Weymouth Police Issues Level 3 Sex Offender Notification

WEYMOUTH, MA — The Weymouth Police Department has notified residents of a sex offender that has moved to Weymouth.

This week, police issued a Level 3 sex offender community notification for Richard Gardner of 3 Chandler St.

"Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law the individuals classified as Level 3 Sex Offenders by the Sex Offender Registry Board are determined to be high risk to reoffend. That degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community notification," police said.

In 1989, Gardner was convicted of rape of a child with force, indecent assault and battery on a child 14 or younger, and rape and abuse of a child. He was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child 14 or younger again in 1991.

While the information is public, Any person who uses sex offender registration information to threaten to commit a crime may be punished by a fine of not more than $100 by imprisonment for not more than six months, police said.

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