PRESS RELEASE

January 8, 2008

Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Jr.

Seeks to Force Sex Offenders to Relocate

Ohio law states that sex offenders cannot live within 1000 feet of a school.  Prosecutors and city law directors have the power to request a court order that registered sex offenders who reside within 1,000 feet of a school relocate.

             It is a complex task to keep track of every registered sex offender that lives in Montgomery County.  Since many persons move into, within, and out of the area every day, the residence of registered sex offenders must be checked on a periodic basis to make sure they are not in violation of this law.

             Whenever a sex offender registers his or her address with the Sheriff’s Office, that address is cross-checked to make sure it is in compliance with the law. If it is determined to be in violation, the offender is served notice of their violation in person by a law enforcement officer. The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has been working with the Sheriff’s Office and city prosecutors to assist in the efforts to have registered sex offenders comply with the law.

             Today, the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office filed 17 complaints regarding sex offenders who are believed to be in violation of this law in the City of Dayton.  These complaints ask the court to issue an order forcing these offenders to come into compliance with the law. 

             Mat Heck, Jr. said, “We will not tolerate registered sex offenders living near our schools, possibly endangering our children.  Our youth should be able to attend school and not fear having a registered sex offender nearby.”

For more information, contact: Mr. Greg Flannagan, Administrative Assistant, 937-225-5610

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