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Suspect Facing Sex Charges Against Children Skips Court, Appears to be on the Run.

Fugitive on the Run May Be Headed to Yosemite

Posted by: Trisha Jacobs September 14, 2024 0 6,481 Views

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the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office

FRESNO COUNTY and MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Law enforcement is looking for 54-year-old Steven Carl Schapansky, who was reported as a missing person in Fresno on Wednesday, September 11th. In Santa Barbara County, he is currently facing two felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and 70 misdemeanor counts of electronic peeping. His charges stem from working as a teacher at a Santa Barbara charter school. Schapansky was due in a Santa Barbara County courtroom on Friday but did not attend. The judge has now issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

Schapansky was last seen in Fresno on the afternoon of September 11th. He was riding a 2021 blue Honda Monkey motorcycle with a California license plate of 25H7377. He may have been heading toward Yosemite National Park.

Schapansky is 6’2”, 210 lbs. with blue eyes and blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a blue polo shirt, blue shorts and white shoes. Schapansky is from Santa Barbara, but has recently been staying in Fresno.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Steven Schapansky to please contact  at (559) 600-3111 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Reference case # 24-10472.

We will update this article when new information is available.
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