Posted on 08/07/2005 2:26:48 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
The law says it's okay for Phillip Roth to live in their neighborhood but parents living near Fond du Lac's McKinley Park want the sex offender out.
Neighbors are clinging to the power of the pen to get 58-year-old Phillip Roth out of their neighborhood. "I'm walking door to door," Sarah Oestreich said. Oestreich and Hank Stevenson collected signatures -- 300 so far.
"We're very concerned about the fact that there are two grade schools in his area," Oestreich said.
Roth was convicted in 1988 of first-degree sexual assault and abuse of children. Authorities say he assaulted a nine-year-old boy and a fourteen-year-old girl.
The Department of Corrections says Roth has met the conditions of his release. Action 2 News tried to contact Roth on Wednesday but was unable to reach him.
Oestreich, a mother of three, says Roth told her he'll never do it again, but she said, "He should move somewhere other than a tempting area such as two school districts."
Roth also lives two blocks away from McKinley Park. Neighbors say a week ago this park was full of kids but now there's no one waiting to ride the swings.
"That's what kids are supposed to do," Stevenson said. "To have them locked up like that -- we have taken the freedom from the kid and gave him the freedom, and that's not right."
These neighbors know the law allows Roth to live where he lives, but they hope giving their petition to lawmakers will make a change.
Any drug runners they caught could be kept for their own entertaiment.
Only way in is by helicopter. Basically a city in exile.
The ACLU would soon be building air conditioned watering holes (with tax payer money, no less) complete with complimentary abusable 6 year olds, for the escapees...
Why wasn't this guy executed back then? Oh wait, no death penalty in Wisconsin.
We are talking pedophiles, NOT date rape here.
If not here where? May I suggest Devil's Island.
Yes, but everyone is on "the" list. Date rape, pee on tree. There needs to be better "lists". I don't care if I live next to someone on the list, if he is there for a non-violent sex act. (Date Rape for one)We have 10 g/children that visit. We WATCH them! That means we go outside with them when they do...We play with them...We don't let them wander the neighborhood. Parents need to do a better job of taking care of their children too. Lists don't work.
I called my brother in Fl when I discovered a neighbor of his on the list...He said "OH Herb?! He got stuck in a bad situation because a 16 yr old lifter her blouse up and he touched her breasts"...He was 18...Go figure.
Life in prison, or death, should be the only options for convicted pedophiles. Yet here we are talking about their protected rights to prowl wherever they please.
Both are classified as sex offenders, and depending on the jurisdiction, there is no distinction between the two.
Bill Clinton is a sexual predator. However, he isn't classified as such so you are risking the health of your wife and daughters living close to him.
I'm not being dramatic, but he illustrates my point clearly.
I understand when you do a crime, you are sentenced and have to serve time. These are PREDATORS that prey on INNOCENT children. Why do they have rights at all??
I think he should be made to live 6 months with the judge that allowed him to be release...then 6 months with his defense attorney...then 6 months with each member of the parole board who voted to let him go. Keep doing this with all of the people who assisted in getting him released.
A gated community, with barbed wire and razor wire at the top...and guards to made sure they can't leave would be ideal...oh wait...that would be called PRISON!
There are levels of offenses and their charges are listed on the registries. I used to work as a case manager with several pedophiles and housing was a pain. However, every last one of those perps reoffended despite all of the state money thrown at them for rehabilitation. Trust me when I say, I do NOT want any living near young children. I know how they think and they are manipulative and cunning.
You can tell the difference between the 18 year olds who fooled around with a younger girl and the 30 plus offenders. This particular perp raped a nine year old and a 14 year old.
I've been a case manager to several sex offenders. I know exactly how things work or don't work in regards to scum like Clinton. At least here the charges they were convicted of are on the registry. You can find out if it was a juvenile or an adult.
I'm a female and I was sexually abused growing up. I know first hand the damage these lying, manipulative, cunning perps cause. I
Some states have levels. Michigan does not. A 4th degree, which includes unwanted touching, is classified the same as 1st degree sex offense. Mi needs to make some changes. It doesn't differentiate the pedaphiles from Senior/Freshmen problems.
Now I know why mom and dad told me I couldn't date a Senior when I was a Freshmen...But OH how I wanted to! I just thought they were being ridiculous.
"a non-violent sex act. (Date Rape for one)"
DATE RAPE IS A NON-VIOLENT SEX ACT? I take it neither you nor your daughters have ever been date-raped if you believe that's not a violent sex act!
Hey, I did not say that it was. I know that date rape can be just as brutal as rape from a stranger.
There definitely needs to be a rating of sorts in order to take the dangerous ones seriously and to differentiate from the high school kids.
There's always France.
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