Dad convicted of incest with teen daughter who later committed suicide walks free after only months behind bars | Blaze Media

Stephen Vincent Chavez was released from Ventura County jail on November 9, 2026, after serving about half of a one-year sentence for incest and providing alcohol to his teenage daughter in Moorpark, California. His daughter, Makayla Rene Settles, died by suicide about six months after the assault; Chavez remains on probation and must register as a sex offender.