Solano County Public Defender Accused of Raping Fellow Attorney

A Solano County grand jury handed down an indictment accusing former Deputy Public Defender Rahul Balaram of getting a colleague drunk, then raping her, following an office holiday party in Vallejo.

Now in private practice, Mark spoke with FOX40 News about his experience as a public defender, though he is not representing either client in the Solano County case.

 

“It’s already a really difficult job,” Mark said of the public defender role. “This is the worst possible thing that could happen to a public defender agency, something from within being so significant and being so inflammatory.”

Read the full story and see the complete interview on FOX40’s website here.

Posted in Media Appearances.