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Unless the court makes a finding of extraordinary circumstances, a group of officials signed to Michael Cheek’s personal housing committee are limited to home-hunting within Santa Cruz County, considered Cheek’s county of primary residence.
State contracted officials who have spent nearly four years unsuccessfully hunting for local housing opportunities for a convicted rapist most recently were limiting themselves to locations at least a mile from any school or beach, authorities revealed Tuesday.
After months of back-and-forth, a superior court judge denied requests Tuesday to release a sexually violent predator from a state hospital without a designated address.
After months of back-and-forth, a superior court judge denied requests to release a 71-year-old sexually violent predator from a state hospital without a designated address.
An influx of billions of dollars of state funding is aimed at addressing the crisis, but the need is urgent.