July 1, 2010

Homeless sex offender worries neighbors

Folks need to realize they voted for the politicians who made the laws causing this problem. Need anyone say more, maybe the public isn't able to realize the connection between the rah-rah of the politician an and their claims of everything they will do if elected. Well this is a result of "If Elected."
7-1-2010 Ohio:

CINCINNATI - People on Tangent Drive in Cheviot always keep a close eye on each other and their neighborhood, but they never thought a suspicious car was home for a sex offender.

Cheviot police say they received numerous calls about a suspicious car.

One of the callers was Ronald Paioto Jr., he says he first noticed the car over the weekend, he called police Tuesday morning.

"As I backed out of the driveway, I saw a guy sleeping in the car, and I thought, after three days, something's not right,” said Paioto.

Police responded and told Carl Deluse, 22, to leave. Officers returned after neighbors called again to say the car was now parked on Selby Court.

Deluse was arrested for disorderly conduct and police discovered he was a registered sex offender.

"It concerns me a lot, there's a lot of children around the neighborhood," Paioto said.

Luke Hamilton lives across from where police found Deluse’s car.

"As a father, it scares the daylights out of me,” Hamilton said. “it's a very quiet street, but I've always been very cautious, and very aware of what's going on in the surrounding area."

Deluse was convicted of having sexual contact with an 11 year old in 2005. He was released from prison in 2008 and placed on probation, classified as a sexually oriented offender, and required to register his address.

According to the Hamilton County Sherrif’s Office, his current address is the parking lot of the UDF at the corner of Glenmore and Montana Avenues.

"That outrages me,” Hamilton said. "It's not against the law.

The I-TEAM uncovered many homeless sex offenders registering park benches and underneath bridges as their residences.

Homeless advocates say regulations on sex offenders creates part of the problem. They say exclusion zones and registrations make it difficult for offenders to live normal lives and get jobs.

"Because [the state] has created so limited opportunities for sex offenders to live, they have to allow for these rather tenuous homeless registrations," said Stephen Johnson Grove, an attorney with the Ohio Justice & Policy Center.

Both advocates and neighbors agree, homeless sex offenders is a problem.

Deluse was processed and released from jail after his arrest Tuesday due to jail overcrowding. He’s scheduled to return to court on July 19. ..Source.. Larry Shields

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