Howard L. Brooks was an aide to California Assemblyman Phil Wyman (R-Tehachapi.)
Brooks is accused of committing lewd acts on a child, continuous sexual abuse, and possession of child pornography, said county prosecutor Rouman Ebrahim. The abuse allegedly occurred between March and November 2000.
The County Sheriff’s Department Family Crimes Bureau began investigating Brooks after he allegedly sent a sexually explicit letter to an inmate at California State Prison in Sacramento, the prosecutor said. “It talked about sexual conduct with young boys, prosecutor Ebrahim said, adding that the pen-pal type letter was intercepted by prison officials.
Authorities believe there may be more victims and are extending their
investigation to include boys who belonged to the YMCA, where Brooks served as director during the 1980s.
The warrant was issued Tuesday.
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