Three Legislators to Attempt to Eliminate Probation for Sexual Assault Cases
In the wake of what the legislators are calling a “shockingly lenient sentence given to Brock Turner…
Defendant Testifies in UCD Sexual Assault Trial
By Tiffany Yeh Defendant Ephrem Rukundo is charged with sexual battery (misdemeanor), and oral copulation and sexual…
City Council Candidate Question 4: Policing in Davis
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Campus Activist Campaign “Let’s Talk About Sex” Kicks Off
By Ilse Atkinson This Friday UC Davis will launch “Let’s Talk About Sex,” a month-long campus campaign…
Jury Hangs 10-2 in Nelson Trial; DA Seeks Retrial
by Joanna Kwong Judge Maguire declared a mistrial late Friday morning after the 12 jurors were unable…
Trial Resumes For Man Accused of Improperly Touching Woman at Fair
By Misha Berman and Tiffany Yeh The trial resumed for Willie Nelson, a man who is accused…
Fair Employee on Trial, Accused of Inappropriate Touching
By Monica Velez On the afternoon of February 2, 2016, the idea of trying out the rides…
