by: Riley Carroll Posted: Mar 2, 2026 / 10:36 PM PST Updated: Mar 2, 2026 / 10:36 PM PST FOX40.COM) — A convicted child rapist whose pending release from prison sparked outrage, appeared in a Placer County courtroom Monday after the DA filed new charges in an effort to keep him behind bars. David Allen Funston, who is serving multiple life sentences for sex crimes against children, was granted parole last month under California’s elderly parole law.