 Attention, Platt Park 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's 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 2,422 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 3, there are 358. Precinct 313 has 61 registered sex offenders. Of those, 46 have felony convictions and 15 have misdemeanor convictions. Mitchell Wayne Bishop is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 64 years old and was born on October 23, 1959. He's a white male, 6 feet tall, 270 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He's currently living at 1572 South Broadway Street number 10 in the Platte Park neighborhood of Denver. Schools located within one mile of this offender include 5280 High School at 1200 West Mississippi Avenue, McKinley Thatcher Elementary at 1230 South Grant Street, Grant Beacon Middle School at 1751 South Washington Street, Our Lady of Lourdes School at 2256 South Logan Street, Denver Waldorf School at 2100 South Pennsylvania Street. Parks located within one mile of this offender include Harvard Gulch Park, Pasquino's Landing, Aquagolf at Overland, Overland Pond Park, Harvard Gulch North Park, Vanderbilt Park, Overland Municipal Golf Course, Washington Park, Ruby Hill Park, Platte Park, Sanderson Gulch, Rosedale Park, Grant Frontier Park, Vanderbilt East Park. Recreation centers located within one mile of this offender include Platte Park Senior Center at 1500 South Grant Street, Harvard Gulch Rec Center at 550 East Isliffe Avenue. Bus routes located within one mile of this offender include Routes 0 and 11 South Broadway and West Louisiana Avenue, Route 0 South Broadway and West Florida Avenue, South Broadway and West Iowa Avenue, South Broadway and West Mexico Avenue, South Broadway and West Colorado Avenue, Route 12 South Pearl Street and Florida Avenue, Florida Avenue. A brief history of charges against this offender attempted sexual assault on a child and child abuse knowingly recklessly caused serious bodily injury. He's currently on parole and registered with the Denver Police Department on October 25, 2023 to 1572 South Broadway Street number 10 in the Platte Park neighborhood of Denver. Past charges against this offender include sexual assault on a child, attempted sexual assault on a child, child abuse, domestic violence, vehicle theft, theft, narcotic charges, harassment, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, parole violation, public order crimes, probation violation, making a false report. Mitchell Wayne Bishop has been determined a 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 49 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 January 12, 2007 for attempted sexual assault on a child and child abuse knowingly recklessly cause serious bodily injury. 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 victim was a six-year-old female. The offender was known to the victim. 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 Denver District courts with positive results, determining him to be a sexually violent predator. Music