The test will begin today, May 17 and run through July 11, according to a news release from the Rosemead-based chain.

The sandwich is made with crispy chicken glazed with orange sauce, topped with pickles and sriracha aioli on a potato bun.

It will be available at:

14480 Merced Ave, Baldwin Park.

8510 Firestone Blvd, Downey.

15528 Whittier Blvd B, Whittier.

25276 Marguerite Parkway No. 104, Mission Viejo.

27670-b Santa Margarita Parkway, Mission Viejo.

The sandwich is also being tested at five restaurants in Colorado, the news release said.

The OC Sandwich went through its first phase of testing last year at the Panda Express Innovation Kitchen in Pasadena, according to Adrian Lok, senior culinary innovation manager.

“It was a great response from both our guests and operators,” he said in a phone interview. “It’s moved on now to the next stage.”

The Innovation Kitchen is currently testing an item called Spicy Wagyu Beef Dumplings.

Information: pandaexpress.com/innovation

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  A collage of photos for former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, is adorned in roses during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Members of St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park prepare for a funeral service for former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  David Muse speaks during a funeral service his wife, for former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Father Mike Gutierrez speaks during a funeral service for former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  Community members mourned the loss of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a Rosary and funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  David Muse pauses at the casket of his wife, former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, during a funeral service at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  David Muse, right, is embraced by Kathleen Ellison, 75, of Monrovia during a funeral service for his wife, former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

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  The casket of former Baldwin Park council member, Teri Guylene Muse, sits in front of the altar at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park during a funeral service attended by family, friends, community members and city officials on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Muse, who was pivotal in establishing a key social services center in the city, passed away on April 27. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

A resident of Baldwin Park for more than 33 years, Teri Muse played a leading role in civic life in the San Gabriel Valley city.

On Tuesday, May 9, mourners joined her family to remember that service.

A Rosary and funeral were held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church as well as a Celebration of Life reception at the Julia McNeill Senior Center.

Muse died on April 27.

Muse, 59, served on the Baldwin Park City Council for six years, but also served as a commissioner on the city’s Human Services Commission, and was president of the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce. She was a co-founder and board member of the Baldwin Park Business Association and was active with other community organizations.

David Muse remembered his spouse as an impactful leader and pillar of support for the Baldwin Park community.

“I am hearing stories from people who I don’t even know about how much Teri has affected their lives,” Muse said. “She hired interns that would eventually become our second children. It was, you know, our goal was always open for the kids in the neighborhood because that’s who she was. And that’s who we were as a family.”

“God said I need somebody to organize heaven,” Muse added. “And she’s up there, calling the shots right now and making things happen … Those of us who are left behind have to just cherish everything in which we have experienced with her.”

The one-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m. on May 13 in front of Baldwin Park City Hall after city officials and event partners welcome the public.

“Mental health is not an issue we take lightly and we will do everything we can to provide our residents with the most supportive resources,” said Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada in a statement.

Participation medals will be given to all walkers, runners and cyclists at the finish line.The day is meant to shed light on mental health within the community during Mental Health Awareness Month. Attendees of all ages are welcome to attend the free walk and the vendor fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Entertainment will include performances by Kurt Szul of the City of Angels Band, Mariposas Folklorico, Arcadia Happy Dancers, Pualani’s Polynesian Dancers and SOTO Band.

Free COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 test kits, provided by CSC Health, will be available for individuals 12 years old and over.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, each year 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness and 1 in 6  U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder.  50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24.

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14. Resources from the California Mental Health Connection will be available to guests.

This year, L.A. County’s “Take Action for Mental Health” campaign will host grant-funded community events throughout May and June including free community fairs, art festivals, after school programs, yoga and 5K run/walk activities, professional conferences, mental health trainings and outreach campaigns. Each event will provide free resources, connections, physical and mental well-being themed giveaway items as well as free meals.

“The breadth of the ‘Take Action for Mental Health L.A. County’ campaign events exemplifies the collaboration and the village it takes to form an interconnected community support system that promotes empathy, self-care and care for others,” said Los Angeles County Director Dr. Lisa H. Wong in a statement. “Our hope is that the campaign will create healthy dialogue, reduce stigma surrounding mental illness and encourage use of Department of Mental Health resources.”

A complete list of grantees and funded events/activities is accessible here.

