The Florida Department of Law Enforcement website reported a convicted sex offender moved temporarily to a Bradenton Beach apartment Dec. 10.
The 56-year-old man reported a temporary address in the 100 block of Ninth Street North, the FDLE reported. According to the FDLE website, the man was convicted of child molestation in Arizona in December 1992.
Under Florida law, any convicted sex offender residing in the state must report any change of his or her address to the FDLE immediately upon moving.
Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale said officers have visited the man’s residence and spoken with him. They will check the address again to ensure the move was only temporary.
Nearby residents also have been advised of his presence, Speciale said.
Bradenton Beach now has two convicted sex offenders. The other offender resides in the 2500 block of Avenue C.
Holmes Beach has two convicted sex offenders in residence, while two are living in the Cortez area.