 Attention, Valverde residents. This is a community notification of a new sexually violent predator in your area. Please stay tuned to the following short program for more information. Hi, I'm Technician Ron Hackett with the Denver Police Department. The Sex Offender Registration and Compliance Unit at DPD is responsible for the registration, monitoring and tracking of all registered sex offenders and sexually violent predators who live in the city and county of Denver. Here's a brief history of sex offender legislation in Colorado. Our state laws trickle down from federal government mandates. In 1994, we had the Jacob Wetterling Act, which mandated that states would establish a sex offender list. Megan's law of 1996 said that the public would have access to those sex offender registration lists. The Pam Litchner Act of 1996 stated that some offenders might have to have lifetime registrations. And the Adam Walsh Act of 2006 unified sex offender laws across the country. In Colorado, the legislature has determined that sexually violent predators by definition pose a higher risk to the community at large and therefore mandated that upon their release from the Department of Corrections, the community must be notified. Sex offender notification in Colorado happens in two ways. The first is passive and ongoing through the sex offender registration process, which is a list maintained by local police departments. The second way is active via community notification for those offenders determined to be sexually violent predators by the courts or by the parole board. Most sex offenders in Colorado are supervised by the criminal justice system in our communities. Most sex offenders engage in crossover behavior, which means they may have been arrested for one type of crime but be apt to commit another. Many sex offenders have no criminal history at all prior to their arrest. There is no typical sex offender, but all tend to be deceptive, manipulative, and secretive. 80 to 93% of sex offenses are committed by someone known to the victim. Sexual deviancy begins in mid to late adolescence. Sex offenses are not impulsive. They are usually carefully planned and most sex offenders are male. The community has a vested interest in helping offenders to be successfully managed in the community. Sex offenders have the same need for housing and employment as any other citizen. Any citizen who uses sex offender information to harass, threaten, or intimidate an offender will be subject to criminal prosecution. There are approximately 16,500 registered sex offenders in the state of Colorado. About 65% of convicted sex offenders are placed in the community on probation. The remainder are in the Department of Corrections or Community Corrections. Offenders may be caught for one type of offense but be at a high risk to commit another type. Crime of conviction is only one indicator of risk. A sexually violent predator must register with the Denver Police Department sex offender registration unit every three months for the rest of their life. The offender's residence must be verified quarterly by the Denver Police Department. The full sex offender registration list is available by calling the Denver Police Department Identification Bureau at 720-913-6756. Convicted felons and those with multiple convictions are posted online at denvergov.org slash police. Remember, sexually violent predators do not represent all dangerous sex offenders. The community notification process and sex offender registration are not a complete deterrent to sexual assault. Now, here's a look at the newest sexually violent predator living in Denver. Here's an overview of the registered sex offenders currently living in Denver. There are 2,389 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 4, there are 428. Precinct 411 has 92 registered sex offenders. Of those, 71 have felony convictions and 21 have misdemeanor convictions. Oscar Hernandez is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 29 years old and was born on November 15, 1993. He's a Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He's currently living at 1507 West Buyer's Place in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver. Schools located within one mile of this offender include Kip Denver Collegiate High School and Math and Science Leadership Academy both at 451 South Tahone Street. Kip Sunshine Peak Academy at 375 South Tahone Street. Valverde Elementary at 2030 West Alameda Avenue. DCIS at Fairmont at 520 West 3rd Avenue. Florence Crittenden High School at 55 South Zunei Street. St. Rose of Lima School at 1345 West Dakota Avenue. Parks located within one mile of this offender include Aspirin Park, Frog Hollow Park, Vanderbilt Park, Buyer's and Pecos Park, West Barvalwood Park, Flores Park, Willabari Park, Valverde Park, Huston Lake Park, Millstein Park, Johnson Habitat Park, Daly Park. Recreation centers located within one mile of this offender include La Familia Rec Center at 65 South Elati Street. Bus routes located within one mile of this offender include Routes 3 and 4 West Alameda Avenue and South Yuma Street, West Alameda Avenue and South Tahone Street, West Alameda Avenue and South Pecos Street, West Alameda Avenue and South LePan Street. A brief history of charges against this offender. Internet luring of a child with attempted exploitation of a child and sexual assault on a child position of trust. He's currently on probation and registered with the Denver Police Department on May 10, 2023 to 1507 West Buyer's Place in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver. Past charges against this offender include Internet sexual exploitation of a child, sexual assault on a child position of trust, probation violation. Oscar Hernandez has been determined as sexually violent predator after meeting the following criteria. Criteria 1, age 18 or older on the date of the offense or under 18 and tried as an adult. The offender was age 24 at the time of the offense. Criteria 2, the crime must have been committed honor after July 1, 1997 and convicted honor after July 1, 1999. Crimes include sexual assault, felony unlawful sexual contact, sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. The offender was convicted on February 27, 2023 for sexual assault on a child. Criteria 3, the relationship to the victim was one of the following. Victim was a stranger to the offender or the offender established or promoted a relationship with the victim primarily for the purpose of sexual victimization. The female victim was known to the offender. Criteria 4, positive results or the passing of a risk assessment instrument administered by probation parole staff and a qualified treatment evaluator. Positive results include an assessment for the presence of a mental abnormality, a level of denial regarding the offense, treatment appropriateness and motivation, presence of sexual deviant interests. The offender was evaluated by the Jefferson County courts with positive results, determining him to be a sexually violent predator. .