 Attention Goldsmith 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. Magans 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 2,475 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 3, there are 351. Precinct 323 has 72 registered sex offenders. Of those, 56 have felony convictions and 16 have misdemeanor convictions. Michael Benjamin Diden is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 32 years old and was born on April 27, 1990. He's a white male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 130 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. He's currently living at 2375 South Linden Court in the Goldsmith neighborhood of Denver. Schools located within one mile of this offender include Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside at 7808 Cherry Creek South Drive, Holly Hills Elementary at 6161 East Cornell Avenue, Highline Academy Southeast at 2170 South Dahlia Street, Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning at 1700 South Holly Street. Parks located within one mile of this offender include Ashgrove Park, Quebec and Wesley Park, Cook Park, Highline Canal, Colorado to Parker Road, Bible Park. Recreation centers located within one mile of this offender include Cook Park Rec Center at 7100 Cherry Creek South Drive. Bus routes located within one mile of this offender include Route 105 Hamden Avenue and Dayton Street, Hamden Avenue and South Akron Street, Hamden Avenue and South Yosemite Street, Route 73 Hamden Avenue and South Yosemite Street. A brief history of charges against this offender, sexual assault on a child and sexual exploitation of a child 20 plus items. He's currently on parole and registered with the Denver Police Department on January 26 2023 to 2375 South Linden Court in the Goldsmith neighborhood of Denver. Past charges against this offender include sexual assault on a child, sexual exploitation of a child 20 plus items, possession of illegal weapon, possession of marijuana. Michael Benjamin Diden has been determined as sexually violent predator after meeting the following criteria. Criteria one age 18 or older on the date of the offense or under 18 and tried as an adult. The offender was age 21 at the time of the offense. Criteria two, 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 January 27 2012 for sexual assault on a child and sexual exploitation of a child 20 plus items. Criteria three, 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 victim was an 11 year old male. The offender was known to the victim. Criteria four, 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 Douglas County courts with positive results determining him to be a sexually violent predator.