Greg Haidl, son of former Orange County, California, Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, was convicted in the 2002 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. Haidl was released from prison in January 2008, after serving about half of his six-year sentence.CBS2.com: Greg Haidl To Be Released From Prison...
In December 2008, Haidl's name surfaced during testimony at the public corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. A district attorney told the court a top aide of Carona's "threatened his political future" if he pursued charges against Haidl.NBC Los Angeles: Testimony Concludes in Carona Trial (December 19, 2008)
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Convicted in March 2006 of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl; sentenced to six years behind barsCBS2.com: Greg Haidl To Be Released From Prison...
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Haidl one of three teen suspects convicted in the July 2002 attackCBS2.com: Greg Haidl To Be Released From Prison...
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Victim was unconscious at the time of the assault, which took place at Haidl's father's home in Corona del Mar, CaliforniaCBS2.com: Greg Haidl To Be Released From Prison...
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Haidl was 17 at the time of the attack; sentenced, along with Kyle Nachreiner and Keith Spann, as an adult in the caseSignOnSanDiego.com: ...gang rape defendants to be sentenced as adults (October 22, 2005)
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Released from Pleasanton Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California, in January 2008
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Described by prosecutors as the "maestro"; directed his high school friends in the attack on the victimOCRegister: D.A.: Football players and friend videotaped rape (January 2, 2009)
