Woke Judge RELEASES Monster Child Rapist!

California’s Elderly Parole Program just released a 64-year-old serial child predator who lured seven children under age seven with candy and toys, forcing a reckoning with whether age truly erases the danger of monsters.

Quick Take

David Allen Funston, convicted of kidnapping and molesting seven children in 1995-1996, was granted parole on February 18, 2026, despite three consecutive life sentences
The Board of Parole Hearings cited reduced recidivism risk due to advanced age, long incarceration, and diminished physical capacity as justification for release
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper, Governor Newsom, and victims’ families have condemned the decision as a catastrophic failure of the justice system
Assemblymember Maggy Krell is proposing legislation to exclude violent sex offenders from the Elderly Parole Program, citing the case as evidence of systemic dysfunction

The Program That Freed a Predator

California’s Elderly Parole Program began as a solution to prison overcrowding mandated by federal court order. Codified in 2018 for inmates aged 60 and older with 25 years served, it expanded in 2021 to include those 50 and older with 20 years served. The program operates on a simple premise: age reduces recidivism risk. Statistical data supports this theory—98 percent of 221 elderly releases remained crime-free after three years in 2019-2020. But Funston’s case exposes a dangerous gap between aggregate data and individual accountability.

A Judge Called Him “The Monster Parents Fear Most”

In 1995 and 1996, Funston methodically hunted children in Sacramento suburbs. He lured six girls and one boy, all under age seven, using candy and toys. The predatory pattern was deliberate, calculated, and horrific. He was arrested only when a neighbor reported his license plate. In 1999, a judge sentencing him to three consecutive 25-to-life terms plus 20 years and eight months called him “the monster parents fear the most.” That language matters. It reflects not emotion but judicial assessment of irredeemable danger.

The Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Proponents of Funston’s release point to recidivism statistics showing elderly offenders pose minimal threat. The Board of Parole Hearings cited his advanced age, 27 years of incarceration, and diminished physical capacity as evidence of reduced danger. But this logic collapses under scrutiny. Sex offenders targeting young children operate from psychological compulsion, not physical capability. A 64-year-old predator with cognitive decline may actually become more impulsive, not less. The program conflates general criminality with specialized predatory pathology.

Blue State Justice Meets Bipartisan Outrage

Sheriff Jim Cooper didn’t mince words: “He abused these children horrifically. They don’t deserve a second chance, and neither does he.” Governor Newsom requested the Board reconsider. Assemblymember Krell, herself a prosecutor, is drafting legislation to exclude violent sex offenders from elderly parole eligibility. This isn’t partisan theater. It’s a unified recognition that the system has betrayed its fundamental duty: protecting children from predators who have already proven their nature.

The Elderly Parole Program serves a legitimate purpose—relieving prison overcrowding for offenders whose crimes reflect circumstance rather than character. But applying it uniformly to child predators ignores a hard truth: some criminals reveal their essence through their crimes. Funston didn’t steal from desperation or assault in rage. He hunted children methodically. That pattern doesn’t fade with age. It calcifies. California’s willingness to release him anyway exposes a system so committed to reducing incarceration that it has abandoned the most vulnerable victims to the very predators who destroyed their childhoods.