 Attention hail 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 Lichner 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 offenders' residents 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 2,526 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 2, there are 345. Precinct 222 has 51 registered sex offenders. Of those, 37 have felony convictions and 14 have misdemeanor convictions. Kevin Michael Watkins is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 57 years old and was born on August 5, 1964. He's a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He's currently living at 1240 Colorado Boulevard number 23 in the Hale neighborhood of Denver. Schools located within one mile of this offender include Teller Elementary at 1150 Garfield Street, Park Hill School at 5050 East 19th Avenue, Steck Elementary at 450 Albion Street, Palmer Elementary at 995 Grave Street, Hill Campus of Arts and Science at 451 Claremont Street, East High School at 1600 City Park Esplanade, Reach Charter School at 940 Fillmore Street, Blessed Sacrament Catholic School at 1973 Elm Street, Christ the King Roman Catholic School at 860 Elm Street, Bansbach Academy at 1501 Albion Street. Parks located within one mile of this offender include Denver Botanic Gardens, Congress Park, Linsley Park, City Park, Capitol Hill Reservoir. Recreation centers located within one mile of this offender include Carla Madison Rec Center at 2401 East Colfax Avenue. Bus routes located within one mile of this offender include Route 40 Colorado Boulevard and East 13th Avenue, Colorado Boulevard and East 14th Avenue. Route 10 Colorado Boulevard and East 13th Avenue, 12th Avenue and Harrison Street and 13th Avenue and Garfield Street. A brief history of charges against this offender, sexual assault on a child. He's currently on parole and registered with the Denver Police Department on December 17, 2021 to 1240 Colorado Boulevard number 23 in the Hale neighborhood of Denver. Past charges against this offender include sexual exploitation of a child, possessed materials, sexual assault on a child, assault, theft, probation violation. Kevin Michael Watkins 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 39 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 February 19, 2004 for sexual assault on a child. 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 Weld County courts with positive results determining him to be a sexually violent predator.