Sex Offender Addresses: Woodbury and Middlebury Homes to be Aware of This Halloween

There are six sex offenders living in Woodbury and Middlebury 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.

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.

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 your town according to the state’s registry:

• MICHAEL MORGANTE, 2 WEEKEEPEEMEE ROAD, WOODBURY
• ROBERT RUSS, 22-3 PILGRIM TRAIL, WOODBURY
• HAROLD SHAW, 59 ARTILLERY ROAD, WOODBURY
• JILLIAN GEHRKENS, 807 LONG MEADOW ROAD, MIDDLEBURY
• JOHN MICALIZZI, 31 MAPLE DRIVE, MIDDLEBURY
• DONALD SLASON, 52 NICK ROAD, MIDDLEBURY

— By Brian McCready (Patch National Staff)

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