Pedophile Faces Life After Third Strike

By JACK LEONARD

May 13, 1999 12 AM PT

James Crummel, a convicted pedophile who became the focus of angry demonstrations by his Newport Beach neighbors two years ago, will be sentenced on June 11 for molesting an Orange County teenager, authorities said Wednesday.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank F. Fasel set the date Wednesday after deciding that Crummel, 55, is eligible to be sentenced under the state’s three-strikes law, said prosecutor Ted Burnett. Crummel faces a maximum sentence of 60 years to life in prison.

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Jack Leonard

As senior editor of investigations, Jack Leonard oversaw the work of a team of investigative reporters. As a reporter, he was part of the team that exposed fraud and abuse in California’s conservatorship system, a series that won several national awards. He went on to investigate how early releases from L.A.’s jail system perverts justice and fosters more crime on the street. Later, he worked on a sweeping expose of abuse and corruption in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Pedophile Faces Life After Third Strike

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