I didn't chose any of them. We have THREE sex offenders that live in my neighborhood. One for aggravated rape, one for statutory rape and one for lewd behavior with a child.
The entire neighborhood knows that they are here, and we keep an eye out for each other. It is probably the same in your neighborhood.
When I lived in Texas, we had one that lived right across the street from us and my kids were much smaller then (elementary school age). He was registered for aggravated child sexual abuse. The BIG daddy of all the sex crimes.
Do you know what he was convicted of? I don't mean to be witch here, or imply that I don't sympathize with you, but I find it rather silly to sell the house that you love to get away from a sex offender. They are everywhere! Just when you move, one may move in to your new neighborhood.
The best advice I can give you is to try and relax. Protect your children, tell your children about the man next door. You don't have to go into specifics. With my kids, I just told them that the man across the street hurt children and if he ever came near them, they were to come in and tell us immediately. In the seven years that I lived there, he never even looked in our direction.
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