Sex Offender Parole Policy

David Allen Funston, a convicted serial child rapist who had been formally granted release under California’s Elderly Parole Program, was transferred by the CDCR to law enforcement after Placer County filed new criminal charges and obtained a surprise arrest warrant hours before his scheduled release. Parole‑hearing transcripts show Funston admitted masturbating to pedophilic fantasies as recently as 2021 — including about an eight‑year‑old neighbor and incestuous thoughts about his daughter — saying he targeted vulnerable children for power and citing triggers such as adult‑woman images and “pedophilic stories” from his father; critics and an identified victim publicly condemned the parole decision.