MOLESTER'S EVICTION SOUGHT BY COUNTY.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer VALENCIA - County officials were instructed Tuesday to explore ways to evict a registered sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. from one of its federally funded senior and disabled apartment complexes near a day care center and private school in Valencia. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San introduced the motion Tuesday, and received unanimous approval from the board to find legal ways to evict David Wood, 39, a registered sex offender who lives in the Orchard Arms complex on Wiley Canyon Road and Orchard Village Road. The complex, which is managed under the auspices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is across the street from the Pinecrest private school and near the Sunshine day care center. ``County taxpayers must not be required to pay for the public housing of a registered sex offender in close proximity to schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school ,'' Antonovich said in a prepared statement. ``This action follows the establishment of the county's Amber Alert system,(and) the Sex Offender Locator Site I established in 2002. The public needs to be empowered with the information so they can protect themselves and their families. Our children must be allowed to play in our neighborhoods and learn at our schools without fear of abduction Abduction Balfour, David expecting inheritance, kidnapped by uncle. [Br. Lit.: Kidnapped] Bertram, Henry kidnapped at age five; taken from Scotland. [Br. Lit. or molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these .'' Wood could not be reached for comment Tuesday. A resident at the Orchard Arms said she had not seen him in months. ``The crux of the issue here, is the county is footing the bill for a sex offender?'' said Antonovich spokesman Tony Bell. ``Clearly the supervisor is very concerned about sex offenders living amongst families.'' Wood, who was convicted of a sexual offense with a minor in January 2003, received a 180-day sentence, served 90 days, and is on probation through January 2006, according to the county. Federal and Housing Authority policies authorize the eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. of a resident who is convicted of a sexual offense with a minor if the crime is committed at the housing complex, or threatens the health, safety or welfare of residents and others, according to county officials. Officials with Pinecrest Schools could not be reached Tuesday for comment. Susan Abram, (661) 257-5255 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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