Randy Villegas Silent After Predator Was Rehired, Students Sexually Abused

July 29, 2026

Socialist Randy Villegas has some explaining to do after a bombshell investigation revealed that Visalia Unified rehired a former employee despite a disturbing history of alleged misconduct.

Villegas and his fellow board members went silent when asked why Visalia Unified rehired DeJaun Jones despite prior allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to students, returning him to campus in a position with direct access to children.

The consequences were horrific: Jones later pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts for sexually abusing two students and was sentenced to five years in state prison.

“Socialist Randy Villegas sat on the school board while a man with a disturbing history of alleged misconduct was rehired, put back near children and later sexually abused two students. Now, instead of giving parents answers, Villegas is hiding from this catastrophic failure on his watch. His gross incompetence failed children, and his spineless silence is betraying their families. Villegas isn’t fit to oversee a school district, let alone serve in Congress.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez