On Monday July 15, Paul Fielder, a 60-year-old resident of Suisun City, California was charged with 32 counts of sexual abuse of a child under 14 years old, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
The following information is from the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office:
The charges are a result of an investigation by the Walnut Creek Police Department, in conjunction with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations. On July 11, 2019, Fielder was arrested by Walnut Creek Police Detectives and Federal Agents when he arrived at a location to meet a minor to engage in sex acts. The investigation revealed Fielder had been sexually abusing a minor for several years.
Investigators learned Fielder previously coached youth sports in Solano County and was employed by at least one high school as a campus supervisor.
Fielder was booked at the Martinez Detention Facility and his bail was set at $3.2 million. He remains in the custody of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Fielder will make his next appearance for his arraignment in Contra Costa County Superior Court on July 23 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 6 before the Honorable David Goldstein.
Anyone with information can contact Walnut Creek Police Detective Amber Martin at 925-943-5870 or Senior Inspector Darryl Holcombe at 925-957-8757.
The Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is managed by the San Jose Police Department. In Contra Costa County, detectives and investigators from the Walnut Creek, Concord and Moraga Police Departments, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Contra Costa County Probation Department and Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office participate in the task force along with Special Agents from the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Secret Service.
Parents are encouraged to discuss online safety with their children and can visit the website www.kidsmartz.org for further information.
Life Without in General Population.
I had a roommate in my college days that confided in me that from age 10 through 12 his own mother would invite her friends, both male and female over and force him to have sex with them. I felt sorry for him, but he seemed to live a normal life anyway. I only knew him for about a year, then we went our separate ways.
A little over twenty years later I was shocked to see his name and picture in the news. He had just been released from a medical prison for molesting young boys. The news article said he was under medical treatment for twenty years. Six months later he is back in the news after being caught molesting a young boy again.
It goes to show that when we hear about child molesters, we have no idea what kind of trauma drove them to be the way they are and it seems many of them repeat their offense after being released from treatment and prison, leading me to conclude that they cannot be cured of their illness and should be locked up for the rest of their lives.
There are so many of these male coaches who molest children. Unlike priests it seems. I think they should hire females to do the job. I know there have been a few of them too that do the same weird perverted things but a lot less.
What is up with this obsession of little boys? If I were a parent I would keep a watchful eye on these coaches or even a school official. Terrible.
Good job Walnut Creek Police 👏🏻 Job well done.
Protecting children 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