 A 15-month-long court trial took place in Santa Monica, California Superior Court, resulting in a guilty verdict.In 1994, Friess participated in Governor Pete Wilson's two-day Crime Summit  and was invited to attend the bill signings of new laws to protect women and children.One such law was the “Chemical Castration bill,” calling for the legal use of the drug Depo-Provera, on paroled repeat sex offenders in order to decrease their sexual desire.