The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced a transient sex predator is residing in the 11500 block of Cortez Road West.
In a May 3 FDLE email, the agency reports a 38-year-old male transient convicted for sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation to a child in Manatee County in July 2008 is living on the north side of Cortez Road.
A sexual predator is designated by court order after being convicted of a sexually violent offense.
Sex predators and offenders must register permanent, temporary addresses and, if transient, their whereabouts, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
The FDLE also announced a sex offender is residing temporarily in the 300 block of Clark Drive in Holmes Beach.
An April 24 FDLE report states the 36-year-old male was convicted of rape in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, in January 2001.
The FDLE registry also indicates April 24 the following sex offenders residing in the area:
- A 56-year-old male offender in the 4200 block of the 129th Street West in Cortez.
- A 58-year-old transient male offender in the Anna Maria area.
- A 53-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Crescent Avenue in Anna Maria.
- A 59-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Ninth Street North in Bradenton Beach.