The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is informing the public of upcoming Elder Parole hearings and how citizens can voice their concerns to the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH).
If you would like to contact the BPH on any of the upcoming Elder Parole hearings:
Please submit all inquiries or letters of support and/or opposition to:
Board of Parole Hearings
Post Office Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036
Telephone: 916-445-4072
Email Address: BPH.CorrespondenceUnit@cdcr.ca.gov
If you do not see an inmate’s name listed here or on the parole grant page, then that inmate’s parole hearing was denied.
More information on parole hearings, can be found here – https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/.
Christopher Hettiger
Parole Hearing: June 2, 2026
Christopher Hettiger
INMATE: Christopher Hettiger
INMATE: Christopher Hettiger
DATE OF HEARING: June 2, 2026
CDCR #: V34801
CASE #: 02F09970
AGE: 59
SENTENCE: 30 years to LIFE in prison
TIME SERVED: 21 years, 11 months
CONVICTIONS: 17 Counts of Lewd Act Upon a Child, Oral Copulation of Person Under 14, Anal Genital Penetration by Foreign Object on Person Under 14, Forcible Sexual Penetration w/Foreign Object
CASE SUMMARY: In 2002, Hettiger met the then 11-year-old victim through church and became his home teacher and babysitter. Hettiger would have the victim sleep in bed with him, showed him an anatomy book and escalated to repeat sexually assaults against the victim. During the investigation, officers were notified about another young boy that Hettiger had abused. In 1996, that victim was 9 years old when he joined the Big Brothers program and was paired with Hettiger, who sexually abused the victim for many years and provided him with alcohol. When the victim was 15 years old, he reported the abuse. Hettiger began sexually assaulting children when he was 30 years old until he was arrested at age 37.
RISK ASSESSMENT: In a February 2026 Risk Assessment Report, the inmate describes himself as a pedophile and was diagnosed with pedophilia. He stated he recognized a sexual attraction towards boys who are 12 to 13 years old and admitted to still being attracted to young boys. He admitted to grooming his victims and waiting for his victims to fall asleep to molest them. His triggers include having access to children, seeing children in bathing suits and cognitive distortions about believing he can have a relationship with a child. He was deemed a High Risk for violence.
Gregory Vogelsang
Rescission Hearing: June 26, 2026
Gregory Vogelsang
INMATE: Gregory Vogelsang
INMATE: Gregory Vogelsang
CDCR: #P55114
AGE: 56
CASE: #98F00524
CONVICTION: 27 Counts of Child Sexual Assault, including Kidnapping for Purpose of Child Molestation and Using Force and Violence for Purposes of Child Molestation.
SENTENCE: 355 years to LIFE
TIME SERVED: 27 years
PAROLE HEARING DATE: November 4, 2025
EN BANC PAROLE HEARING DATE: March 18, 2026
CASE SUMMARY: In the mid-1990s, Vogelsang molested five boys who were only 5 to 11 years old. Vogelsang grabbed and kidnapped one of the victims and attempted to kidnap another victim. He stated his preference was boys age 5 to 11. In addition to child sexual assault, he was also heavily into child pornography.
RISK ASSESSMENT: At his last parole hearing in 2024, he was found unsuitable for parole because he posed an unreasonable risk to public safety. Just one year later in 2025, he was granted parole – even though a risk assessment performed by a forensic pathologist found him to be above average risk of reoffending. This is a direct quote from the inmate at the parole hearing: “…you have to stop masturbating to images of child in your mind or real child pornography, leads to molestation, molestation leads to kidnapping and the kidnapping leads ultimately to murder of a child.” The report states Vogelsang’s crimes provide evidence of recurrent, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with prepubescent male children and evidence that he acted on these urges. He was diagnosis with Pedophilic Disorder, Sexually Attracted to Males.
