Registered Sex Offender Candidate Holds Press Conference Across Active School, Sparks Police Report and Public Outrage

Fresno officials raised alarms last week after City Council candidate Rene Campos, a registered sex offender, held a press conference directly across from a K-8 charter school, drawing concern over student safety and compliance with legal restrictions.

The incident prompted Big Picture Educational Academy to file a police report and seek immediate legal measures.

Campos, 41, pleaded no contest in 2021 to a 2018 misdemeanor charge of possession of child sexual abuse material and served two years of probation.

He is required to maintain registered sex offender status under California law.

On Friday afternoon, Campos spoke outside Saint John’s Cathedral in downtown Fresno, located directly opposite the charter school, while students were participating in an after-school program that continues until 6 p.m., The Fresno Bee reported.