A registered sex offender was given permission to read to students at a West Whittier elementary school during a Veteran's Day program last year, sheriff's officials disclosed Thursday.
Los Altos Elementary School officials were unaware of his status when they allowed John Davis, 56, of Whittier onto the campus last November, the school's principal said.
Sheriff's officials on Jan. 28 discovered that Davis, a retired Army major and a former White House official, was a convicted sex offender.
The discovery occurred when a deputy, who also volunteered to read to children at the school on Nov. 10, later recognized Davis while checking the status of local registered sex offenders, officials said.
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