Facebook Threat More Than Doubles Sex Offender's Bail

A threatening Facebook post by an alleged sex offender pissed off a California judge so much that he more than doubled the defendant's bail.

A threatening Facebook post by an alleged sex offender pissed off a California judge so much that he more than doubled the defendant’s bail.

The defendant, a 31-year-old former Highland, California deputy sheriff named Nathan James Gastineau,stands accused of three counts each of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

Gastineau had sex with a 16-year-old girl whom he’d actually supervised, as part of a summer explorations program that instructs children on the inner workings of law enforcement.

Now you’d think someone schooled in law enforcement would know better than to do something like this, but after he was charged, the defendant posted a threat on his own Facebook page called what else but Gastineau Support.

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