https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/03/22/former-san-jose-code-enforcement-officer-convicted-extorting-sex-and-money-from-massage-businesses/

A former San Jose city code enforcement officer has been convicted of abusing his permitting power to extort sex and solicit bribes from massage business owners, while also offering to protect them from police raids.

William Gerry, 47, pleaded no contest Monday to felony counts related to extorting more than $140,000 from massage business owners and coercing some of his victims into sex in lieu of payment, according to court documents. Gerry also pleaded no contest to molesting two people when they were children in the early 2000s, prior to his work with the city.