Muse passed away on April 27. She was 59.

A resident of Baldwin Park for more than 33 years, Muse played a leading role in civic life in the San Gabriel Valley city.

First appointed to the City Council in 1994, she was instrumental in establishing Baldwin Park’s one-stop service center to assist the community with access to social services, leaders said.

Residents know the center now as the Teri G. Muse Family Service Center at Morgan Park.

An extension of Muse’s ethos, the center works to provide affordable human services and programs including counseling and health programs, hygiene and clothing distribution, as well as arts and recreation.

Muse’s husband of 37 years, David Muse, saw that ethos up close.

“I watched her flourish,” he said. “She helped so many other people flourish. It wasn’t so much how she grew — she was focused on how to make other people grow and do things and excel.”

Teri Muse served on the Baldwin Park City Council for six years, but also served as a commissioner on the city’s Human Services Commission, and was president of the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce. She was a co-founder and board member of the Baldwin Park Business Association and was active with other community organizations.

It was a civic engagement that paralleled an active professional life.

She held a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Los Angeles,  where she studied public relations. It would lead to becoming public relations manager at Kaiser Permanente and a community public relations manager at Waste Management. She also was a business owner with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

And it all coincided with family life.

David Muse recalled meeting his then future wife “the old fashion way” at a local bar in Pasadena. For him, it was love at first sight that led him on his knee only one week after meeting Teri. The two continued dating for three years before officially tying the knot.

“She walked in and the light from the hallway behind her made her glow, I am in awe of this woman, even as we speak now,” David said. “The things she has been doing her entire life have been focused on giving — giving, not only for friends and family but for the community. I would pinch myself over the years — It’s like I can’t believe that this woman decided to say yes … eventually.”

Beyond her family, the loss was felt by a grateful city.

“With heavy hearts, Baldwin Park City Council and City staff extend our deepest condolences to the Muse family,” said Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada. “Teri will always be remembered and celebrated for her invaluable contributions to Baldwin Park. She will be missed greatly in our community and her impact will forever live on in the hearts of our Baldwin Park family.”

Teri Muse is survived by her husband of 37 years David; their four children, David Paul, Ariana Guylene, Taylor Lee and Sean Dylan; her siblings Joyce Ann, Paul Gregory (spouse: Gabby), Michael Jefferson (spouse: Krystina); and extended family.

Community members and residents are invited to services hosted by her family.

A Rosary will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 3883 Baldwin Park Blvd., in Baldwin Park, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m.

Interment will follow at noon at Rose Hills Mortuary, 3888 Workman Mill Road, in Whittier, and a Celebration of Life reception will be at 1:30 p.m. at Julia McNeill Senior Center, 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park.

The bill is named after 5-year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr., known as “Piqui,” who was murdered by his father in 2017. Before the boy’s death, his mother, Ana Estevez, fought in family court to protect her son against her ex-husband before Piqui’s death.

Ever since, Estevez has worked to persuade lawmakers to pass the bill.

“Protecting our children should always be a priority, but the legal system failed Piqui, and so many other children,” Rubio said in a statement. “SB 331 will begin a systematic change in family court to prevent another family from suffering such pain. I’m proud to work with Ana Estevez and other advocates on Piqui’s Law to prevent one more child from dying. I am so proud of 10 year-old Zoe Winenger, who bravely testified on the unnecessary trauma she suffered as a result of a reunification camp.”

The bill would direct the Judicial Council – which sets policy and rules for judges in California – to establish training on domestic violence and child abuse as part of the continuous education judges and other specified individuals performing duties in family law matters. It would establish judicial reporting requirements on this training, and would require expert testimony during child custody proceedings while prohibiting a court from ordering family reunification treatments.

The bill, which Rubio has been working to pass in past legislative sessions, will next be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Last year, Rubio agreed that she would push for it again this year in what was a consensus that it could be stronger.

Last year, in a statement, she said: “In talking with Ana Estevez and other stakeholders, we had a consensus that the version under consideration did not achieve our goals. I also know that when California enacts legislation, the rest of the country follows, so it’s imperative we get Piqui’s Law right.”

“These realities mean that the impact that this funding will have will be nothing short of empowering for our Baldwin Park and San Gabriel Valley families,” said  Estrada at the check presentation. “Congresswoman Napalitano, I’m grateful to you for securing this funding and the community empowerment and togetherness that will sprout from it.”

