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Keep an eye on him, fine, and probably a good idea.  But if you harass or intimidate him, you could wind up in court yourself.

He has as much right to walk down the street as you do.  Just be vigilant as you would with any suspicious person.

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parole officers like nothing more than to violate a chi-mo

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You've spotted him and you say he looks like his booking photos.

How about showing your kids the pics and tell them to stay away from him? Tell them to not let him get within 100 yards from him? If he's doing nothing illegal, he's doing nothing illegal.

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I know firsthand that it can be anyone. I learned that the hard way before I could even ride a bike or tie my own shoe. I get it. I found out first hand. Loud and very clear. I get it. And I'm incredibly diligent because I'll be damned if my kids will live through what very nearly kills me to this day. I'm pissed at the audacity of this fucker to just stroll around a family friendly neighborhood and watch our lives like he has some kind of right to ever see the outside of a prison again. If he'd stay over on his side of the road and not pollute our air over here I probably wouldn't say shit. But he's not. He's leisurely strolling, whistling, watching, waving, talking, and scoping out our lives like we're ice cream selections in a grocery store and he's trying to decide what he's in the mood for. I don't like it. It dredges up shit I don't want dredged up. It makes me nervous, cagey, flighty, angry, and very uncomfortable. I haven't been able to sleep for DAYS.

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get the HOA to build a park at the entrance to your subdivision.

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What was his relationship with the kids he raped?

Were they relatives, or children of known friends, his neighbors? Or were they just "random" and he cultivated them somehow? Or were they actual attack and grab rapes?

Not that it makes any of this better, but if he hasn't gone after kids he doesn't know, it at least makes random kids in the neighborhood a bit safer statistically, and might ease your mind at least.

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Jesus.

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I've spotted him walking his dog in my neighborhood twice daily.

I keep a fairly close eye on that neighborhood watchdog website to see if there are any sex offenders nearby. We live in a subdivision that is pervert free right now and (Scare-lette notwithstanding) full of decent folks. However, about two city blocks up the main road (we're very rural and don't actually have blocks out here) there is a shithole of a matchbox house that is NOT in a subdivision and a child molester moved in. I'm not sharing photos or addresses. I like my privacy.

I started seeing this dude walking about three-four weeks ago. It's a daily thing - twice a day like clockwork. He's very recognizable and looks exactly like his mugshot from years ago. I remember his case very well. It was big news here locally. This guy is a bonafide child molester. This isn't a case of an 18 year old having sex with a 16 year old girlfriend. This asshole is mid-sixties and had TWO victims under the age of TEN. For some reason, he's out of prison and living near me and mine. One victim was a boy, one was a girl. I have one of both under ten. Side rant: why aren't child molesters stored UNDER the prison and never allowed to see the light of day again?

There is an elementary school about six blocks from the entrance of my subdivision and four blocks from his gravel driveway. WTF!?

We have a neighborhood watch and I alerted the Homeowner's Association. We've pinpointed the times he is likely to walk through. A bunch of us have taken to riding around in golf carts during those times to let him know that we know what he is. I'm hoping the scrutiny keeps him out of our neighborhood going forward.

One of the guys on the HOA board is mad as hell at us because he feels like the chi-mo has paid his dues and shouldn't be "harassed" but I'm of the opinion that a leopard doesn't change its spots. Once an animal, always an animal. I don't feel like holding my children hostage in the house when the weather is gorgeous and they can finally ride on all the hoverboards, Segways, skateboards, rollerblades, rollerskates, bikes, and shit they got for Christmas. My kids are old enough to play outside in the yard alone but I am not okay with them being outside alone as long as a damn Great White Shark is swimming around looking at them like they're seals.

What do we do? From what I can see, he's not allowed within 100 feet of schools or parks or shit. He's just far enough away from the school that he isn't breaking any rules, but his fucking house looks out over the goddamn playground and there's NOTHING between him and that fenced school except air and opportunity. Maybe I'm an asshole and my line in the sand is too big, but when you do that to a little child you forfeit your right to live like everyone else. You NEED to be watched. You NEED to be held accountable. I don't give a shit that he went to prison. Prison probably made him worse.

I'm mad as fuck. I don't know what to do, but this shit isn't going to work for me and mine. Selling my house isn't an option right now.

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I homeschool my children already. Not because I fear for them leaving the house, but because I do a better job. When we adopted our son the only language he could speak was Swahili. He also had severe medical issues that took time to heal. It took a long long long while to earn his trust and I earned it through patiently teaching him. By the time he was "ready" for public school, I had found my groove and realized that I enjoyed teaching him very, very much. So did he. And I was lucky enough to work from home and be able to devote the time. When my daughter came along (also adopted) we had a routine down pat and stuck with it. Both my kids are Polyglots --- both know sign language even though neither are deaf --- my daughter learned a ton by the time she was six months old and could tell me what she wanted. My kids and I go on two educational field trips per week and they're both testing well above what their grade would be in public/private school. If they decide they'd rather go to school they'll let me know. And it will be a private school.

They don't want for socialization or playtime with other children at all. They have so many extra-curricular activities that they're doing just fine. Homeschooling isn't a bad thing.

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Your HOA board guy is sympathetic to a molester?  You're incorrect, your HOA is not pervert-free.  He's one.

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If he claims to be a conservative GD will welcome him!

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I stopped reading at "We live in a subdivision that is pervert free right now"....ya, right :)

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Just had a couple of guys come borrow our Segways because the pedo is coming through again. He's welcome to walk where he wants, I guess. But there are HUGE signs up at the entrances of our subdivision that clearly state this is a Neighborhood Watch community. If he comes through here willingly then he's going to get his ass watched every step of the way. His dog has been yelping with every step it takes. He's probably fucking that poor critter, too. The veterinarian a few houses down is going to approach to ask what's wrong with the dog and see if he can help it somehow.

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Have you shown the mug shot to your kids?  I would do that to let them know who to stay away from at a minimum.  Explain that he is an evil person who hurts children, and shouldn't be near them for any reason.

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Legally, he has paid his dues, and you cant harass or intimidate him. But a friendly reminder that he is being watched at all times by your hood is absolutely warranted.

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The golf cart riding HOA lynch mob has me

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Put flyers with his offender registry info and mug shot on every light pole for a 2 block radius around your house.  He'll stay away.