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FDLE’s ‘Safe Summer’ Nets 23 Sex Offender Arrests, Five In Escambia County
July 13, 2012
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and local law enforcement agencies have arrested 23 sex offenders and predators statewide who failed to comply with Florida registration requirements as part of Operation Safe Summer. Five of those arrests were in Escambia County.
“We identified and targeted the most dangerous absconders. In most of the cases we were dealing with cold leads,” said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey. “Working with our law enforcement partners, new leads were developed allowing us to locate and arrest these sex-offenders-in-hiding.”
Officers arrested five of 23 captured statewide in Escambia County:
- Timothy Melburn Perlberg, 63
- Willie L. Maxwell, 51
- Charvis Markeith Satterwhite, 41
- James Erik Cross, 32
- Christopher Thomas Dasinger, 29
Of over three dozen individuals wanted across from the state, one is from Escambia County – Travis Nelson Delles, age 36. He is believed to have fled to China.
Investigators believe a total of 20 targeted absconders have fled the country. Their identities have been given to the US Marshals Service so they can be arrested immediately if they try to return.
“The Sheriffs of Florida and their thousands of dedicated staff have declared war on sex offenders and internet predators–if you hide from us, we will find you,” said Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, president of the Florida Sheriffs Association. “We are dedicated to keeping the streets safe and ensuring citizens know when an offender lives among them.”
Operation Safe Summer coincided with the end of the school year, because FDLE said children are more likely to come in contact with sex offenders or predators during the summer months.
Click the graphic below to enlarge and see those wanted by FDLE.
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13 Responses to “FDLE’s ‘Safe Summer’ Nets 23 Sex Offender Arrests, Five In Escambia County”
The best defense is knowledge. Educate your children. Protect them when you can; Pray, when you can’t. And when you suspect, investigate…don’t just let it go and hope it will go away.
REGARDING:
“David: Your reasoning is flawed. “Once a thief, always a thief” is lazy thinking, and it’s wrong.”
Of course it’s lazy thinking. I’m a lazy person.
As to being wrong, that’s another matter. Just as thieves CONTINUE to be thieves, people who see children as sexual objects continue to see them as sexual objects even if arrested. Just because they weren’t rearrested quickly doesn’t mean they stopped looking for prey. Please notice you mentioned “68% of released non-sex offenders were rearrested”, so this supports the “once a thief, always a thief” lazy thinking. Criminals don’t automatically quit being criminals.
One of the things about sexual predators is that many of them are good at making the victims too ashamed to report them. That’s not the same as saying they didn’t have any more victims.
From therapists: L. Bays & R. Freeman-Longo
“Present Behaviour Affects Future Behaviour
“There is an old and very true saying – “past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour”. As much as you may not want to believe it, this is true for you and ALL sex offenders. If you have raped or molested people in the past, the chances of doing it again are very high. History and statistics have proven this to be true, and YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT. There is one way for you to change your future, and that is to change your behaviours and thinking patterns through treatment.”
And they’re assuming success, otherwise why bother trying? That is part of how they introduce their sexual predators to therapy.
David for safe children
James: If he had a valid passport and left, he didn’t break any laws. Ex-offenders CAN get passports after their release.
David: Your reasoning is flawed. “Once a thief, always a thief” is lazy thinking, and it’s wrong. Especially here.
A 2002 study by the US Department of Justice indicated that recidivism rates among sex offenders was 5.3%; that is 1 in 19 released sex offenders were later arrested for another sex crime. In comparison, the same study found that 68% of released non-sex offenders wre rearrrested for any crime (both sex and non-sex offenses,.
More recently, a 2009 study for the U.S. Justice Research and Statistics Association showed similar low sex crime re-arrest rates after three years for sex offenders released from prison in 2001. The rates by state were as follows: Alaska 3.4%, Arizona 2.3%, Delaware 3.8%, Illinois 2.4%, Iowa 3.9%, New Mexico 1.8%, South Carolina 4.0%, and Utah 9.0%.
In short, let’s keep our kids safe by being vigilant, not by passing laws which target the wrong people.
The guy broke the rules in Florida by fleeing the country and not registering. Hello dude!
REGARDING:
“Oh yeah really, how’s that when most children are a victim of sex crimes perpetrated by someone they already know who is not a registered sex offender i.e.; TEACHERS, CHURCH YOUTH GROUP LEADERS, STEP PARENTS or COACHES??? ”
If so, the solution is simple: keep all children away from people they know, including teachers, church youth group leaders, step parents and coaches.
Hmmm, that would be hard wouldn’t it? In fact keeping children from knowing anyone else is often a means of keeping them apart for the benefit of the predator. They like to cut them out of the herd or keep them away from people who might protect them.
Well, if you can’t keep them away from everyone, at least you can avoid having them alone with potential predators, even if anyone they ever meet is a potential predator.
Another thing you can do is keep them away from KNOWN predators since while you don’t know all threats, you DO know those who have preyed in the past are likely to prey in the future. And if you can’t keep them away from them, you can certainly monitor them when near your children and warn your children about the dangers — specific and general. And that’s what this article addressed.
Remember: most criminal acts aren’t committed in front of witnesses (other than in college football, of course).
David for safe children
Truth be known, Most times a child comes in contact with a child molester they are known by the family or a relative. I hope they can locate all these predators that run. This does not protect our children. Be on guard all around you.
@Alex,
If you read carefully, dear, it said they are “more likely” to come into contact with them. This only makes sense since during the summer they are involved in other programs and there are such things as church camps, vacation bible school, summer day camp programs, programs at local parks, etc. They’re also out riding their bikes, walking to a friend’s house, things like that which would make it a lot easier for an offender to get to them. Use your brain, sweetie and THINK!
>>See how media continue to perpetuate this lie that sex offenders are just waiting in the hot summer months to snatch your children as they walk around their communities.
Actually, please reread the line you quoted in your comment. Notice the “FDLE said” part? That means that’s what the state’s top law enforcement agency said. It’s not some “lie” made up by the media.
“Operation Safe Summer coincided with the end of the school year, because FDLE said children are more likely to come in contact with sex offenders or predators during the summer months.”
Oh yeah really, how’s that when most children are a victim of sex crimes perpetrated by someone they already know who is not a registered sex offender ie; TEACHERS, CHURCH YOUTH GROUP LEADERS, STEP PARENTS or COACHES???
See how media continue to perpetuate this lie that sex offenders are just waiting in the hot summer months to snatch your children as they walk around their communities.
I wonder if China wants any more?
He FLED to China! Not supposed to leave!
I doubt if it takes long before he take up his old habits and is tried in the Chinese courts, found guilty, tissue typed and executed!
Those Chinese have a good judicial system for disposing of undesireables. They have an excellent organ donor program as well.
If the guy lives in China, then how does he break the rules of Florida? Not sure how he would register in Florida if he no longer lives in the country. I would assume he has to follow the rules of China.
I would think he would be required to tell Florida that he was moving to china but as long as he has done so. I don’t see what the issue is.