Elderly Parole Granted to Convicted Child Molester Gregory Vogelsang 

March 14, 2026 – Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the California Board of Parole Hearings has granted elderly parole to 57-year-old Gregory Vogelsang, a sexually violent predator who was sentenced to over 350 years in prison for crimes committed against children in Citrus Heights.

Between 1995 and 1997, Vogelsang molested at least six boys between the ages of 5 and 11. Investigators determined he used grooming tactics to gain access to children by building trust with parents, inviting boys to sleepovers, buying them gifts, and taking them on outings before abusing that trust.

In one case, a child reported Vogelsang persuaded him to get into his vehicle under the pretense of helping pick out a gift. The child was driven to a residence and repeatedly assaulted despite crying and asking him to stop.

Another victim spent the night at Vogelsang’s home nearly every weekend for years because he was friends with Vogelsang’s family. During those visits, the abuse occurred repeatedly over an extended period of time.

During the investigation, deputies located boys’ underwear in Vogelsang’s possession. He admitted they belonged to his victims and stated he kept them for sexual stimulation.

Psychological evaluations later documented that Vogelsang acknowledged he remains primarily sexually attracted to boys between the ages of 5 and 11. He also admitted that as recently as 2020 he was still masturbating to fantasies about young boys.

Even after determining that he was a greater risk to the public than 80% of other sexual offenders, the Board of Parole Hearings granted Vogelsang elderly parole.

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Source: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office