FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18HF0174
Date: September 5, 2018
LAGUNA HILLS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY ADAM STULL SENTENCED TO FIVE MONTHS IN JAIL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMAN
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Laguna Hills criminal defense attorney was sentenced today to five months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman and violating his position of trust.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Sentence |
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Adam Rudnick Stull, 57, Ladera Ranch |
Found guilty by a jury on July 18, 2018 of two misdemeanor counts of:
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Five months in Orange County Jail
Four years formal probation
Mandatory registration as a sex offender pursuant to PC 290 |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crimes, Stull was an active member of the State Bar of California and working as a criminal defense attorney in Orange County.
- The defendant had previously worked as a deputy district attorney in Kern County in the 1990s but was terminated after being convicted of sexual penetration of a minor while coaching mock trials. Stull later had the conviction expunged in Orange County. The defendant’s license to practice law was temporarily suspended following his conviction, for more information please visit: https://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/139121
- Prior to November 2017, the defendant gained Jane Doe’s trust while representing her as a client in his position as an attorney.
- On Nov. 7, 2017, Stull touched the victim’s buttocks with sexual intent against her will.
- On Nov. 20, 2017, the victim reported the incident to Orange County Sheriff’s Department, who investigated this case.
- At trial, the jury believed the victim and found Stull guilty of two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Mike Carroll, Sexual Assault Unit