away with false imprisonment, which meant nothing. shin-mee chang: even though we were ready to go to trial on that day, we decided to offer some charges that were felonious but did not carry sex registration. hilda: shin-mee chang was not the prosecutor in banks's case, but supervises the sex assault unit within the san mateo county da's office. we asked why they accepted a plea down when the sheriff's report states they had a taped confession. shin-mee: the trial deputy, after having listened to it, decided that there were some issues because of the tone of the conversation. hilda: banks says the prosecutor never mentioned the confession tape or its tone. chang says the timing of the plea was unfortunate, and in hindsight wishes they would have asked for a continuance to consult with banks and give her time to process it. we reached out to altuna mendoza and his attorney, but never heard back. it turns out the plea agreement in banks's case is not an isolated one.