Bay Area rapist ordered by democrat judge to move to this county

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/judge-approves-placing-sexually-
violent-predator-in-santa-cruz-county/

BONNY DOON, Calif. (KRON) — Bonny Doon residents were in tears Monday at
the Santa Cruz County courthouse when a judge approved placing a sexually
violent predator on their street.

Judge Syda Cogliati’s ruling allows convicted rapist Michael Cheek to move
into a two-story house at 310 Wild Iris Lane. Shock spread through a
packed courtroom gallery at Monday’s hearing.

Cheek, 69, is originally from Concord.

Cheek was convicted of multiple rapes in Contra Costa County and Santa
Cruz County the 1980s. At one point, he escaped from custody and raped 15-
year-old girl at gunpoint.

Cogliati’s decision went against strong objections from the Santa Cruz
County sheriff, district attorney, and supervisors.

Sheriff Jim Hart said he was “outraged” by the judge’s ruling.

“I am very disappointed in the decision that was handed down today. This
location is in a remote region of our county where response times are
delayed, and cellular service is poor. Cheek’s only connection to our
county is that he committed a vicious sexual assault in Santa Cruz. He has
never lived here, nor does he have any other community ties. This is
causing fear among our residents and a lack of confidence in our local
judicial system,” Hart said.

Several children and teenaged-girls live on Wild Iris Lane.

Assistant District Attorney Alex Byers told the judge, “He is going to be
surrounded by people that look like his victims.”

“Mr. Cheek is a career sex criminal. He kidnaps children. He has a mental
illness that predisposes him to commit sexually violent offenses,” Byers
said.

A 14-year-old girl and her four younger siblings live directly across the
street from 310 Wild Iris Lane. Her father, Joe Brennan, told KRON4 that
he has no choice but to move his family to a new home.

“My daughter would have to walk past the driveway every day to go to and
from school. Alone. In the woods,” Brennan said. “To put this guy here at
the state’s expense, and to hell with everyone else who lives nearby, it’s
ridiculous and unfair.”

County supervisor Ryan Coonerty said housing Cheek in the Santa Cruz
mountains is “totally inappropriate.” Coonerty said taxpayers will be
paying an estimated $6,500 every month for Cheek’s rent under the state’s
supervised release program for sexually violent predator.

The district attorney said Monday that he will file an appeal with the
Sixth District Court.

The judge had received nearly 1,000 letters from residents urging her
against allowing Cheek into their community. Cogliati said public opinion
did not influence her ruling.

Liberty Healthcare is the state agency in charge of supervising sexually
violent predators after they are released from prison. Cameron Zeidler, a
psychologist with Liberty, said Cheek will not re-offend because he will
be watched by security, receive sex offender outpatient treatment, and has
a desire to not return to prison.

District Attorney Jeff Rosell said supervising anyone at the house picked
by Liberty is impossible because it’s in an extremely remote location in
the mountains.

Cheek served his full prison sentence and he was supposed to be released
back into society two years ago. A plan to house Cheek in Redwood City was
abandoned earlier this year after the homeowner rescinded her offer.

Bonny Doon residents said they tried to talk to the homeowner of 310 Wild
Iris Lane, but she refused.

“She is a coward. She will not talk to anybody,” Brennan said.

On Monday, the judge said Cheek has to live somewhere, and she wasn’t
going to delay his housing placement further.

Sheriff Hart said, “The Sheriff’s Office will do everything we can to keep
the Bonny Doon community safe from this predator.”

Brennan said the judge’s ruling made him lose faith in the justice system.

“The way to fix this, not this specific placement, but to fix the system,
is there are articles of legislation that need to be amended. This is
happening all over California where Liberty is placing people. If people
don’t think it’s right, they need to write to the state legislature and
make demands so these people are not destroying neighborhoods,” he said.

Last month, the East Palo Alto Police Department alerted the community
that a sexually violent predator, Lamar Johnson, will be released from
prison and placed in the city.

Johnson has a hearing on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. at the San Mateo County Superior
Court Hall of Justice, Department 24. The district attorney’s office said
members of the public are allowed to voice their concerns at the hearing.



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