Nicholas Bloed Faces New Sexual Assault Charges in Prison

Former Stockton Police sergeant Nicholas Bloed is facing new charges: five additional felony sexual assault counts filed by the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office on February 11, 2026, while he is already serving an eight-year state prison sentence for on-duty sex crimes. Because two of his existing convictions count as strikes under California’s Three Strikes Law, a conviction on the new counts could carry a minimum of 25 years to life.¹

What the New Charges Are

The five new felony counts all stem from alleged conduct in March 2022. They include two counts of oral copulation by threat of authority to arrest or deport under Penal Code 287(k), two counts of rape by threat to arrest or deport under Penal Code 261(a)(7), and one count of assault by a public officer under Penal Code 149.²

Prosecutors also alleged aggravating factors for sentencing, including “planning, sophistication and professionalism” and “victimization of a particularly vulnerable individual.” Alongside the charges, the DA filed a notice under California Evidence Code section 1108 seeking to introduce Bloed’s prior felony sexual assault convictions as evidence in the new case.²

Why the Stakes Are Higher This Time

Bloed’s guilty plea in March 2025 included two counts of oral copulation by threat of arrest under Penal Code 287(k), which are classified as serious felonies under California’s Three Strikes Law. Those two convictions gave him two strikes on his record.³

A conviction on additional serious or violent felonies would trigger the third-strike sentencing range, exposing him to a minimum of 25 years to life on top of the sentence he is already serving.¹

District Attorney Ron Freitas said the new prosecution reflects the office’s position that Bloed’s earlier plea does not close the book. “A previous sentence does not grant a pass for additional victims or uncharged crimes,” Freitas said. “We will continue to bring every viable charge to light to ensure that this defendant is held fully accountable for the total scope of his actions against our community.”²

The Prior Case and Sentence He Is Already Serving

Bloed was originally charged with 15 felony counts involving eight victims. On March 28, 2025, he pleaded guilty to four felonies: two counts of oral copulation by threat of arrest (PC 287(k)) and two counts of assault by a public officer under color of authority (PC 149(a)), involving four separate victims.³

In June 2025, he was sentenced to eight years in state prison and remanded into custody. The sentence also required mandatory sex offender registration under Penal Code 290. The DA’s office stated a minimum registration period of 10 years; some news outlets reported at least 20 years.⁴

Witness Tampering Allegations Around the First Case

The new charges arrive alongside a separate prosecution accusing two private investigators of trying to derail the earlier case. In November 2025, prosecutors charged Mary Greenberg, 62, and her daughter Kramer Greenberg, 34, both licensed private investigators working on Bloed’s behalf, with offering a victim and prosecution witness money in installments to make herself unavailable for trial.⁵

Prosecutors alleged that Kramer Greenberg bought a bus ticket and emailed it to her mother, who then passed it to the victim and drove her to the bus station, waiting until she boarded a bus to Southern California. The plan came apart after the victim herself contacted the district attorney’s office.⁶⁷

Mary Greenberg was charged with preventing and dissuading a witness, conspiracy, bribery of a witness, and offering to bribe a witness. Kramer Greenberg was charged with preventing and dissuading a witness, conspiracy, and interfering with testimony. Both pleaded not guilty on January 21, 2026, and remained out of custody, with a preliminary hearing set for April 8, 2026, before Judge Chrishna Martinez.⁶

What Happens Next

Bloed was arraigned on the new charges in San Joaquin County Superior Court on February 11, 2026. A further arraignment hearing was set for February 27, 2026.⁸

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