Where Should Sex Offenders Live When They're Released?
After they've served their time, sex offenders by statute must be released into the communities where they committed their crimes. Understandably, this doesn't sit well with potential neighbors, but they have to go somewhere, right?
The almost-release of convicted sex offender Michael Fink into the Manree Park neighborhood touched a deep nerve throughout the community. Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz temporarily rescinded his release order because one of Fink's victims lives just a block or two away from Fink's proposed residence at 918 Lathrop Avenue. Fink was convicted first in 1987 of second degree sexual assault and served an 18-month sentence. He was then convicted of attempted burglary and got a five-year stint in prison. Then, in 1994, he was convicted of attacking two 12-year-old girls. After he served his sentence, he was found to be sexually violent under Wisconsin's 980 law and committed to the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center in Mauston. State statute says …
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Mike Itzenhuiser
12:14 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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