News BPD requests help identifying sexual battery suspect The Bakersfield Californian May 26, 2026 Bakersfield police are looking for a man suspected of sexually battering a victim May 19 in the 200 block of Chester Avenue.
News Jury convicts man of sex crimes against teen The Bakersfield Californian May 18, 2026 A 31-year-old man was convicted Monday of six felony counts including forcible sodomy of a victim under 14 years of age, possession of child p…
News Victims' services still available at Family Justice Center after board vote, but some only offered off-site BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com May 13, 2026 An unusual decision this week at the highest level of Kern County government won’t cut off victims’ services at the Family Justice Center in B…
Community Voices Commentary: Denim is not consent: Awareness means nothing without action By SYLVIA GHAZARIAN Apr 25, 2026 Every April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we wear denim in recognition of Denim Day, a global response to a court ruling that once s…
News BPD arrests 4 during crackdown on human trafficking The Bakersfield Californian Apr 24, 2026 Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department arrested four people Thursday as part of a nationwide operation to combat human trafficking.
+2 News At legislative hearing, Scrivner's son shares new details of alleged assault BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Apr 22, 2026 The youngest son of disgraced former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner delivered emotional testimony Tuesday — and provided new details abo…
+2 News Sex abuse lawsuit alleges KHSD, others neglected to protect 15-year-old student BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Apr 22, 2026 A lawsuit filed last week on behalf of a student at Del Oro High accuses the school’s district, principal and music teacher of failing to prot…
+2 News Fairfax School District to pay $5 million in abuse settlement BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Apr 20, 2026 The Fairfax School District agreed Monday to pay $5 million to an anonymous victim of sexual abuse by a teacher more than a decade ago.
News BPD requests help ID'ing man involved in sexual assault case The Bakersfield Californian Apr 2, 2026 The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the public’s help Thursday in identifying a man who it says is suspected of involvement in a sexua…
+2 News BPD: Man wanted in Bakersfield killing found in Tehachapi The Bakersfield Californian Mar 26, 2026 Tehachapi police on Thursday arrested a man wanted in a Bakersfield killing, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.Â
