BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — California’s Attorney General’s Office is challenging the superior court’s grant of mental health diversion to former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner.
CA AG’s Office said they filed a petition for a writ of mandate in the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
The ruling happened back in December 2025.
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The defense noted that if Scrivner complies with the treatment and the court is satisfied with periodic evaluations, the charges could eventually be dismissed.
In April 2024, Scrivner was accused of sexually assaulting one of his four children at his Tehachapi home. Detectives obtained a search warrant and seized 30 firearms from Scrivner’s residence, including an AK-47 style rifle and an AR-15 rifle.
Scrivner stepped down from office in August 2024.
Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) released a statement saying:
What took so long? The DOJ had enough evidence to describe the sexual assault of a child by Zack Scrivner in court documents, but then they didn’t charge him with a sex crime. This injustice must be reversed, and I’m glad the DOJ finally agrees.