California governor pardons man for 1967 gay sex conviction

Henry Pachnowski was arrested in California in 1967. (Photo: Blade photo by Michael Key)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 1 granted a pardon for an 82-year-old gay Maryland man for his conviction in Orange County, Calif. in 1967 on a charge of lewd conduct after he was caught having sex with another man…