SEX offender moves into Pine Ridge!!!
 

Convicted sex offender moves into home in Village of Pine Ridge

A 55-year-old convicted sex offender has moved into the Village of Pine Ridge.

Michael XXXXXX XXXXXX has moved into a home at 3214 Kranz Ave., according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. (other news online)

he was arrested in Volusia County on a charge of traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense.

In October 2012 He was sentenced to one year and eight months in the Florida Department of Corrections.

I realize he served his time.....but can people with this issue really be repaired?

I know we need to know this but......Still Scary..... mug shot sort of intimidating looking as well....

Better here than next door to a high school. Hopefully, all of his neighbors will be made aware of the charges and keep an eye all young women visiting in the neighborhood.

This post really struck a nerve. The facts are not always what they seem to be, and he is being judged by his looks?? The guy has done some time and probably has a lifetime Megan Law sentence. He has moved to an age restricted community where minors are not in residence. Is fair to shun and judge a new resident who may otherwise be an upstanding guy who is looking for a new start?

Actually pedophilia is not curable. The Villages does have a high school and grandchildren visit residents so minors are available for him to prey upon.

being a child who was molested by a close family member in my childhood ages 9-14.. and living with the trama of those 5 years of terror and memories that affected my relationships and my marriage to this day..... I say......

He lost his rights the same day she lost her childhood....

That is very scary and sad for any child and the harm continues forever. I am sorry this happened to you. We know now that pedophiles never change as was mentioned. I wish he didn't live here.

Many women would be far more harsh with punishment to people who sexually molest children. I think they should be neutered.

Pedophilia isn't curable. Too bad the courts don't release them to live next door to parole board members and psychiatrists/psychologists.

He is not the first sex offender to move to The Villages. This same news has been reported and repeated for the 10 years that I lived here.

Most of us suffer cognitive dissonance when it comes to criminal activity. We want to be Christian enough to forgive but yet not naive' enough to be taken for fools. So most of us take a trust but verify approach daily.

My folks made me aware that living is risk and that the best we can do is use our skills to eliminate it where we can, transfer it where we can ( protection of police for example) or deal directly with it when we must . but it is naive to believe that we can live in a risk free world

I opine you may decide

Surprise, surprise. He is not the only sex offender who lives here.
No matter where you may live, you will find them in practically every community.
Wake up folks. It's part of life in today's world.

Beautifully written, from the heart.

Just keep your loved ones informed about being careful and the like. And many sexual perverts have not been caught yet for whatever reason. Think about the man at the Villages' radio station and his penchant for child porn.

Everyone that knows my handle remembers that I have been fighting for survivors/victims rights since January 1991 through advocating improved materials for prevention of crimes accessible through or in libraries of all kinds. What is most important about this is education about how to improve safety of loved ones.

Yep.

I was a bit shocked when I saw how many actually live here in TV.

The only good thing is that because of Megan's Law...we can now see those who live around us.

Megan's Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Here is the site where you can search for them.

FDLE Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators

There are problems with this law. Sometimes it casts too wide a net and gets kids who were in love but were underage.

And people should always be on their guard about the perverts who have not been caught.

Without knowing the details of this case, maybe we shouldn't rush to judgement. I don't know but it sounds like he may have been caught up in some type of "sting operation". Not everyone on the offender list are necessarily incurable pedifiles. Just saying.

I don't think any neighborhood anywhere at any point in time has been perfect. Registered and unregistered sex offenders live everywhere. If he were my neighbor I wouldn't treat him any different although I would keep his history in the back of my mind. It wasn't so long ago that sodomy was illegal in many southern states. Remember when Jerry Lee Lewis married a 13 year old ?

So it's okay that he was going to meet a minor because it was a sting operation? Please explain that to me.

There are more than a few in 32162. Florida Sex Offenders and Predators In Zip Code 32162

At this point, with the perp under watch, it is more a matter of

"There goes the neighborhood."

Glad I don't live next to that guy that shot into the neighbor lady's front door area 33 times.

thats all well and good....for you.......


know someone who has been a victim? ..... then things maybe will look a little different to you..... history changes everything....

sodomy to a unwilling participant is illegal......its called rape.... and

Jerry Lee Lewis distroyed his career with that 13 year old marriage move....so that point is moot....

i am open minded, usually....but this topic changed my life....and many others....needless acts done by deviants

Took a look at the sexual deviants list on the computer......wow.....this information, I never knew.....how many and how close....
Florida Sex Offenders and Predators In Zip Code 32162

The Florida site from above was enlightening. In a three miles radius from my home, there are 16 registered sex offenders with permanent villages addresses. Ten of them are under 55. Another 3 are under 57. Not your average mix of villagers.

