In last act, interim D.A. Loftus pushes new sex assault prosecution policy

San Francisco Chronicle | Heather Knight | January 7, 2020

Life at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice is about to change — again — with the baton-passing at 5 p.m. Wednesday from interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus to no-interim-needed Chesa Boudin.

Boudin famously edged out presumed front-runner Loftus in the Nov. 5 election after former District Attorney George Gascón quit to seek the same office in Los Angeles.

The musical chairs will end when Boudin is sworn in by Mayor London Breed at Herbst Theater, an event that Loftus will not attend because, she said, she’ll be out of town. The two have disagreed on plenty, but in good news for victims of sexual assault, they have agreed on a new way of prosecuting these brutal crimes.