Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Information on the state’s sex offender registration and community notification procedures.
(UPDATED 2:38 p.m. Aug. 16) When Hopkins police announced on Monday that a Level III sex offender was moving into the community, it didn’t take long for residents to sit up and take notice. Kenneth Edward Dean, 25, is moving onto the 300 block of Jackson Avenue North this week. In 2008, Dean was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony for which he was sentenced to 90 months in prison, according to court records. He was released June 18. Police will host a community notification meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. In order to help residents prepare, Hopkins Patch compiled this FAQ using information from state law, the Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Minnesota House of Representatives …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Kenneth Edward Dean, who was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, is moving to Jackson Avenue North.
A registered sex offender is moving to Hopkins this week, Hopkins Police announced Monday. Kenneth Edward Dean, 25, will be living in the 300 block of Jackson Avenue North. In 2008, Dean was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony for which he was sentenced to 90 months in prison, according to court records. Hopkins police will host a community notification meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday at Gethsemane Lutheran Church (715 Minnetonka Mills Road). Patch could not immediately determine how much of his sentence Dean served or where the offense took place. Dean sexually assaulted a woman who did not know him, according to police. The contact involved penetration and a weapon that was brandished during the assault. Dean has been…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Golden Valley residents packed the Perpich Center for the Arts for a community meeting about a level three sex offender being released into a halfway house in the city.
A community meeting about a sex offender moving into Golden Valley drew a crowd of about 300 people. There were so many residents at Monday night’s meeting an overflow room was opened to accommodate everyone. The crowds came out to learn more about Clarence Opheim, 64, who will be released into a halfway house in Golden Valley next Monday. “I am very concerned,” Rachael Jensen said. The Golden Valley resident has two kids and is worried about their safety. “I don’t like the idea of a predator living in our community.” Opheim has admitted to molesting 29 children. He has lured children, both male and female, with bribes, tricks and even weapons. He was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison in 1988 for sexually abusing an 11 year-old boy. Opheim …
Ann Williams
3:16 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Thank you for the facts. I am all about rehabilitation, but time will tell. My money is on the side of the public being vigilant and seeing him back in prison soon. more ›