The California Attorney General’s Office says the charges leveled against former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner are the ones the state believes can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

The response comes after Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains of Delano sent a letter to the Attorney General’s office earlier this week questioning why no child sex abuse charges were filed against the former District 2 supervisor.

Scrivner has been charged with five felonies after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies responded to his Tehachapi home in April 2024 after getting reports of the supervisor suffering a psychotic episode and being in possession of a gun.

In a statement released Wednesday, Bains said the investigation by the AG’s office found Scrivner allegedly touched a child inappropriately as the two were in bed together.

Scrivner was charged in February 2025 with child cruelty and weapons possession, but not sexual assault.

The case is being prosecuted by the state due to a conflict of interest. District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is Scrivner’s aunt.