Convicted rapist known for crimes in ’90s up for early parole

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A serial rapist who brutally attacked and sexually assaulted his victims in the Pacific Beach neighborhood in the early 1990s is up for early parole, prosecutors said.

Kenneth Bogard, 66, has served 30 years of a 96-year prison sentence, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a news release Tuesday.

Bogard, who was denied his first parole hearing request in 2019 by the Parole Board, is eligible for an elderly parole hearing, the district attorney said. The latter is available to inmates who have served at least 20 years of their sentence and are over the age of 50.

“The Elder Parole law that allows for early release of murderers and rapists is cruel to crime victims and is rigged to only benefit violent criminals,” Stephan said. “This newer law forces victims and their families to revisit the trauma they have already suffered and causes additional despair. It doesn’t matter what kind of vicious acts for which the inmate was convicted.”

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In 1995, Bogard was convicted of 37 felonies that included multiple counts of residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, sexual battery, forcible oral copulation, rape by foreign object, assault with intent to commit rape and rape, according to prosecutors.

The crimes stemmed from attacks on seven women inside their Pacific Beach homes between August 1992 and October 1993.

“He stalked his victims prior to the attacks, sometimes watching them for weeks. He disguised his identity with a ski mask, carried a knife to force the victims into submission, and viciously forced them to perform sex acts,” Stephan said.

Stephan added that Bogard would often tuck the victim into bed saying “Goodnight” or reminding the victim to lock her doors and windows after the attacks.

Bogard’s parole hearing is set for Thursday.

“If Bogard is denied parole, the Board of Parole Hearings will not set a new parole hearing for at least three years. If he is granted parole, he will not be released immediately. The Governor reviews all grants of parole and can send the case back for additional review by the Board of Parole Hearings if he so chooses,” Stephan said.

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