The San Diego Sheriff’s department released information on how the public can provide input ahead of a placement hearing for a sexually violent predator. In anticipation of your questions and concerns, we would like to reiterate a few key points:
- The proposed location is just outside City of Poway boundaries (unincorporated San Diego County), although it is identified as Poway in the release due to the postal address.
- The City of Poway is not part of the process for evaluating the proposed placement or release. The San Diego Superior Court ordered the conditional release, and the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) recommended the placement.
The Sheriff’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force is accepting public comment about the proposed placement for inclusion in its formal response to the court and DSH. We encourage the Poway community to share your feedback about the proposed placement via email at sdsafe@sdsheriff.org or by calling 858-583-7238. (View full details in the Sheriff's department news release.)
Comments will be accepted through July 22. The hearing is scheduled for August 9.
July 12: Community Rally
A community rally/protest is scheduled at Garden Road Park at 10 a.m. this Friday (July 12) to voice opposition to the proposed placement of a Sexually Violent Predator in the Poway area.
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus is asking the community to stand together against the proposed placement and will be joined by Poway Deputy Mayor Caylin Frank, Poway Council Members Peter De Hoff and Brian Pepin, Poway Unified School District Trustee Ginger Couvrette, and Jeff Grace of Keep RB Safe (which successfully rallied to prevent an SVP placement in Rancho Bernardo).
Garden Road Park is located at 14901 Garden Road, Poway.