“I’m gonna plead out to it, plead guilty,” Tubbs says in one recording. “They’re gonna stick me on probation, and it’s gonna be dropped, it’s gonna be done, I won’t have to register, won’t have to do nothing.”
LA DA backs down
On Sunday the Los Angeles County DA admitted he should have handled the case differently. But claims he did not understand that she had a “disregard for the harm” that she caused her young victim.
“While for most people several years of jail time is adequate, it may not be for Ms. Tubbs,” the prosecutor said in a statement.
“After her sentencing in our case, I became aware of extremely troubling statements she made about her case, the resolution of it and the young girl that she harmed,” he added.
Gascón revises policies
The day-one directives that were implemented when the LA DA took office in late 2020, are being modified. He announced revisions to those policies late Friday.
“This process ensures that only in the rarest of cases, where our system has failed, will we diverge from our principles,” Gascón said Sunday. “We do not always get it right, as no one can, but we do believe that our fundamental beliefs are the right ones.”
Deputy DA speaks out
Deputy District Attorney Shea Sanna has been critical of the policies. He told The New York Post that Gascón’s policy shift is to “temper bad publicity” over the case.
