Parole board denies release for 75-year-old child molester, citing risk to public: DA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 75-year-old convicted child molester will remain in prison after the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied his release last Wednesday, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.

The board found that Lar Kitt poses a “current and unreasonable risk” to residents and issued a three-year denial.

Kitt’s case dates back to 1993 and 1994, when prosecutors said he began a romantic relationship with the mother of two children in the Lake Isabella area. Prosecutors said that on March 26, 1997, Kitt sexually assaulted one of the children…

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