The extraordinary move comes after 21-year-old Virgol Virgol was ordered to register as a sex offender after pleading to seven felony sex crimes involving children.
WARREN, Ohio – The city of Warren is asking a judge to force a registered sex offender from his home.
The extraordinary move comes after 21-year-old Virgol ______ was ordered to register as a sex offender after pleading to seven felony sex crimes involving children. because of state requirements for sex offenders, Virgol’s home, which sits within minutes of an elementary school, now poses a serious concern.
A civil lawsuit from the Warren city law director said Virgol is “prohibited from establishing a residence or occupying residential premises within 1000 feet of any school premises.” It goes on to say that “his current address is a violation of the residency restrictions.”
Gabe Wildman, Trumbull County assistant prosecutor, said because the man lived near the school before he was convicted a sex offender, they needed to take further action.
Wildman added moving forward with a civil lawsuit is a normal next step considering the circumstances.
“Their residency predates the conviction, predates their registration. So under those circumstances, the only way to force them to leave is, you know, if that residence doesn’t comply with some of the sex offender requirements,” said Wildman.
Prosecutors and other officals typically try to work out other ways to solve the problems. If they can’t come to an agreement, further steps are taken to be in compliance with Ohio’s sex offender registration requirements.
“They reached out to say, hey, you’re not in compliance one way or the other, we’re going to bring you in compliance, right? So, if they want to do that voluntarily, they can do so. If not, we’ll do it through this civil action, and if necessary and appropriate, we’ll do it through further criminal charges,” said Wildman.
While the civil lawsuit is underway, …
Warren Ohio, looks like a newly convicted pfr maybe forced out of his residency that he had prior to his conviction. City of Warren is looking to issue a civil lawsuit against this man. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I don’t know which state / city was the first to institute a “residency restriction”, but for some bizarre reason it seems to be an acceptable thing to do in most states. Puling someone out of their home is so anti American and counterproductive. Anyone who thinks a child is now safe because no one with a previous sex conviction lives within 1,000 feet of their school, is a moron.
In some states, this would constitute a ‘regulatory taking’ which would be ruled by due process and just compensation, just like if they were taking his residence for any other purpose like building a new road. They’d have to pay up in many places.
Keep a close eye on this case. I’m sure the state is going to explain in vivid detail the role that the defendant’s residence within 1000 feet of a school played in his crimes. Then they’ll follow up with a demonstration of the effectiveness of Ohio’s residence restrictions, highlighted by a list of every sex crime that said restrictions have prevented. Then they’ll show how much higher sexual recidivism is in states with lesser or no residence restrictions in a powerful graphic. And finally, they’ll explain how Does v. Snyder’s holding regarding retroactive application of registry restrictions don’t apply to Ohio, despite being in the same federal circuit.