US EditionConvicted Sacramento Child Molester, Set for Elder Parole, Faces New Charges in Placer County
- On Thursday, David Allen Funston was set to be released under California's elderly parole program after being found suitable for parole, but Placer County prosecutors refiled 1996 charges and CDCR turned custody over to Placer County law enforcement.
- The Elderly Parole Program allows review at age 50 after at least 20 years served, and the Board of Parole Hearings reaffirmed Funston's suitability on Feb. 18, 2026.
- Prosecutors note Funston's 1999 convictions totaled 16 counts and resulted in three life sentences, involving children under age 7 with the youngest victim age three in Sacramento County.
- He is being held without bail in the Placer County jail after prosecutors filed a no-bail warrant and Funston awaits arraignment next week in Placer County Superior Court.
- Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper and Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho condemned the parole decision, prompting lawmakers to advance Senate Bill 286 to bar violent sex offenders from elderly parole.
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YouTube@CBS News Sacramento A convicted child molester is back in custody after new charges were filed yesterday in Placer County. Republican State Senator Brian Jones says there’s bipartisan support for his bill that would keep convicts like David Allen Funston locked up longer. Funston was set to be released yesterday because a parole board said he qualified under a state law that allows criminals over 50 to apply for elder parole. He’s no…
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