7 Eyewitness News has learned a registered sex offender is living at the Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. But he had been quietly living in a local nursing home for months without any residents knowing.
What’s even more concerning is how close this facility is to three schools. The registered sex offender has been living at the Newfane nursing center since January, but the state has not notified anyone until Thursday.
This is the same center where the state attorney general’s office is also investigating an alleged rape.
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The nursing facility is located kitty corner from Newfane Middle, elementary and high school. 7 Eyewitness News was at the location Wednesday as we recorded school buses that roll directly by the Transit Road nursing home every weekday.
“I don’t want my children any where near a registered sex offender,” remarked Burke Hughes, Lockport parent.
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Burke says the nursing residents, who are able, can talk walks right through the neighborhood.
Related hysteria links:
Loophole in state law allows nursing home sex offenders to go undetected [wkbw.com – 6/6/19]
What a crock of crap!!!
G4Change – I second that!!
This article is nothing less than simple fear mongering by creating a false sense of “danger”.
7 Eyewitness News don’t you have any “REAL” news to report that is worth reading? Oh, that’s right, “real” news does not create “clicks” on your site so you don’t get paid from advertisers then – My Bad!!
Good God, people in the U.S. are just such a bunch of morons. What complete morons. Don’t even know what else to say.
If I had a child that attended one of those nearby schools, what possible difference could it make to me if this Registered guy were living in this nursing home? Let’s say that he wasn’t. How would that change how I protect my child in any way? How would that affect the risk in any way?
This guy is old. A guy half his age could easily and trivially take walks right the same place that this guy might.
Or his neighbor in the nursing home could have raped someone once a year his entire life.
Supposedly this guy raped someone 30 years ago. Why do these people think there is not a 30 year old guy who is living nearby who will decide to rape someone today? I think it is pretty obvious that my child would be more at risk from someone like that, who we know exists, than this old man.
It is just ridiculous. I do find it great though that their hysteria is really negatively affecting the lives of the people who are freaking out. I really hope it causes them distress. They deserve it. The one article stated, “The Newfane Central School District issued an emergency broadcast alert to all parents Thursday canceling school events and activities at the Newfane facility.” So that is great. I love that their harassment negatively affects their lives. I hope their security theater continues to inconvenience them.
I cannot express my level of hatred for people who support Registries. They don’t have enough problems so they can spend their time being stupid. They need some real problems, like a nuclear war.
He’s in a freaking nursing home for a reason people! More proof how ridiculous all this hysteria really is!
@Will A.,
” I’ve no specific information about a threat from the individual…interest of safety… ”
A general threat that warrants extra precautions including losses of liberty from those who may be threatened this man therefore suspension ( of legal normal activities , field trips, music performances , visits) until further notice are necessarily being taken.
How dumb are these folks? Give up all your liberty for safety and get neither.
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Reading the accompanying article, the other individual mentioned was ruled not competent to stand trial as you can read here.
Sex offender ruled not competent to stand trial, case adjourned
https://www.wivb.com/news/crime/sex-offender-charged-with-abusing-nursing-home-resident-ruled-not-competent-to-stand-trial/1042882524
As advocates transition to trying to make political change stopping laws before they start, what can we do to fight against all this bad press?
Is it worth writing the editor? Do we have a pro offender publicist?
I had actually worked in healthcare prior. Everyone is entitled to basic human rights! I’m a bit surprised. Nobody should be prohibited from their basic needs or receiving healthcare, no matter where they come from. It’s very disturbing to think someone could possibly be prohibited from adequate healthcare due to a past mistake or criminal record? That’s troubling! Unfortunately, this is in my view prejudice! It’s shocking to comprehend how people are still prohibited from living in certain areas, based upon their criminal past? It’s mind boggling. I can only hope that when Ca enacts the new law, people take advantage of it!
Yet I’ll bet dollars to donuts all the people clutching their pearls about this old fart in the nursing home are applauding the “brave” drag queens reading to children at the library, and the prepubescent transgenders who appear with them. Ffs…
I spent some time in the courts and LA County Jail after my plea! That was a serious wake up call! Gang bangers, hardcore drug dealers, murderers, multiple convictions for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and the list goes on and on! I met people who will never see freedom again! I recall going to court and the cases prior involved people with extensive rap sheets and a multitude of probation/parole violations! Yet, we are discussing an elderly man who paid his debt to society years ago? Really?