DA Opposes Parole for Convicted Serial Rapist Rudolph Martin Acosta
Published on May 15, 2025
Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp, Councilwoman Annalisa Perea, Survivor Mirna Garcia, along with other community leaders will hold a press conference urging the California Board of Parole Hearings to deny parole to Rudolph Martin Acosta, a convicted serial rapist who terrorized women in Fresno’s Tower District in 1991.
Acosta, now 59, was sentenced to 78 years in state prison for sexually assaulting at least nine women, ages 16 to 30, while threatening them with a weapon. Despite the violent nature of his crimes, Acosta is eligible for parole under California’s “youthful offender” law because he was 25 at the time of the attacks.
The public is encouraged to submit letters to the California Board of Parole Hearings opposing Acosta’s release. Letters must be received by the Board at least 15 days before the hearing on June 6, 2025.
Email: BPH.CorrespondenceUnit@cdcr.ca.gov
Mail:
Board of Parole Hearings
P.O. Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036
Speakers:
- District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp
- Mayor Jerry Dyer
- Mirna Garcia, survivor
- Councilwoman Annalisa Perea
- Centro La Familia Director Margarita Rocha
Guests:
- Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto
- Rape Counseling Services Program Director Raquel Garcia
- Marjaree Mason Center Executive Director Nicole Linder
- Representatives from the offices of Senator Anna Caballero, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, and Supervisor Luis Chavez
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Tower Theatre 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA
Download this news release(PDF, 231KB).
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If you wish to submit a letter of opposition, download, edit and sign the sample letter below, then email it to BPH.CorrespondenceUnit@cdcr.ca.gov or mail it to:
Board of Parole Hearings
P.O. Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036.
Letter of Opposition of Parole(PDF, 130KB)
Letter of Opposition of Parole(DOCX, 16KB)