Progressive LA DA, George Gascón, now claims a two-year sentence in a juvenile facility that he got for a child molester may have been a mistake.
Gascón has been in a very public fight defending his soft-on-crime policies. And is facing a recall.
The judge was bound by the DA’s policies. Judge Mario Barrera emphasized at the hearing he was limited to sentencing Tubbs to two years. Because Gascón’s office would not file a request to send the case to adult court.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger also weighed in saying the judge’s “hands were tied” on sentencing because of the DA’s inaction.
Deputy District Attorney Shea Sanna was publicly critical. And there was debate inside the DA’s offices and with the public. Most were against the light sentence.
Sanna, the lead prosecutor in the Tubbs case, was frustrated in his attempts to house the 28-year-old Tubbs in the County jail with adults. He claims that she is a risk to juveniles in that facility.
Tubbs, a transgender woman, took a guilty plea last month for the 2014 attack.
