Picture of stairway leading up to courthouse doors with a large window at center.
FILE - The front entrance to the Mendocino County Superior Court in Ukiah, Calif. in December 2021. (Dave Brookshear via Bay City News)

UKIAH, CA., 11/28/25 – A Mendocino College professor had his first day in court this week in a child sex abuse case where authorities charged him with six felonies and allege that the abuse began when the girl was 13 years old. 

Jason Davis, a 54-year-old Ukiah resident and an English professor who has recently been placed on administrative leave at Mendocino College, was arrested last week by the Ukiah Police Department and pleaded not guilty to all charges when he was arraigned Monday. 

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.