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    Convicted child molester to be freed after spending 17 years in state hospital awaiting trial

    by Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times Jan 09, 2018 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Just before George Vasquez was scheduled to get out of prison, Los Angeles County prosecutors made a plea to the court: Don't let him free - he's too dangerous to live in public.

    While in his early 20s, Vasquez had lured young boys from his South L.A. neighborhood to a spot near an alleyway with the promise of candy. He was convicted of molesting several children, ages 6 to 8, court records show.

    Prosecutors argued that Vasquez needed to be confined within the walls of a state hospital, where he could receive mental health treatment for his disorder. So at their request, he was locked up while awaiting a trial to determine whether he

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