Serial Child Molester David Funston Granted Parole Under Elderly Program, Sparking Outrage

Parole Granted for Serial Child Molester

• 🚨 A serial child molester, David Funston, currently incarcerated at a state prison in Chino, has been granted parole.
• 💡 Funston, 64, was convicted in the 1990s for crimes involving stranger abductions of children as young as 4 years old.
• ⚠️ The prosecutor on his case described him as likely the worst child predator case she had ever seen or prosecuted.

Outrage and Legal Challenges

• 😡 The decision by the state parole board has sparked widespread outrage among parents and the public.
• ⚖️ Funston was originally sentenced to three life terms plus 20 years, with the expectation he would die in prison.
• 📜 His parole was granted under the state's Elderly Parole Program, which allows some inmates earlier parole hearings.

Calls for Legal Reform and Intervention

• 🗣️ The former prosecutor is advocating for changes to the law, arguing that offenders like Funston should be excluded from the Elderly Parole Program.
• 🏥 She has also requested that Funston be screened for commitment to the Sexually Violent Predator Program upon his release from state prison.
• 🏥 This program could lead to him being committed to a state hospital against his will if deemed a sexually violent predator.
• 📌 As of the report, Funston has not yet been released from prison.