AUTHORITIES TRACK SEX OFFENDERS; 2 IN PRISON; 4 CAN'T BE FOUND.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Of the 10 high-risk sex high-risk sex Safe sex practices, see there offenders listed in the state's computer registry as living in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , only two have been confirmed as valley residents, sheriff's officials said. Two others are no longer considered in the high-risk category, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. authorities. Two of the 10 men are in prison, four can't be found, and the other two have been downgraded to lesser categories, officials said Tuesday. ``Some had registered years and years and years ago,'' said Sgt. Jerry Wolf. ``We've made all attempts to locate them, but it's possible that some of these people could be dead.'' A photograph and information on convicted rapist Isaac King, one of the two confirmed local high-risk sex offenders, were posted this week in the lobby of the Lancaster Sheriff's Station, at Lancaster City Hall and at the Lancaster City Library. A photograph of the second man, convicted child molester Noun 1. child molester - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner paederast, pederast degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Everett Herman Colegrove, will be posted when sheriff's officials obtain one. Officials said that sex offenders sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. have been required by law to register with the Department of Justice since 1944. Until three years ago, sex offenders had only been required to register once, but now they must register annually. Beginning in July, the Lancaster sheriff's station unveiled access to a statewide computer system that makes information on 62,000 registered sex offenders available to the public. At that time, the Department of Justice's database listed 480 serious sex offenders and 10 high-risk offenders living in the Antelope Valley. Those who have been convicted of lesser sex crimes such as pornography offenses are not listed on the computer. Offenders are judged high-risk if they have at least three felony convictions for sex crimes, or a combination of sex crimes and violent assaults. Deputies have been checking the offenders' registered addresses to determine if they really lived there. The search has been concluded for the sex offenders considered high-risk. Deputies and reserve deputies are still checking on the sex offenders dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. as serious. ``We're finding about 40 percent of them still live here,'' Wolf said. The computerized information became available to the public following the passage of Megan's Law Megan's Laws are named for Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old girl from New Jersey who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 1994 by a neighbor who, unknown to the victim's family, had been previously convicted for Sex Offenses against children. , named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka of New Jersey, who was molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. and killed by a neighbor, a previously convicted sex offender. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, computer terminals in the Lancaster and Palmdale sheriff's station will provide name, date of birth, list of convictions, ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. of residence, aliases, and a description of tattoos, scars and other marks. Photos may be displayed. No street addresses or phone numbers will be provided. Law enforcement officials can access the computer database for addresses, dates offenses were committed, locations offenses were committed and types of victims the sex offender preys upon, among other information. |
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