I suspect that many originally moved here because they were limited to abodes without children nearby, and this is where any relatives without children in their home or in their neighborhood lived. This may be the safest place to put folks that did their time but should not be regularly near children.

That said, the 5 younger offenders living off of Belvedere Blvd near the charter high school is worrisome.

I consider myself a forgiving Christian person. EXCEPT when it comes to my children, and grandchildren. In those cases going back to jail, would be the least of his concerns. I am not saying I am right, just being honest.

high school kids typically travel in groups or have boyfriends....support systems sometimes... cell phones...ect they may do stupid things but their more worldly...

its the GRAMMER and MIDDLE SCHOOL kids....I worry most about..... the ones that still have the "respect for adults".....

I say allieviate the problem...."off with there heads".....the little one.....

Whether it was a sting operation or not they still committed and were convicted of a crime. Yes, not everyone of the sexual offender registry is a pedophile, many are rapists. Having worked with sexual deviants for 35 years I can tell you that pedophiles are incurable.

myself, I never told at age 9 because it was my stepfather, we had money and a big home and other than this a good life and for some strange reason, thought I causes this and didn't want to mess this up for my mother. They divorced when I was 14. thankgod.....and he moved far away...

When I did finally tell at age 20 when he was attempting to take custody of my 9 year old stepsister, I told my mom, who didn't believe me till my grandmother told my mom that my stepdad had attempted to molest her.

Incest was not spoken of back in the 70's. My moms lawyers told his lawyers and he backed off my sisters custody battle but the Statue of limitations had lapsed so he got away with it... but he will rot in hell one day, I am sure of that...Hopefully die slowly and painfully

But surely you realize that pedophilia has many faces. We all think of the pedophile who molests very young children but some are more attracted to late teens. The US has very high age of consent laws compared to many countries. I have seen many convicted pedophiles on the web who simply were nailed because the young lady was just below the age of consent.

Reminds me of the time an employee of mine who was 22 and in the process of applying for the NYPD. He met a young lady and they were going to hook up, she appeared and told him she was 19. He was bright enough to ask her for proof of age.....she wasnt even 17. Had he gone ahead and hooked up with her he might now be a convicted pedophile.

Funny you should ask. My life was charted from infancy as a result of "deviant" sexual behavior. My grandfather, uncle's, mother, father all involved in one way or another with this type of behavior and resulting life changing events. It does not disgust or shock me in any way at all. Perhaps I'm desensitized to things like this but I realize that throughout human history and throughout the entire spectrum of human sexuality what was and is considered immoral in one society is normal and accepted in another. What is considered normal in one family may be considered not normal in another. We must all obey the law of the land and if disobeyed, pay the price and when the price is paid be left alone.

I worked juvenile sex crimes as a detective and as a detective sergeant. There is no cure just incarceration or death. Those that think a person has been tricked by authorities I consider part of the problem.

I too have been taught that a person's sexual preference for children cannot be changed. So even if arrested and jailed, they will still have a sexual preference for children. FOREVER. Even if they are shocked with electricity each time they feel the urge toward children, even if they are beaten and........carefully watched.


I think I don't understand what you are saying. I understand about the age of consent being a societal norm.....but the rest I don't understand. Children are little and adults are bigger and stronger and smarter. It isn't right to gratify someone's sexual desires with children. It isn't fair. It is wrong. I know this not because of laws, but I KNOW this because mothers protect instinctively.

I was not abused. My mother was by her father and siblings. My life was redirected as a result.

I am relieved. for you.

I think he was going to meet a 14 year old. It's legal to marry a 14 yo with a parent's permission. Many, many military men brought back teenage wives from their Vietnam tours. Some are still married.

Stats
 

Would be interesting to see stats on the Nam wives. What would "many" equate to?

Please tell me you aren't condoning this behavior? I would like to hear what the many teenage girls brought back as wives think. Do you think they had a choice? Some think of this as legali. I think it is legalized rape. Rape is rape.

Stats
 

Would be interesting to see stats on the Nam wives. What would "many" equate to?

No problem
 

He is a registered sex offender and needs to be kept track of. He didn't get a dui or steal beer from the local store. I personally would not socialize with him or encourage his coming into my home or anywhere near me. He was going to meet a minor for sex so tell me how he is being judged on his looks.

forgive him and extend a hand of friendship.

I agree.

Thank-you for this info...he is my neighbor. I live 2 doors from him. I don't know what to say...

I am so sorry.