FRESNO – California Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (41, of Fresno) has been charged Tuesday in a misdemeanor complaint with the crime of cruelty to a child, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has announced.
The Complaint, filed in the Fresno County Superior Court Tuesday morning, alleges a sole misdemeanor count of Cruelty to a Child by Inflicting Unjustifiable Physical Pain or Mental Suffering under Penal Code section 273a(b). If convicted of the charge, Mr. Arambula faces a sentence of up to six (6) months imprisonment.