Parole Denied for Sex Offender

On November 21, 2022, the California Board of Parole Hearings issued a 5-year denial of parole for Kevin Black, age 52, for his 2002 conviction for child molestation against multiple victims. He is currently serving his sentence at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe.

The crimes were committed between September 1, 2000, and July 3, 2001, against three minor victims under the age of 14 in Tulare County. In 2002, a jury convicted black of continuous sexual abuse of a child, and two counts of child molestation of a child under 14-years-old. He was sentenced to 46 years-to-life in prison.

At Black’s hearing on October 12, 2022, the parole commissioners’ vote to find him suitable for parole resulted in a tie. The matter was later taken up by the full California Board of Parole Hearings at an executive meeting, which voted to deny parole.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare Assistant District Attorney Dave Alavezos (559) 636-5494