A hub for nonprofit organizations, the center is downtown in Baldwin Park. It has offered social, economic, legal, health and human services to vulnerable youth, seniors and families since 1996.

The city has already identified matching funds to begin the planning and design phase of the project.

The Family Service Center will expand to 12,000 square feet, providing additional community meeting rooms, an exhibit hall, private office spaces, a family room and a commercial kitchen.

According to city officials, the expansion will enable city staff and nonprofit organizations to better address myriad issues facing the region and Baldwin Park. In 2021, the City Council hosted community meetings to understand residents’ thoughts on how to improve quality of life in Baldwin Park.

“I’m excited for the possibilities we will unlock through this expansion,” said Councilmember Alejandra Avila.

Napolitano secured the funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Funding Bill with the support of city of Baldwin Park representatives, U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla, state Sen. Susan Rubio and Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio.

Other projects remain on the city’s horizon. 

Baldwin Park received more than $6 million to expand Barnes Park and continue greening the Big Dalton Wash Trail, as well as more than a million dollars to construct its second tiny home village in less than a year.

Another $6 million state budget appropriation will cover more than half of the cost to construct the Susan Rubio Zocalo Park & Civic Center Plaza in downtown Baldwin Park. Another grant of $761,672 will be used to build the Maine Avenue Mini Park on a lot the city purchased to expand its parks system.

“Not only can our staff better serve our families with our existing services, but an expanded center will also spell an opportunity for greater collaboration among our service providers to better tackle many of the systemic challenges we face,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Garcia.

The 11 a.m.-to-1 p.m. event is part of a series of statewide gatherings to be held this week highlighting the dangers of not having enough workers on hand to provide adequate medical care and prevent employee burnout.

The Hollywood Presbyterian employees — including 747 licensed vocational nurses, medical assistants, respiratory therapists, emergency room workers, lab assistants and housekeepers — are represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.

Their labor contract expired Dec. 31 and the workers picketed the facility last month over short staffing.

Additional Southern California rallies to be held this week:

• Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12
• Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 13
• Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 13

Employees will also rally at medical facilities in Modesto, Walnut Creek, Antioch, Roseville and San Jose.

Kaiser stressed that this week’s rallies on its campuses are not a strike or picket and won’t impact patient care.

“Later this month, we will begin contract bargaining with SEIU-UHW and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions,” the healthcare giant said. “We look forward to bargaining in good faith with our labor partners and discussing staffing ideas and solutions as well as other important topics with the union at the bargaining table.”

Datosha Williams, a service representative with Kaiser, said employees are “stretched thin and burnt out.”

“Healthcare workers are leaving the field, and those of us who have stayed are doing the work of two or three people,” Williams said in a statement. “We can’t give our patients the care they deserve without enough staff.”

Caregivers say short-staffed hospitals often result in long patient wait times, mistaken diagnoses and neglect.

“When you don’t have proper staffing, we feel like we end up cutting corners on patient care,” said Gaby Hernandez, a lab assistant at Hollywood Presbyterian. “We are so understaffed and overworked.”

Patients who need blood drawn before receiving chemotherapy treatments often have to wait 45 minutes to an hour, she said.

“These people are anxious enough at it is,” Hernandez said. “That just builds up their anxiety even more.”

In a statement issued Wednesday, April 12, Kaiser said healthcare providers across the nation are facing staffing shortages and employee burnout.

“Beyond the aggressive work we are doing to hire and fill our open positions, we look forward to working collaboratively with our union partners at our upcoming bargaining table to explore new and innovative ways to address these challenges,” the company said.

In a statement issued last month, Hollywood Presbyterian said its priority is “to provide our patients safe, high-quality care and value the voice and well-being of our caregivers.”

“We look forward to future discussions and fair negotiations with the union, as we value the dedication and hard work of all CHA HPMC employees, including SEIU-UHW members,” management said.

Short staffing has become a universal concern among Southern California healthcare workers.

SEIU-UHW-represented workers at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks picketed that facility in February, also claiming they’re chronically short-staffed and unable to adequately meet patient needs.

Management said its hospital staffing is “safe, appropriate and in line with other community hospitals.”

