Former Cal Poly administrator sentenced to jailJuly 29, 2026By KAREN VELIEA San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Cal Poly administrator to 364 day in jail and three years probation for molesting his 6-year-old step-granddaughter in a hot tub last year. After pleading guilty, Richard Ellison asked the court to consider his lack of criminal history and to sentence him to 180 days in jail, according to Ellison’s sentencing statement. Ellison noted he admitted the wrongdoing in an apology letter to the victim’s parents. Ellison had nodded off at the dining table while drinking wine before the child asked if she could get into the hot tub. The child then informed her parents that Ellison had taken his trunks off and showed the child his penis which she touched.