Mankato Free Press documents sex offender's dramatic rejection from Kasota
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| Last night, DOC officials found out the hard way that Gregory Ward isn't welcome in Kasota. |
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The meeting was about Gregory Ward. Ward, 47, has a history of sex offenses dating back to the 1980s, including a conviction for fondling kids he knew, and was on the lam for 14 years before finally being arrested in 2010. He's being released from prison next week and planned to move to an apartment building in rural Kasota next to some young families... until last night.
We'll let the Free Press' Twitter coverage of the meeting tell the story (tweets are in chronological order):
meeting in kasota has started. Full house here.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
"Your community is not being singled out in any way," DOC official tells Kasotans.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
There's a room full of skeptical faces here.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
Agent says Eugene Ward will be watched and monitored by a team of DOC and local law enforcement. Regular unannounced spot checks.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
Ward not allowed to use Craigs List, social networks and must have all "friends" approved by DOC. ... Good luck with that.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
Ward will have to report his every move to law enforcement until 2022.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
DOC reminds the Kasota crowd that, despite his past, Ward has served his time and has a right to live in this community free of harrassment
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
"mr. ward is the only level three offender living in this community, but he's not the *only offender* living in this community." -doc
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
Very few specifics so far ... curious to see how the question/answer session goes.
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
DOC giving kasota crowd a lesson on how to talk to kids about good touch, bad touch
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
Q&A time, here we go ...
-- Mankato Free Press (@Mankatonews) September 20, 2012
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