Crime & Safety

Santa Cruz Artist Arrested on Suspicion of Child Molestation in Malibu

Paul Allen Rusconi, 45, sold a portrait of Barack Obama for $20,000 at auction.

Paul Allen Rusconi, a Santa Cruz artist living in Malibu, was arrested for allegedly molesting his two 20-month-old daughters.  He was held on $220,000 bond, according to KION TV.

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Here is a about Rusconi in the Malibu Patch.

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