I would put a sign in MY yard reading "A convicted child molester lives here ----->" obviously with a sign pointing towards his house. I don't think that would be illegal.
Print out the info from the official site and share with all your neighbors. They may not be aware.
My aunt researched recently released sex offenders and discovered one had moved back in with his parents NEXT DOOR to the elementary school with no one's knowledge. (He could easily watch the kids at recess, no more than 25 yards away) They had to organize all sorts of extra security.
Is this a rental house? If it is, track down the owner and check if they're okay with a perv living in their house.
I know a businessman who used to own several properties both here and at at the beach, had a successful business and was a "pillar" at his church, absolutely no evidence of perversion whatsoever.
That was until it came out that he fondled a young teen.
He pled guilty in court and narrowly avoided jail. He has since lost everything and has moved away and is now living in trailer park somewhere.
I would make copies of the alert and put them in everyones mail boxes within say a 3 block radius or more depending on how rural your area is : )
Just do it anonymous : )
Why not give the man the benefit of the doubt, and assume that he is a changed man. Also, contact all the people in the neighborhood with children, and make it known that he is to have no contact with children, and to always supervise their children. The man has to live somewhere, and apparently he doesn't have enough money to live on his own, so is forced to live with his mother.
If your child was sick, as this man obviously is/was, wouldn't you want to take care of him, as his mother is?
You (or your husband) could have some "friendly" conversations with the perp about your interest in guns, shooting etc. - that's what neighbors do all the time any way.
A good alarm system is obviously a must especially in light of what happened in FL.
If child molesters are such a threat that they warrant being on a list, what are they doing out of prison in the first place?
SUPER YUK.
1) Prayer lots.
2) Do you have a security service like Brinks or ADT?
3) I suppose moving would be a consideration of mine but problematic in these times. And certainly not without checking out new addresses thoroughly!
4) I think I'd at least notify every other house on the block of the website and info.
5) I might check with local law enforcement and ask if he has to wear a GPS ankle attachment thingy or not and if not why not.
6) Insure that any home my child played at always had alert effective supervision by responsible adults.
7) Make sure my guns and permits and ammo were up-to-date.
8) Do whatever sign posting I had to do legally to minimize problems should he set one grassblade's worth of footware across my property line. I might have a great recording of a large barking dog with a super loud noise of a gun being cocked to play in such an eventuality.
9) Refuse to live in fear but live alert.
10) brainstorm other actions to take with responsible neighborhood and community persons.
Just remember: only half the sex-offense convictions every year are for repeat offenders. Your child isn't safe even with this guy gone; there may be somebody else who's never been caught.
I'd move and AFTER I moved tell the neighbors and new owners AFTER they purchase your house. It's not worth the risk to stay there.
I missed this:
"But there are plenty of kids who run these streets alone....without parents or supervision. Some of them are as young as two years old. This makes my stomach turn. Advice?"
Make sure those parents KNOW about this freak before you do anything.