UPDATED: Level 3 Sex Offender 'No Longer Employed' in North Reading, Says Police

UPDATED at 10:50 a.m. Monday:

We reached out to North Reading Police about this issue on Monday morning. Here is a statement by Police Chief Michael Murphy:

“The business the sex offender worked for parks their vehicles at 21 Winter St. The owner of the business involved advised us that the sex offender was terminated after we posted the information on our website and Facebook page. We confirmed the address through interviews, visual observation, and payroll records. There are several businesses that operate out of 21 Winter St.

“Other businesses at the same address claim that the business the sex offender worked for was using the address illegally. We’ve forwarded the complaint to the North Reading Building Inspector for follow up,” said Murphy.

UPDATED at 2:41 p.m. Saturday:

The North Reading Police Department released the following statement on Saturday:

“The North Reading Police have received information from the Lynn Police Department that the newly registered Level 3 sex offender, Lee Lucas, is no longer employed at 21 Winter St., in North Reading. Once this information is confirmed by the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, we will further update the citizens of North Reading.”

Original article at 3:16 p.m. Friday:

North Reading Police announced that a Lynn man who works in North Reading has registered as a Level 3 sex offender.

Lee Lucas, aka Anthony Lucas, of 85 Allen St., Lynn, works at 21 Winter St., North Reading. Lucas was convicted on June 12, 2008 for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and rape and abuse of a child, according to the Sex Offender Registry.

Level 3 is the highest level on the Sex Offender Registry and means the state board ”has determined that these individuals have a high risk to reoffend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community notification.”

Lucas is not wanted by police.

Police also noted:

“Information shall not be used to commit a crime or to engage in illegal discrimination or harassments of an offender. Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to M.G.L. c.6, §§178C-178P for such purposes shall be punished by not more than two and one half (2 ½) years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) or both (M.G.L. c.6, §178N). In addition, any person who uses Registry information to threaten to commit a crime may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months (M.G.L. c.275 § 4).”

Here is an article and map of the three other Level 3 sex offenders listed in North Reading.