The Latest Breaking News from George Gascon

Signatures of hundreds of dead people were found in D.A. Gascon recall petition

LOS ANGELES — More than 300 signatures in a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon last year belonged to dead people, according to the county’s Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 24, 2023

Irish bishop was 'asleep' as man admits to blasting cleric to death at LA home

Handyman Carlos Medina is accused of killing the 69-year-old cleric and could face 35 years behind bars

Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Irish bishop's housekeeper's husband charged with shooting cleric dead

Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was blasted multiple times Saturday in the bedroom of his home east of downtown Los Angeles

Irish Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Gascon appeals order that knocked down prior strikes directive to California Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon wants the California Supreme Court to decide whether he has the authority to bar his prosecutors from seeking harsher punishment for repeat offenders.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2022

US Court of Appeal agrees to unseal documents in Roman Polanski rape case

A US court of appeal has ordered that a key transcript sought by Roman Polanski can be unsealed, so that the filmmaker's 45-year-old rape case might be re-examined.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

US court of appeal agrees to unseal documents in Roman Polanski rape case

It comes less than 48 hours after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said they would no longer object to the document’s release.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Documents in Roman Polanski rape case to be unsealed after 45 years

The filmmaker pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 then fled the US.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

715,833 signatures turned in to recall LA County D.A. Gascon, election officials say

LOS ANGELES — A preliminary count of signatures submitted in a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon totals 715,833, L.A. County elections officials reported Saturday.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 10, 2022

San Francisco’s new DA says she can ‘restore order’ while pressing reform. Critics aren’t so sure

After a tumultuous and expensive recall effort that ousted Chesa Boudin last month, San Francisco has a new district attorney — a prosecutor who quit Boudin’s office to join the campaign against him.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022

US progressives push back against right-wing narrative on crime

Recent votes are galvanising debate within the Democratic Party about how to address crime, but challenges abound.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022