September 15, 2009

NM- Church denies sex offender is working there

Amazing, the police make the error, and will not admit it, then the only way they will correct it is... Please read, I'm laughing too hard...

9-15-2009 New Mexico:

An Albuquerque church wants to make it clear—a convicted child molester does not work there, despite his claims.

If you look at the state sex offender website, it appears that convicted child molester Gregory Monnin works—in some shape or form—at Our Lady of Annunciation Church in northeast Albuquerque.

Monnin tells the sheriff's department he has volunteered on occasion by handing out fliers after church service. He told Eyewitness News 4 he can provide references and has worked with other religious groups on church property.

"Being that we were using their facilities, we had permission to be on their grounds. Of course there was never a problem," Monnin said.

But church officials say Monnin has never volunteered or worked at the church or at the kindergarten through 8th grade school. They refer to him only as a parishioner.

What bothers the church is the "work" label on the sex offender website. They say concerned parishioners and parents have called about a convicted child molester around. The church says it has contacted authorities over the years to remove the label—without success.

BCSO says it can't find any records of the church calling. Even so, authorities say if church officials write a letter to BCSO indicating they don't want Monnin to volunteer, and he agrees to it, the work label on the website may be dropped.

"May be dropped" this has got to be coming from someone who refuses to admit error. Yup, sounds like the police...

Church officials say they don't have any concerns about Monnin attending mass. ..Source.. by Matthew Kappus

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