NH - RSO Jonathan Perfetto saying he's worried he'll offend again!!!!

[LorinMarie]

If he really thinks he's a threat, why doesn't he commit himself? Or why doesn't his mother have him committed? His own statement that he fears he will do it again should be enough for a judge.
IMO, anyone into kiddie isn't right in the head and should have no problem getting admitted into a mental hopsital.

In my area there are not really many places one can commit themselves but I have found that it is not as easy as one would think. My uncle has some major issues he's quite the nutcase! He has tried to commit himself to the Pavillion but with no health insurance to cover it he is always kicked out in a matter of days. His soon to be ex wife also tried recently as he was a danger to himself and others and was drunk the let him out a couple hours later. It is really sad you would think there is so much help out there but when you really need it you can't get anywhere grrrrrr!

 

[impatientredhead]

The laws in this state do need to be changed, but I wouldn't personally be asking for electronic bracelet monitoring. In our state, Washington, he would not be released even if the full sentence was served. Failing to complete a rehabilitation program and being deemed likely to reoffend we can hold them on a mental hold until rehab is complete and professionals say they are not likely to reoffend. This has been challenged to our supreme court multiple times now and upheld. It is not perfect, but I know it is being used in other states as a model now that the supreme court has upheld it.

 

[LorinMarie]

This just happened like about a month ago or so maybe right?
I remember that on the news!!!
I was like...that's great that people made such a big deal and got him outta of that town, but where does he go now???
Another town right? Where he can hurt people there too.

Yes, that was not long ago. Unfortunatly yes that would mean that another town now has to deal with him. I don't know where he went afterward. I just dont understand how anyone who kills a child ever gets out of prison it's not fair :furious:

In the article on Perfetto in the fosters it says:

Bennett said Perfetto has told her that he's afraid he will re-offend but said he would never do it to a child.

So what does that mean? He is likely to rape an adult? Some poor woman parking her car in the parking garage at the wrong time not knowing that he is living in there? I myself am afraid in parking garages alone in general but I never knew that people were actually allowed to sleep in them, good to know!! Really I am sure that there are many people upset about this but what can we do? He needs help but how the heck do we speak up to make sure that he gets it? I am scared that if he is left to his own devices we will be reading a very tragic article in the paper soon

 

[IWannaKnow]

Hey LorinMarie and soyesterday! Hello to fellow New Hampshirites!

I remember the guy in Manchester. And yes, he just went somewhere else to potentially hurt someone there. That is why I do not feel that just running them out of town will do the job. When someone else from somewhere else runs the SO out of their town, they can just come here! It's just a big circle. As much as I do not want "me and mine" to be harmed, neither do I want to thrust this upon someone else. We have to get to the bottom of it, and that means helping them. The most frightening part of this for me was that he was saying he is OK on his meds, but they cost him $400 a month. I don't think I could afford that, and my house has two incomes. If he is homeless, you know he doesn't have a job, so it is just a matter of time..................

I didn't read the part about no reoffending w/children. My take on that would be , that is what he was in prison for. He said he knew he needed to stay away from "the " and kids.

As far as having him committed, there is not even a residential treatment center for addicts here (in my area), which is a major problem. This area offers very little in the way of services for fully insured, working individuals, even less for a homeless guy with no insurance or job. It is somewhat better in the southern part of the state.

As a nation, as human beings, how are we going to handle this in order to bring an end to this suffering? Just yelling "kill 'em all, let God sort them out" (which I have said, many times) isn't going to work. We really have to acknowledge this problem and try to correct it. :boohoo:

 

[IWannaKnow]

http://www.wmur.com/news/17851517/detail.html



"Video: Offender Will Need To Register With Police


Sex Offender Moves From Concord Garage To Manchester House
Police Say Man Has Five Days To Register

POSTED: 6:13 pm EDT October 30, 2008


MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A sex offender who said that he was worried he would re-offend and who had been living in a Concord parking garage has now moved to Manchester.

Jonathan Perfetto said he is now living in a rooming house about a few blocks away from a city high school. He hasn't registered with Manchester police yet, but police said that when he does, his address will be public.

