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flag California released a convicted child molester, Gregory Vogelsang, under its Elderly Parole Program despite his high risk of reoffending, sparking calls for reform.

flag California lawmakers and officials are demanding urgent reforms to the state’s parole system after the release of Gregory Vogelsang, a 57-year-old convicted child molester who served 27 years of a 355-year sentence for molesting six boys in the 1990s. flag Despite admitting he still has sexual fantasies about children and posing a high risk of reoffending, Vogelsang was granted early release under the Elderly Parole Program, which allows inmates 50 or older with significant time served to be considered for release. flag The decision, which follows a similar controversial release of another sex offender, David Allen Funston, has sparked widespread condemnation from prosecutors, victims’ advocates, and lawmakers, who argue the process fails to protect public safety and is in need of stricter oversight and legislative changes.

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