On January 29, 2024, the Honorable Thomas Smith sentenced Curtis McKenna, 66, to 16 years in prison for molesting two children. McKenna admitted the victims were vulnerable when he molested them and that he had taken advantage of a position of trust and confidence to commit the crimes. The victims later courageously reported this conduct as adults. Although McKenna had no criminal history, the Court determined the aggravating factors outweighed any mitigating ones. The Court sentenced McKenna to the upper term and sentenced each count consecutively, also requiring McKenna to register as a sex offender.
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- At this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, District Attorney Vern Pierson spoke following the proclamation of April 19th – 25th, 2026 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in El Dorado County
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- On April 13, 2026, in a packed courtroom filled with those supporting the victims, Darin McFarlin was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole, as well as an additional life term, 50 years to life, and 15 years, for the August 21, 2025 brutal murders of his fiancé, Marissa Divodi-Lessa Herzog, and her 7-year-old son