Registered nurses at six Southern California hospitals also picketed their facilities in January as part of a nationwide call for increased staffing amid a winter surge of RSV, influenza and COVID-19 patients.

Those workers — represented by the California Nurses Association, an affiliate of National Nurses United — held protests at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance and Community Hospital of San Bernardino, among others.

“I want to encourage our Baldwin Park family to attend Spring Fest. It is a fun and educational way to celebrate spring in Baldwin Park. This year is an ‘egg-citing’ one because our Egg Hunt event has returned for our Baldwin Park youth,” said Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada.

All ages are welcome to meet and greet the Bunny at the VIP Bunny Brunch from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Brunch tickets will be sold for $4 up until April 8 at 9:45 a.m. Visitors are invited to bring their egg hunt baskets as there will be over 20,000 eggs hidden at Morgan Park. The hunt will begin at 10:45 a.m. and is free and open to the public ages 12 years and younger.

The city will also plant seeds of environmental awareness during an environmental fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in celebration of National Arbor Day. Mulch will be available to Baldwin Park residents for free while supplies last. Residents can take home up to two 50-pound bags or trashcans of mulch. Residents must provide their own bags or cans.

Free COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 test kits, provided by CSC Health, will be available for individuals 12 years old and older. Parental consent will be required.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Broadbelt’s ruling Monday, March 27, dismissed nearly half of former Chief Jill Poe’s claims, including two alleging defamation and one alleging the district placed her on paid administrative leave for refusing to fix a local blogger’s tickets.

The remaining claims allege Poe, who is a lesbian, was harassed, retaliated and discriminated against after she began publicly disclosing her sexual orientation in 2015.

Neither Poe’s attorney, Carney Shegerian, nor the school district’s attorneys returned requests for comment.

Insurance fraud conviction

Poe was placed on administrative leave by the district in September 2019 after a local blogger, Paul Cook, revealed that she had previously pleaded no contest to felony auto insurance fraud in 1999 while serving as an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department.

A criminal complaint at the time stated Poe reported her Toyota 4Runner stolen and collected $7,648 from her insurance company. Investigators, working off a tip from a fellow officer Poe had confided in, later found the vehicle parked in her brother’s backyard with no signs of damage.

Poe, who admitted to the fellow officer that she lied because she needed the money, received three years of probation as a result.

Promoted to chief in 2014

The former LAPD officer later joined the Baldwin Park Unified School District Police Department in 2006, was promoted to captain in 2011 and then to police chief in 2014. Both the district and Poe acknowledged in court filings that she disclosed her criminal history to the district prior to it becoming public.

“Superintendent (Froilan) Mendoza has known about Poe’s history with the LAPD and criminal charges since at least 2015,” wrote Carney Shegerian, Poe’s attorney, in her complaint.

Her past conviction, however, became public in late 2019 after a school police officer pulled over Cook for allegedly running a stop sign. Poe’s lawsuit alleges Cook emailed Superintendent Froilan Mendoza and requested the dismissal of his ticket, or he would publicly disclose Poe’s criminal past. Poe alleges Mendoza asked her to comply and became angry when the police chief refused.

Cook published a post about Poe’s conviction on his blog, the Legal Lens, about a month later. Cook has denied the allegations. The district has since dismissed the ticket and settled with Cook in a separate, but related case.

Lawyer: Poe targeted for sexual orientation

Poe, who sued in November 2019, maintains the district used the article as a pretext to retaliate against her for her sexual orientation and for reporting Cook’s alleged extortion attempt to school officials and the District Attorney’s Office. Other, more serious allegations against heterosexual employees resulted in comparatively lighter punishments, the lawsuit alleges.

“Yet Poe, who is a lesbian, is being targeted, and her employment has been actually and constructively terminated, despite the benign and outdated nature of the records and history that have recently resurfaced and despite the fact that BPUSD knew everything about it before hiring her,” her attorneys wrote.

Poe alleges she regularly faced harassment and discrimination, including from a board member who publicly stated that children need a “father and a mother” at board meetings attended by Poe.

Parts of claim dismissed

Broadbent will allow those parts of the claim to go forward, but he dismissed a claim of retaliation related to Poe’s reporting of the alleged extortion because the district admitted it placed Poe on leave solely to quell public outcry and not because of her conviction.

