Ronald F Owens Jr addresses Elk Grove Unified School District Board on August 8, 2023.

A Northern California man was arrested and booked in county jail on one count of possession of obscene matter of minor in sexual act, which is a felony.

A Southern California man was arrested for allegedly downloading and distributing child sexual abuse material over the Internet.

The case of the Northern California man and the case of the Southern California are pending.

However a San Joaquin Valley man was sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined $5,000 for transferring obscene material to a minor, a U.S. attorney announced on June 20, 2023.

These are just three examples of thousands of people who have been arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced in one of 21 federal prisons, one of California’s 34 state institutions, or one of 58 state county jails.

What specific law did they break? They broke California Penal Code 311.11paragraph a, which prohibits a person from knowingly possessing obscene materials depicting a person under the age of 18 years old engaging in or simulating sexual conduct.

In previous meetings I have noted Elk Grove Unified School District’s policy prohibits employees from sexually harassing others. Your pornographic books contradicts your policy.

In previous meetings I have noted there are federal and state laws prohibiting the grooming of minors. Your pornographic books goes against these laws.

The previous speaker just read an excerpt.

And in this meeting I note: People are arrested, tried, sentenced, incarcerated and have to register as a sex offender for the exact same pornographic material that is being propagated in district schools and that is shelved in district libraries.