BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A motion seeking mental health diversion for Zack Scrivner, who’s accused of inappropriately touching a child, was postponed Thursday and rescheduled for a hearing in Superior Court on the morning of Dec. 15.
If the former county supervisor is granted entry and successfully completes a mental health diversion program, the case against him would be dismissed.
Scrivner, 51, is charged with three counts of child cruelty and two counts of illegally possessing an assault rifle.
Zack Scrivner’s defense attorney, H.A. Sala, listens during Thursday’s hearing.
Judge Gloria Cannon noted Scrivner had a number of matters scheduled in her courtroom Thursday, including a status conference and a motion by the Attorney General’s Office to postpone the hearing.
She granted that motion, setting the motion for mental health diversion in Department 15, after which attorneys will return to Department 13 — her courtroom — for other matters.
Deputy Attorney General Joseph Penney speaks to Judge Gloria Cannon (not pictured) during Thursday’s hearing.
A criminal complaint filed by the state AG’s Office says Scrivner took mind-altering substances on the evening of April 23, 2024, then got in bed with and sexually penetrated a child.
He also illegally possessed an AK-47 style rifle and an AR-15 style rifle, according to the complaint.
Scrivner was charged in February following a lengthy investigation. The AG’s Office is handling the case because Scrivner is the nephew of Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer.
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