Former City Aide Takes Plea Bargain in Youth Sex Case

Ex-East Palo Alto employee pleads guilty to child sex crimes

Former East Palo Alto city employee Rafael Prado pleaded guilty to four felony charges on July 26. Courtesy San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Former East Palo Alto city employee Rafael Prado pleaded guilty on July 28 to three felonies for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy and possessing child sexual abuse material under a plea deal […]

Former city aide takes plea bargain in youth sex case

A former on-call support aide for the city of East Palo Alto accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy took a plea bargain and faces up to three years and eight months in prison, a prosecutor said. Rafael Prado, 29, of Redwood City, allegedly met the 13-year-old boy at the East Palo Alto library while he was an employee of the city, and they followed each other on Instagram, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Prado eventually se…

Ex-East Palo Alto Aide Takes Plea Deal In Youth Sex Case

Former East Palo Alto aide Rafael Prado took a plea deal in a youth sex case and faces up to three years and eight months in prison.