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 ?