Government,
Criminal
Feb. 23, 2021
OC, LA DAs dispute what made killer accept life in prison deal
Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, pleaded no contest — equivalent to a guilty plea — in connection with the sexual assault and murder of two 6-year-old boys in the 1980s.
POMONA -- A convicted child rapist and double murderer pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles County courthouse Monday and accepted a plea deal of life without parole, following an appearance by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, who said he opposed LA DA George Gascón's policy, recently deemed illegal, to do away with sentence enhancements in most criminal matters
Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, pleaded no contest -- equivalent to a guil...
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