A convicted sex offender from Virginia has moved to the 6200 block of Holmes Boulevard in Holmes Beach.
The 28-year-old man was convicted on federal charges of possession of child pornography. He was released from custody and probation, but is still required to report his address to local and state authorities.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement website for sex offenders said the man listed the Holmes Beach address as temporary, while his Virginia address is still considered his permanent residence.
He becomes the third convicted sex offender living in Holmes Beach. One offender lives in the 6400 block of Flotilla Drive, while another resides in the 600 block of Dundee Lane.
A woman convicted in Ohio currently resides in the 700 block of Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, while no convicted sex offenders are listed in Anna Maria on the FDLE website.
Three convicted sex offenders live in the Cortez area, including a 71-year-old man who lives at a travel-trailer park on Cortez Road.
Two sex offenders reside in the Palma Sola area, one in the 9100 block of Kingfish Road and the other in the 900 block of 82nd Drive West.
All the convicted sex offenders noted have been released from further supervision.
Information on sex offenders listed with the FDLE can be found at www.fdle.state.fl.us. A link is provided at The Islander website, www.islander.org, under community links.
Thank you. I have used the online White pages and will now start a campaign to notify all his immediate neighbors that their children’s lives are in danger, that their house values just took an IMMEDIATE 9% devaluation hit, and most importantly, the neighbors have rights to be able to effect immediate steps to evict the sex offender from the neighborhood. The bottom line: registered sex offenders represent the GREATEST THREAT to the security of children, and they should NEVER be allowed to exist in our communities.
I find it ironic that the registry warns us against harassment, when by the presence in a neighborhood, a registered sex offender effectively terrorizes everyone. We need to segregate sex offenders from society for the rest of their lives. Perhaps we can create a permanent sex offender enclave off an island where they would be required to live, or a swamp in the Everglades.
What streets have the Drug dealers and drunk drivers moved to, since they kill the most people it would be nice to know.