 Attention Illyria Swanzia 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 percent 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 percent 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-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 2,372 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 2, there are 358. Precinct 212 has 51 registered sex offenders. Of those 34 have felony convictions and 17 have misdemeanor convictions. Christopher Allen Welvert is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 41 years old and was born on June 30, 1981. He's a white male, 5'10'' tall, 200 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He's currently a transient living in the area of East 46th Avenue and Humboldt Street in the Illyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver. Schools located within 1 mile of this offender include Swansea Elementary at 4650 Columbine Street, Wyatt Academy at 3620 Franklin Street, Garden Place Elementary at 4425 Lincoln Street, Annunciation Catholic School at 3536 North Lafayette Street. Parks located within 1 mile of this offender include Swansea Park, Illyria Park, Dunham Park, Russell Square Park, Carpiosanguinette Park, St. Charles Place Park, Argo Park, Herron Pond Heller Open Space, Plat Farm Open Space, Globeville Landing Park, 39th Avenue Greenway, Arkins Park, Arkins Promenade, I-70 Cover Park. Recreation centers located within 1 mile of this offender include Globeville Rec Center at 4496 Grant Street, St. Charles Rec Center at 3777 North Lafayette Street, Johnson Rec Center at 4809 Race Street, Swansea Rec Center at 2650 East 49th Avenue, Bus routes located within 1 mile of this offender include Route 7 Washington Street and 47th Avenue, Route 48, 48th Avenue and Brighton Boulevard, 48th Avenue and Race Street, 47th Avenue and Brighton Boulevard, 41st Street and Brighton Boulevard, N-Line, National Western Center Station. A brief history of charges against this offender attempted sexual assault on a child and child abuse negligently caused serious bodily injury. He's not currently on parole or probation and registered with the Denver Police Department on March 23rd, 2023 as a transient living in the area of East 46th Avenue and Humboldt Street in the Illyria, Swansea neighborhood of Denver. Past charges against this offender include aggravated sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child, position of trust, child abuse caused serious bodily injury, fail to comply with sex registration, burglary, criminal trespass. Christopher Allen Welvert 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 25 at the time of the offense. Criteria 2, the crime must have been committed on or after July 1st, 1997 and convicted on or after July 1st, 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 November 6, 2007 for attempted sexual assault on a child and child abuse negligently caused serious bodily injury. Criteria 3, the relationship to the victim was one of the following. The 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 juvenile female victims were the offender's daughter and stepdaughter. 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 Adams County Courts with positive results, determining him to be a sexually violent predator.