August 15, 2009

MA- Police allege register misused

8-15-2009 Massachusetts:

Woman accused of harassment of sex offender

EAST BROOKFIELD — An Oxford woman who allegedly used the state’s sex offender registry to track down and harass a man she said raped her friend two decades ago will be tried in October on a charge of misusing the sex offender registry.

Karyn E. Raymond, 46, of 447 Main St., Oxford, allegedly looked up information about Harry Andrews after her friend asked her to see if he was living in the area. The friend was allegedly a victim in a sexual assault case against Mr. Andrews, who is listed as a Level 3 sex offender.

According to a police report, Ms. Raymond got the information from the Internet, used a mapping program to find Mr. Andrews’ address, and drove her friend to his home on Dec. 28.

It would be nice to know what method she used to find him, a computer, a mapping site or a iPhone type of application! If anyone finds out please forward the link...eAdvocate

When they arrived, Mr. Andrews’ wife answered the door and summoned him after they asked to see him.

According to the report, Ms. Raymond’s friend told Mr. Andrews that “she wanted him to know, ‘I forgive you.’ ” She later told police she has been in therapy and “they decided it would be a good time to let Harry know that she forgives him.”

During the conversation, Mr. Andrews asked how the women had found him and Ms. Raymond told him she’d found him “on the Internet listed with all the other sex offenders. You are a monster.”

The women were asked by Mr. Andrews’ wife to leave and Ms. Raymond became upset, pushing her and screaming, “A sex offender lives here,” and warning that something could happen to his family.


The alleged victim then got Ms. Raymond to the car. The Andrewses copied the license plate number and called police, who tracked her down and filed charges.

Ms. Raymond is to be tried on Oct. 7 in Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield on charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing and two counts of assault and battery in addition to misuse of the sex offender registry.

State law forbids use of the sex offender registry to harass an offender. A conviction on the charge could result in two-and-a-half years in the House of Correction or a fine of not more than $1,000.

It is not clear whether the woman who visited Mr. Andrews was the victim in any of the three cases referenced on the state Web site.

Ms. Raymond has been ordered to stay away from Mr. Andrews and his family. ..Source.. by Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Since acts like this are "sexually" motivated the harasser should be put on the registry.