I check our registered sex offender list about 4-5 times a year. I recently signed up with familywatchdog.us to get alerts when someone on the list moves in near me. We had a child molester move in with his parents (who live in our neighborhood) at the beginning of the summer. The street he is on isn't too close to ours so I didn't share his photo with my kids (we have photos available to us online). I get an alert this morning and a man 4 houses to the south of us was convicted of internet luring of a child. I am trying to figure how how to tell my kids to stay away from him (not that they see him much...he's inside most all the time). He lives next door to my DD's friend who is 5. I'm going to alert them in case they do not know. They've been to our neighborhood parties and now I don't want them near my house! We have a party tonight and they haven't RSVP'd but if they show up....I don't want to let them in (he is married) but I don't want to make a scene.

SO...how do you handle it when a sex offender moves into your area? Do you tell your kids to watch out for a particular person? Do you tell other neighbors? I know there are rules/laws about how you can and can't share this kind of info but I'm not sure what it is...

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Actually, I would call the local police department and ask them for advice on how to handle this with your children, or ask them if they can refer you to somone who can better advise you. There has to be somone in the police department with this kind of expertise.

I agree with natofborg - contact the police department and ask them.

I would certainly tell the parents of children my child plays with.

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We have them in our area too. I actually think they're everywhere. Sex offenders even live near our schools.

We had one (it was a woman!) who moved in near my sister and my niece. My niece has a little boy and we told him to never ever go to that woman's house. My niece explained to him that under no circumstances was he ever to talk to her or approach her or her home. He never did and we never had any problems with her. She eventually moved. Don't know where she is now.

theres 2 in the .01 square mile borough I live in so they are everywhere. just stress to your kids how important it is that they only go where you've given permission to and with who you've given permission to. We have the police and crossing guards everywhere in when kids are going to/from school, The police usually hang out near my house anyway ready to pounce on the speeders and they cruise nearby throughout the night pretty often, good thing about a tiny town i guess.

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We have one 2 blocks from us, in my GF's old house. I showed my kids his picture and took them by the house and told them to stay away. The police aren't really gonna tell you much.

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Our friends called the police when I informed them. Police couldn't give any info on it of coarse and said to simply "take the best approach" with your child. No real help there. I appreciate all the replies

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the scary part of this is you KNOW they are offenders cause they have been caught. you can bet there is plenty more of them around you that you just dont know about.

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This is akin to universal precautions in health care where you handle every person as if they had anything out there because you really do not know. You protect yourself with ppe (personal protective equipment).

Same idea here, sex offenders are everywhere, just because one is on a list doesn' t mean there are NOT others in the vicinity. Teach your kids to protect themselves in general, the being aware, not talking to strangers, not going into someone's house, etc routine.

Personally, I wouldn't cause my kids any alarm about a particular person or house, I would simply make sure they knew in ALL situations how to best handle themselves.

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I agree. I've heard you need to worry about the non-registered offenders more. I am proactive and teach our kids about protecting themselves. They take karate as well. We talk a lot about "good people and bad people". I just haven't decided if I should tell theme to be extra aware of this person/house or simply not say anything...

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Oh, and FYI--there are JUVENILE sexual offenders out there. These are "kids" under the age of 18 who are just as much of a predator as the 40 y/o pervert who has been caught trying to pick up a 13 y/o off the internet....
Scary as hell.

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