In 2019, a spokesperson said the district was investigating “the past work history of a member of our school police department,” but it turned out there was no actual investigation, according to the court filings. Despite this, the district never attempted to defend Poe in the media as part of its intentional infliction of emotional distress, Poe’s lawsuit alleges.

The judge’s ruling states BPUSD never believed Poe “did (something) wrong” and instead was simply trying to restore public trust by taking action against her. And because the district had “legitimate, independent reasons” to place Poe on leave, they would have done so regardless of her whistleblowing, Broadbent said in his explanation for the dismissal of one of the causes.

Poe was officially terminated in 2021 when the district, citing budget constraints, disbanded the entire police department.

In cases filed in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the defendants were accused of exploiting children in person and on the Internet.

“Protecting our children from sexual exploitation is some of the most important work my office does,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement.

“For years, we have vigorously prosecuted child sexual predators, and we have only increased those efforts in recent times. To those who would seek to victimize our youth, let me be clear: We will use every tool in our arsenal to bring you to justice and thereby stop you from causing further irreparable harm to others.”

The defendants facing charges in Los Angeles federal court are:

— Ivan Lozano, 36, of Long Beach, who was charged with enticing a minor victim to commit sexual acts and possession of child pornography. Over the course of nearly two years, starting when the victim was 14, Lozano allegedly encouraged and enticed a girl living in Tanzania to repeatedly send him videos and photos of a sexual nature using the WhatsApp social media application. In October 2021, according to the complaint affidavit, Lozano traveled to Tanzania for the purpose of having sex with the girl, which he recorded on video. Lozano is currently a fugitive being sought by the FBI.

— Dustan David Sheehan, 45, of Hollywood, who surrendered Friday after being named in a criminal complaint that accuses him of distributing child pornography and possession of and access with intent to view child pornography. In an August 2020 conversation with an undercover agent on the Kik internet messaging platform, Sheehan allegedly discussed his desire to meet and sexually abuse the undercover’s fictitious 9-year-old daughter. Sheehan was also accused of sharing sexually explicit images with the undercover agent. During a subsequent search of Sheehan’s residence, FBI investigators identified about 2,919 child sexual abuse images and 21 similar videos on Sheehan’s digital devices, prosecutors say. During his initial court appearance Friday, Sheehan was released on a $100,000 bond and was ordered to reside at a residential rehabilitation center.

— Nathan Kicyla, 39, of Van Nuys, was accused of coercing a 10-year-old girl he encountered online to engage in sexually explicit conduct. An indictment charges Kicyla with sexual exploitation of a child for the purpose of producing a sexually explicit visual depiction, enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and commission of a felony offense involving a minor. If convicted, he would face a mandatory minimum of 35 years in federal prison. He is currently in federal custody on a supervised release violation stemming from a 2007 conviction of sexually exploitation of minors in the Eastern District of California.

— Ian Nathanial Johnson, 36, of Santa Clarita, was arrested Friday after prosecutors filed a criminal complaint charging him with distribution and possession of child pornography. The investigation into Johnson was launched after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received information that Johnson had uploaded child pornography to a Dropbox account, prosecutors said. During a search, agents seized Johnson’s digital devices and discovered over 200 images of child pornography and chats on Telegram, several of which included images of prepubescent children and children in bondage, the affidavit states.

In a recently concluded case, Francisco Anthony Dorame, 41, of Echo Park, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Wednesday for using an online messenger app last year to attempt to sexually traffic two children — ages 7 and 9 — and for distributing sexually explicit images of children. Dorame was also sentenced to a lifetime period of supervised release and ordered to pay $33,000 in restitution to 11 victims. Dorame pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child under 14 years old and one count of distribution of child pornography.

In February, two men who were found guilty by a jury of receiving and possessing videos of sexual assaults of severely disabled children were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Miguel Bocardo, 23, of Baldwin Park, was sentenced by a federal judge in Santa Ana to 18 years in federal prison. Cyr Dino Banguguilan, 36, of Azusa, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Their co-defendant — Steve Rodriguez, 38, of Pomona — was accused of systematically raping at least three disabled children for years while working as a certified nursing assistant at a group home facility. Rodriguez filmed these repeated attacks and sent some of these child pornography films to others, including Bocardo and Banguguilan, according to prosecutors.

Rodriguez pleaded guilty to eight child exploitation offenses and in January was sentenced to life in federal prison.