Abbas Eghtesadi
Rescission Hearing: July 31, 2026
Abbas Eghtesadi
INMATE: Abbas Eghtesadi
INMATE: Abbas Eghtesadi
CDCR: #T87986
AGE: 63
CASE: #01F03406
CONVICTION: Attempted Murder, 9 Counts Acting in Concert, 3 Counts Oral Copulation by Acting in Concert with Force, Assault with Intent to Commit Rape/Sodomy/Oral Copulation, 2 Counts Forcible Rape, 2 Counts Sodomy by Force and Lewd Act on Dependent Adult.
SENTENCE: 137 years, 8 months to LIFE
TIME SERVED: 24 years
PAROLE HEARING DATE: January 17, 2026 – GRANTED
CASE SUMMARY: In April 2001, the victim was walking on Stockton Boulevard when Eghtesadi and his female co-defendant stopped and asked her for directions. The victim then asked Eghtesadi for a ride home, but he drove her to his apartment instead. Once inside, Eghtesadi and the co-defendant committed numerous and unimaginable sexually sadistic violent assaults on the victim. The victim was eventually allowed to leave and noticed money and pictures missing from her purse. When she confronted Eghtesadi about her belongings, Eghtesadi took a knife and held it up in a stabbing motion. The victim left and contacted police. The victim stated she wanted Eghtesadi to receive the maximum sentence allowed.
PRIOR HISTORY: Eghtesadi had an active warrant on the Attempted Murder, Forcible Rape, Lewd Act on a Dependent Adult and Forcible Sodomy charge for stabbing a woman twice after scaring her into performing oral sex and having sexual intercourse with him in 1998. In February 2001, he forced another woman to perform oral sex and sodomized her while pressing a knife against her ribs. He then forced her to have sexual intercourse.
RISK ASSESSMENT: In a 2022 Risk Assessment, Eghtesadi was found to be Higher Moderate Risk for violence with a 5-year denial, yet he was advanced. His 2025 Risk Assessment states Eghtesadi was found to still be a Moderate risk for violence. It further states that he meets the paraphilic disorder of sexual sadism. He admitted engaging in recurrent acts of forced sexual activity, and being sexually aroused when someone says, “no and resists.” He stated, “Rejection is one of my triggers, I felt disrespected, took knife from kitchen and told her I would cut her face, or she had to do what I asked, I saw fear in her face, I got aroused, excited…I took the knife and stabbed her to show her I cannot tolerate any rejection.” Eghtesadi admitted to having fantasies about inflicting pain on someone and being aroused by seeing a prostitute on the show Law & Order just a few years ago.
Jorge Tinoco
Parole Hearing: September 11, 2026
Jorge Tinoco
INMATE: Jorge Tinoco
INMATE: Jorge Tinoco
CDCR #: K77811
AGE: 54
CASE #:97F02817
CONVICTION: 3 Counts of Forcible Lewd Acts on a Child, 1 Count Aggravated Child Sexual Assault
SENTENCE: 24 years to LIFE
TIME SERVED: 28½ years
PAROLE HEARING DATE: April 15, 2026
CASE SUMMARY: In the 1990s, Tinoco molested a 5-year-old girl on at least three separate occasions. Tinoco had also stuffed a rag down her throat to prevent her from talking or screaming and threatened to further harm her if she told anyone.
RISK ASSESSMENT: A Risk Assessment Report from his last parole hearing in 2023, showed Tinoco gave inconsistent versions of the crimes and ultimately stated, “he would need help every day of his life.” He was found to be a Moderate (medium) Risk to reoffend and was not granted parole. In a February 2026 Risk Assessment Report for his upcoming April 15th hearing, Tinoco denied and had different versions of his previous story, admitting to only one incident of child molest. The report also states, “…Mr. Tinoco has yet to engage in sex offender treatment/self-study and lacks full awareness into the factors that contributed to his sexually violent behavior. His lack of awareness into his offending places him at risk of engaging in such violence in an unstructured setting. In this current Risk Assessment Report, Tinoco was again, found to be a Moderate Risk for violence.