Former LA Deputy Found Guilty in Yavapai County for Attempting to Exploit Minors – Faces Over 26 Years in Prison | Prescott Valley Times local news

On February 7, 2025, Yabapai County ju judges said 68-year-old Prescott resident Jeffrey Joseph York lured minors for two counts of sexual exploitation and sexual activity with minors. He discovered that he had committed a crime. York is a retired deputy from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrand thanked the ju-secret […]

Former sheriff’s deputy convicted in Yavapai County of trying to exploit kids

The retired sheriff’s aide communicated with the undercover investigator online to arrange for the child to be abused. Prescott, Ariz. – A retired sheriff’s deputies are found guilty of attempting sexual contact with a child in Yabapai County. Jeffrey J. York, 68, of Prescott, was recently found guilty of seducing minors for sexual exploitation and […]

How Prosecutors Exploit a Broken Grand Jury System

The grand jury system, once conceived as a safeguard against frivolous prosecutions, has come under increasing scrutiny for its lack of transparency and accountability. Critics have begun to argue that it has become a tool for prosecutors to secure prosecutions with minimal scrutiny at the expense of defendants’ constitutional rights. One clear example is the […]