Prosecutors won't retry FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' again for sex crimes
Prosecutors from the US Attorney's Office in Northern California said they won't re-try a former FCI Dublin correctional officer for sex crimes and are dismissing all charges against him.
FCI Dublin correctional officer gets probation, no prison time for sex crime
A former FCI Dublin correctional officer has been sentenced to five years probation, and no prison time, after he pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a woman incarcerated at the now-closed prison.
FCI Dublin correctional officer likely won't get prison time for sex crime
Former FCI Dublin Lawrence Gacad is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to one court of abusive sexual contact. Both the prosecution and defense say he should not go to prison.
2nd deadlocked jury in sex abuse trial of ex-FCI Dublin correctional officer 'Dirty Dick'
Jurors, who had been deliberating since Sept. 18, could not find unanimity in finding Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith guilty of 14 counts of sexual abuse when he worked as an officer there from 2019 to 2021.
Wife testifies at 2nd trial for former FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick'
The wife of a former FCI Dublin correctional officer nicknamed "Dirty Dick" took the stand Wednesday in an Oakland courtroom during the second trial against her husband, who has been charged with 14 counts of sexual abuse when he worked at the now-closed women's prison.
Video of FCI Dublin officer's wife cooking naked in kitchen denied at trial
An eight-minute video of a former FCI Dublin correctional officer's wife cooking naked in the kitchen is being contested during the officer's federal criminal trial where he is charged with 14 counts of sexual abuse.
Former FCI Dublin officer charged with sex abuse provides witness list
Defense attorneys for a former FCI Dublin correctional officer charged with more than a dozen sex crimes will soon get their chance to call witnesses they feel will be favorable to their side, in a second trial that began last week.
1st day retrial for FCI Dublin officer charged with sex crimes: 'Never touched her'
As Darrell Wayne Smith was heading into the first day of his second sex abuse trial when he was a correctional officer at the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison, he took the time to turn to a KTVU photojournalist outside court to speak his mind.
Women want justice at FCI Dublin sex abuse retrial of officer 'Dirty Dick'
A retrial of a former FCI Dublin correctional officer whose nickname was "Dirty Dick" is set to begin in an Oakland federal courtroom on Tuesday, less than five months after a jury deadlocked on whether he was guilty of 14 counts of sexual abuse.
Oakland music school sued for alleged sex abuse by choir director
Once an internationally recognized and award-winning youth choir, Oakland-based Pacific Boychoir Academy, was hit with a lawsuit by former students.
Investigations into Lighthouse for the Blind as nonprofit struggles with finances
Century-old powerhouse nonprofit Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco is under scrutiny by a community of its beneficiaries.
2 more FCI Dublin officers guilty of sex crimes bringing total to 10
Two more former officers at the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison pleaded guilty to sex crimes on Thursday, bringing the total number to 10 – the highest number of correctional officers charged with these types of crimes of any federal prison in the United States.
Remains found in Alameda identified after 16 years with DNA technology
A DNA laboratory in Texas has identified human remains found in Alameda 16 years ago.
Complaints of neglect at Bay Area cemetery
Complaints of neglect have plagued a North Bay cemetery as congregants of the Mount Tam cemetery say they're disappointed with how the remains of their loved ones are handled.
Cal-OSHA fines San Leandro metal recycler after death of mechanic
Cal-OSHA, the state agency that oversees safety in the workplace, has fined a San Leandro metal recycler $95,000 following the death of a mechanic – one of three employee deaths in the last eight years, KTVU has learned.
2 FCI Dublin officers expected to plead guilty to sex crime charges
Two former FCI Dublin correctional officers who were charged with sex crimes are set to be arraigned – and most likely to plead guilty – in August, court records show.
Sex assault, retaliation complaints still persist across U.S. prisons, special master finds in 1st report
The special master's first report on how women who were once incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison was released on Tuesday, which states that nothing much has changed despite the high-profile sex scandal that was thrust into the national spotlight, and that women are still complaining of being sexually assaulted, retaliated against and not getting medical care at more than a dozen federal facilities across the country.
DOJ charges 2 more FCI Dublin officers with sex crimes bringing total to 10
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that two former correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin have been charged with sex crimes, bringing the number to 10, the highest number of BOP employees charged with these crimes of any prison in the country.
FBI provides new sketch in unsolved San Francisco Pokémon Go killing
Federal investigators have released new information in the chilling, nearly decade-old unsolved killing of a college baseball player who was playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco.