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TX - Residents ask Galveston to pass sex offender ordinance

Original Article 03/28/2011 By Katie McCall GALVESTON (KTRK) - A community in our area is calling for more to be done to keep sex offenders away from areas where children gather. A group of Galveston residents say little is being done to protect citizens from sex offenders in their neighborhoods, and now they want the city to do something about it. Karen Nugent has lived in her Galveston home for eight years, but three weeks ago she received a letter that made her want to move. "If there's a man who describes himself as a serial rapist living in my neighborhood, then I don't feel safe," Nugent said. A neighbor's homeowners association sent out a notice that a convicted rapist had moved into the area and the address was frighteningly close to hers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 29, 2011 (boomark / email).