People v. Clotfelter CA1/2

Background Long before the events giving rise to his most recent criminal cases, “Clotfelter was convicted in 1989 of three counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts upon a child under the age of 14. ([Pen. Code,1] § 288, subd. (a).) He was sentenced to 10 years in state prison and was eventually released in 1995. In 1996, defendant was convicted in federal court of four counts of false impersonation of a military officer, after dressing as a naval fighter pilot and visiting various schools. In 1997, he was adjudicated a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed to a state hospital for treatment. While in the state hospital, he volunteered to be surgically castrated, a procedure that took place in 2001.” In June 2007, defendant was unconditionally released from the state hospital, and subject to lifetime registration as an SVP. Upon his release, defendant moved to Napa County.” (Clotfelter III, supra, 2023 WL 1809267, at *1.) Current Offenses Perjury, Forgery, and Identity Theft “The facts leading to Clotfelter I and Clotfelter II begin nearly a decade later, when during a routine sex offender compliance check and search of defendant’s residence in October 2016, Napa police…