Anything to do about a sexually oriented offender that moved in a block away?

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lxskllr

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Felons are everywhere, and most of them haven't been caught yet ;^)
 

brblx

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Just got an email notification from our sheriff's department that a sexually oriented offender has moved in about a block away from my house. His charge was Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter involving minor, a fourth degree felony.

Anything I can do?

you can mind your own goddamned business, perhaps.

i literally cannot decide whether our society makes me want to laugh or cry. good luck with the fucked up child you're going to raise.
 

BoT

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Bignate603

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Just keep an eye on him and tell your kids to keep away from him. If he does anything funny call the cops. The guy has to live somewhere, it sucks it's near you but there's nothing you can do to stop it.
 

JSt0rm

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You need to consume his flesh to kill the Demons inside his mind. Only then will your house be pure and your child safe.
 

Dr. Zaus

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You know he got a curious 14 year old a porn mag years ago; right?

It's like the poor sonofabitch I just found in my town; has to register as a sex offender for having been convicted, in the 1970s, of sodomy; of all things, poor guy is required to say he's gay on the internet...

stupid shit right there; covers up the real dangers.
 

lykaon78

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you can mind your own goddamned business, perhaps.

i literally cannot decide whether our society makes me want to laugh or cry. good luck with the fucked up child you're going to raise.

I think protecting my kid is minding my own business... douchebag.
 

lykaon78

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Just keep an eye on him and tell your kids to keep away from him. If he does anything funny call the cops. The guy has to live somewhere, it sucks it's near you but there's nothing you can do to stop it.

The county auditor's site lists the owner as a female. I think I'll send her a copy of the announcement.

Other than that, I think your approach is my only option.
 

shortylickens

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I think protecting my kid is minding my own business... douchebag.

I know its part of the survival instinct to protect the young, and I know you really dont wanna hear this from a single guy, but something most parents dont understand is you CANT protect your children. Best bet is to teach them about life and hope to god they make good decisions. Thats their best shot for survival.

Keep in mind theres no such thing as safe and I doubt your neighborhood was truly safe to begin with. You only know about him cuz he was caught and convicted. That doesn't do anything for all the potential pedos running around in town, and depending on how paranoid you are that could be a few or a crapload.

As far as individuals go, please remember that he's registered and everyone knows where he's at. Unless he has a death wish or something he wont go anywhere near the kiddies. The guys you really gotta worry about are the ones who dont register and drop off the radar because the government makes their lives so miserable they cant get by unless they disappear.

Just keep as close on eye on your kids as you already have, assuming you understand they are never truly safe, and maybe one day sit down with the chap and get a feel for his personality. Make it clear you are a concerned parent and your community does indeed watch over its youth.
DO NOT THREATEN HIM!
You dont want a record of your own.
 

pontifex

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You know he got a curious 14 year old a porn mag years ago; right?

It's like the poor sonofabitch I just found in my town; has to register as a sex offender for having been convicted, in the 1970s, of sodomy; of all things, poor guy is required to say he's gay on the internet...

stupid shit right there; covers up the real dangers.

really, still believing this or just trolling?
 

guyver01

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I do have 5 year old daughter. Call it a non-issue all you want, its still not a great thing to have a felon move to your neighborhood... let alone a sexually oriented one.

then move.

that's the ONLY thing you can really do.
 

twinrider1

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OP, check your local laws on sex offenders and how close they can live to schools, parks, etc. I don't know if his offense is serious enough for him to qualify, but I'd be checking to see if he's in a restricted area.
 

guyver01

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OP, check your local laws on sex offenders and how close they can live to schools, parks, etc. I don't know if his offense is serious enough for him to qualify, but I'd be checking to see if he's in a restricted area.

well.. one would assume, since the note came from LAW ENFORCEMENT... that he's living where he's allowed. But then again, this is just me and my common sense talking.
 

SooperDave

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Once again... They have your email? Everything I have read they do this thru door to door or mass mailing notifications. The only way they have emails is thru property records and even then not every one has an email. Factor in renters and people that moved and email becomes very unreliable. Does anyone else know of/have a program where law enforcement has emails to notify residents about problems in their neighborhood?
 

paulney

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It could be worse than you realize...

http://www.familywatchdog.us/

Enter your address to see how many live in your area.

I'm surrounded by pedophiles! The town is painted red and green all over.

I knew about the guy who supposedly lives at the very end of a dead-end street about a block from our house - I've never seen him, but the map says he had '288(a) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE'. I looked this up a long time ago. Apparently he still lives there (or maybe this information is outdated).
 

Wreckem

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Or the other way around.

But yea, super threatening.

Unless of course the offender was selling a home made "playboy" consisting of minors, and then tried to sell it off to another minor. In that case, dude has issues.

That would be a completely different crime that would be a much more serious offense. Unless it was before all the child porn laws were enacted which IIRC were sometime in the 1980s.
 
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He used to always order pizza & ask for my one friend to deliver. Tried to invite her in several times too. If she wasn't working when he called he'd just cancel his order.
She didn't know he was a sex offender until I showed her.
D:
 

Wyndru

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ugh. They really go overboard with these warnings. A kid I went to high school is registered and has to do this every time he moves because when he was 18 he had sex with a 16 year old who later freaked out about it.