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Alameda County Jury Convicts Man for Sustained Sexual Assault of a Child
Alameda County Jury Convicts John Ravano for Sustained Sexual Assault of a Child
November 2, 2023
Dublin – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced today the guilty verdict in the sexual abuse case filed against John Ravano in 2020. Ravano, now nearly 80 years old was charged with 16 felonies related to aggravated sexual assault of a child and possession of child pornography. His victim, the daughter of Ravano’s girlfriend, was around 11 years old when the abuse started.
The complaint focused on crimes committed between October 2003 and March 2004 when the victim was between 11 and 12 years of age. The victim, now in her 30s, reported the abuse in 2020, citing repressed memory as the cause of the delay. She reported the abuse took place from 2003 to 2006 approximately four days every week on the nights her mother was working as a nurse.
“The gravity of these offenses cannot be overstated,’ said Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. “Our prosecutors’ unwavering commitment and pursuit of truth played a pivotal role in getting justice for an innocent child subjected to unimaginable abuse. We are committed to protecting the vulnerable, and, as this case shows, we don’t care how long it takes. We will never stop pursuing justice.”
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Convicted Sex Offender with Felonies Related to Multiple Acts of Child Molestation
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Jeremy Kirk with Felonies Related to Multiple Acts of Child Molestation
November 2, 2023
Dublin – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price charged Jeremy Kirk for sexually molesting multiple children under the age of fourteen. The crimes include sexual penetration of a 10-year-old girl, sodomy and intercourse with a child under the age of 10, and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.
If convicted on all charges, Jeremy Kirk faces a maximum of 115 years to life in state prison.
The complaint alleges the molestation took place in Alameda County between 2008-2022 with the children of Kirk’s female friends and girlfriends. Kirk had been convicted in 1999 for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 in San Joaquin County where he had also been convicted of misdemeanor statutory rape in 1996.
“The most vulnerable members of our society are innocent children,” said Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. “My office is committed to holding those who target them accountable.”
For media inquiries contact damedia@acgov.org
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Files Motion to Disqualify Defense Law Firm in Steven Taylor Case
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Files Motion to Disqualify Defense Law Firm in Steven Taylor Case
October 30. 2023
Oakland – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price filed a motion to disqualify Michael Rains and his firm, Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver from continued representation of San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher. Fletcher is charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Steven Taylor in a crowded Walmart store on April 18, 2020.
Michael Rains, Fletcher’s defense attorney, misappropriated privileged attorney work product from the DA’s Office. Rains obtained the privileged material from his client, former Alameda County prosecutor Amilcar “Butch” Ford. At the time, Ford was on paid administrative leave for alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
“Today my office took at stand for justice. We filed a motion to disqualify the law firm, Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver, based on their unethical and improper breach of the professional rules of professional conduct as well as a violation of the standards of ethics that apply to lawyers, “ said DA Price. We are protecting the integrity of the judicial system both by moving to disqualify Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver and by prosecuting their former client, Amilcar Butch Ford,” said DA Price. “Defendant Fletcher’s decision to shoot Steven Taylor in Walmart was a traumatizing event for the entire community and was acknowledged worldwide as an act of violence that should not go unredressed. We are standing up for the family of Steven Taylor, and for this community and we will continue to fight for justice for his survivors.”
Both sides will return to court on November 20, 2023.
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.