Sex Crimes — Fresno, CA — reported 2026-07-08

SUMMARY

Assembly Bill 2753 failed to advance out of the Senate Elections Committee, allowing registered sex offenders like Rene Campos to continue seeking elected office.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Fresno, CA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-08
  • Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Rene Campos pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of possessing child sexual abuse material.
  • Campos is a registered sex offender due to the conviction.
  • Assembly Bill 2753 would have barred all registered sex offenders from running for local or state elected office in California.
  • The bill failed to advance out of the Senate Elections Committee, with committee members arguing it was too broad and should be limited to Tier 3 offenders.
  • California's three-tier sex offender registry includes offenders convicted of lower-level crimes, with Tier 1 offenders registering for at least 10 years, Tier 2 offenders for at least 20 years, and Tier 3 offenders remaining on the registry for life.