California serial child molester granted parole. Victims are outraged
Los Angeles Times • • general
Key Points:
- David Allen Funston, convicted in 1999 of 16 counts of kidnapping and child molestation, has been granted elderly parole under California’s program despite strong opposition from victims and the prosecutor who handled his case.
- Funston, who lured children with candy and toys in Sacramento suburbs during 1995-1996, was initially sentenced to over 70 years but became eligible for parole after turning 50 and serving more than 20 years.
- Victims and former prosecutor Anne Marie Schubert, who described Funston as the worst child predator she prosecuted, express outrage and fear, citing his history of violent sexual assaults on young children.
- Schubert has requested that Funston be evaluated under California’s sexually violent predator
