Stop Gavin's Predators
Newsom-Appointed Parole Board is Releasing Dangerous Sex Offenders – Demand Action Now!
The Predators Released by Newsom's Board
Gregory Lee Vogelsang (57)
Current Age: 57
Year of Crime: 1995–1997
The Crime: Vogelsang is a convicted sexually violent predator who molested at least six boys between the ages of 5 and 11 in Citrus Heights. He used grooming tactics to gain the trust of the boys’ parents by inviting the children for sleepovers, buying them gifts, and taking them on outings before sexually abusing them. He was convicted on nearly 30 counts of kidnapping and lewd acts with children. Investigators found he kept items belonging to his victims for sexual stimulation. At his parole hearing, Vogelsang admitted he is still primarily attracted to boys aged 5 to 11 and that as recently as 2020 he continued to masturbate to fantasies about young boys. Psychological evaluations showed he poses a greater risk to the public than 80% of other sexual offenders.
The Sentence: Sentenced to 355 years to life.
Time Served: He has served 27 years.
Time Remaining on Sentence: 328 years to life.
Scheduled Release: The parole board recently granted his release under Newsom’s Elderly Parole Program.
David Allen Funston (64)
Current Age: 64
Year of Crime: 1995–1996
The Crime: Funston is a serial child predator convicted of 16 counts, including the kidnapping, rape, and sexual assault of multiple children in the Sacramento area. Funston specifically switched to targeting young children—some as young as 4 and 5—after a previous conviction for sexually assaulting an adult woman in Colorado, calculating that children would be less likely to identify him. Working as a marketing associate by day, he would lure children into his vehicle using candy and Barbie dolls. In one horrifying case, he kidnapped a 5-year-old Russian immigrant with limited English, sexually assaulted her, and abandoned her 50 miles from her home in rural El Dorado County. In another deeply disturbing case, he beat a 7-year-old girl, stuffed her underwear down her throat when she began to scream, and continued to rape her. The judge at his sentencing condemned the sheer terror he inflicted, calling Funston “the monster parents fear the most”. During a September 2025 parole hearing, Funston openly admitted to commissioners that he is still sexually attracted to female children and had pedophilic fantasies about an 8-year-old girl as recently as 2021.
The Sentence: Sentenced to three life terms.
Time Served: He has served just over 25 years.
Time Remaining on Sentence: Three Life Terms.
Scheduled Release: The parole board recently granted his release under Newsom’s Elderly Parole Program, a law requiring an inmate to be at least 50 and have served 20 continuous years. (Note: He is currently being held on newly filed charges in Placer County for a 1996 assault to halt his immediate release).
Roberto Antionio Detrinidad (39)
Current Age: 39
Year of Crime: 2013
The Crime: Detrinidad is an HIV-positive felon who committed a horrific home invasion rape in San Francisco. He spotted a woman through her window, targeted her, and broke into her apartment building using a piece of plastic to jiggle the lock. In the middle of the night, he entered the home of the sleeping woman, pulled down her pajamas and underwear, and sodomized her in her own bed. Detrinidad bragged at his parole hearing that the horrific assault was his “Super Bowl of crime” and the act that was “gonna be the thing that made me finally feel like a man”. He later admitted he lied during his trial by initially claiming the victim had consented.
The Sentence: Sentenced to life in prison.
Time Served: He has served only 11 years.
Time Remaining on Sentence: Life sentence.
Scheduled Release: The parole board has granted him parole. He is scheduled to walk free as early as May 5, 2026.
The Parole Board - All 21 Members Appointed by Gavin Newsom
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The Parole Board Members
The Board of Parole Hearings is composed of 21 full-time commissioners who are appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the California Senate. Commissioners are appointed to staggered three year terms. The commissioners conduct parole suitability hearings and associated parole reconsideration and rescission hearings for adult persons under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They also conduct consultations with persons who are eligible for parole suitability hearings.
Robert Barton
Commissioner Barton was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 22, 2023.
Patricia Cassady
Commissioner Cassady was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on May 25, 2023.
Kevin Chappell
Commissioner Chappell was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 22, 2023.
Dianne Dobbs
Commissioner Dobbs was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 6, 2021.
Julie Garland
Gilbert Infante
Commissioner Infante was appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on June 13, 2023.
Teal Kozel
Commissioner Kozel was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on April 13, 2023.
David Long
Commissioner Long was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 6, 2021.
Michele Minor
Commissioner Minor was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 6, 2021.
William Muniz
Commissioner Muniz was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on April 13, 2023.
David Ndudim
Commissioner Ndudim was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on April 13, 2023.
Kathleen O’Meara
Catherine Purcell
Commissioner Purcell was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 22, 2023.
Michael Ruff
Commissioner Ruff was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on May 25, 2023.
Rosalind Sargent-Burns
Commissioner Sargent-Burns was appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 28, 2025.
Neil Schneider
Commissioner Schneider was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 22, 2023.
Excel Sharrieff
Commissioner Sharrieff was reappointed by Governor Newsom on August 6, 2021.
Emily Sheffield
Troy Taira
Commissioner Taira was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on August 6, 2021.
Mary Thornton
Commissioner Thornton was reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on May 25, 2023.
Jack Weiss
In The News
California GOP launches petition targeting Newsom parole board over sex offenders
EXCLUSIVE: The California Republican Party has launched a new petition dubbed “Stop Gavin’s Predators,” aiming to highlight cases of convicted sex offenders granted parole in the state and