Former police officer gets 3 years probation for off-duty Torrance assault

A former Irvine police officer was sentenced to three years of formal probation and was told he needed to complete six months of anger management counseling after he pleaded no contest to assaulting his girlfriend’s friend two years ago in Torrance, authorities said.

Paul George Gebert, 34, was also ordered to complete 30 days of Caltrans work after entering the plea to one felony count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, July 31, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.

Gebert was off-duty when he went to his girlfriend’s home on July 8, 2018 and found a man lying on her couch, prosecutor William Chung said.

He then started beating the victim, causing serious injuries, Chung said.

Further details, including what specifically prompted Gebert to beat the victim, were not disclosed.