@mint @PurpCat @fba @lina @pernia It looks like a misdemeanor conviction under CA Penal Code 647.6 ("You didn't touch the kid but you were probably gonna") can result in a anything from probation to a year with no priors, I figure other states are probably similar, so it's possible they didn't check his computer and he was doing half-time (non-violent offense) on a six-month sentence. Something short-time like that, they sometimes don't even take you in directly, they just tell you to report to custody Friday or something, so you have a little time to make arrangements, like telling fedi you have some legal trouble and will be gone a few months.

I mean, this is all speculation, all I know is he said he was gonna be gone a few months and was.