Crime & Safety
Sex Offender Addresses: Simsbury Homes to be Aware of This Halloween
Before kids go out trick or treating on Halloween, fall is a good time to take inventory of who is living in your neighborhood.
Editor's Note: One or more names in this report have been redacted in light of additional documentation provided regarding this case.
SIMSBURY, CT — There are six registered sex offenders living in Simsbury as of October 2016, according to the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry.
More than half of rape/sexual assault incidents happen within a mile of the victim’s home, according to the United States Department of Justice. About 75 percent of victims know their attacker, and 45 percent of victims are under 12 years old.
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The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection maintains the registry and updates information regularly, but information can change quickly. Information is often provided by offenders themselves as required by law.
You may want to avoid trick or treating at these houses and apartments on Halloween, or merely be aware of who’s living in your neighborhood during the rest of the year.
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CT State Police also posted the following warning in regards to the registry:
“ANY PERSON WHO USES INFORMATION IN THIS REGISTRY TO INJURE, HARASS OR COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT AGAINST ANY PERSON INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.”
Here is the full list of registered sex offenders living in Simsbury, according to the state’s registry:
MARC AYALA 84 WINTHROP ST
JOHN BEILSTEIN 15 ADAMS RD
(name removed)
KEITH GUTOWSKI 535 BUSHY HILL ROAD
WILLIAM LEVERETT 21 GOODRICH RD
RONALD PERRON 1583 HOPMEADOW ST
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