Less than a day after News 9 spoke with Perfetto in the garage where he had been living, a concerned citizen offered him a place to stay in Manchester, Concord police said.

"Everybody is going to be safe," Perfetto said. "I'm not going to do anything, and that's that."

Perfetto served more than seven years in prison for 60 counts of child . He said that he also sexually assaulted young women and girls years ago, but he was not charged in connection with those incidents.

Perfetto said that if he lapsed off his medication, he would be concerned that he would re-offend, but he doesn't want to.

"Let's just say (I) was destroyed about what happened," Perfetto said. "I know personally, because I was molested as a kid, and so I know how it is. I ain't going to do it."

Perfetto is now living in the Bridge Street area, the same area where convicted child killer Raymond Guay moved in September before he was moved out of state.

"I am concerned about that location because it's in close proximity to schools and children," Mayor Frank Guinta said.

Central High School is a few of blocks away, but Perfetto said he avoids the students.

"I go away," he said. "I walk the other way."

Legally, the city cannot force sex offenders to move, but police can gather details and watch him closely.

"Exactly where he's living, vehicle information, where he may be going to college or school, his employment," Detective Victoria Catano said.

Perfertto said that's all information he'll willingly give up.

"Yeah, of course," he said. "You gotta do what you gotta do."

Perfetto has five days to register with Manchester police. He then has to reregister two times every year and let police know if he gets a job. His information will be listed in the state sex offender registry. "


This illustrates my point. I truly believe that most of these people were abused as children, given no help, hope, compassion, understanding, TREATMENT to understand what happened and how to deal with it. I fully understand that many are beyond reach (and should be treated as THE WORST danger to society IMO), but unless we are simply going to begin shooting them on sight or confining them to a deserted island until they die, we need to change how we see and treat them or else the problem just perpetuates itself. If we fully addressed this huge problem (along with jobs, education, and health care), I believe our drug problem would also begin to shrink.

I'm in no way suggesting they should have a free ride on tax payers money, just that we, as a society, need to view this differently. Compassion for these people is very hard for me, as with everyone. I just want to keep other kids from living through what I did.

I'll step down off my soap box now.

 

[LorinMarie]

I just read that article. I am glad that he is not longer homeless the more stability the better! I am concerned about his medicine, $400 a month is a lot of money, I hope that he can get on the Medicaid program to assist him with this it sounds like of he does not have his meds there is a cause for great concern! I wonder what the meds could be for?? If not Medicaid hopefully he can find a clinic that can help him. I am concerned about his location being close to a school though, I know that seom states have a policy that prevents this I wish it would be universal across the country

 

[IWannaKnow]

LorinMarie,
Me too. I'm very worried that he won't be able to afford his medicine. It used to be that in NH, you had to be disabled for 4 years to qualify for Medicare/Medicade. Not sure the definition of disabled, but this guy looked like he would be able to work. That would preclude him from Medicare in this state unless they have changed that. As for him being near a school............the town I live in has MANY S.O.'s within close proximity to an elementary school (a couple of blocks away, but it is the largest concentration in town). What is the law, 500 or 1000 ft? That would not be far enough for me if my child went to school there. It would be better if he did not live where he might be "tempted" but if he decides to reoffend, nothing will stop him.

 

[MeoW333]

They need to lock his azz back up for life. He'll offend again; all those pervs will. Either lock them up for life or give them the lethal injection. That's a sure way to cure them.

 

[LorinMarie]

LorinMarie,
Me too. I'm very worried that he won't be able to afford his medicine. It used to be that in NH, you had to be disabled for 4 years to qualify for Medicare/Medicade. Not sure the definition of disabled, but this guy looked like he would be able to work. That would preclude him from Medicare in this state unless they have changed that. As for him being near a school............the town I live in has MANY S.O.'s within close proximity to an elementary school (a couple of blocks away, but it is the largest concentration in town). What is the law, 500 or 1000 ft? That would not be far enough for me if my child went to school there. It would be better if he did not live where he might be "tempted" but if he decides to reoffend, nothing will stop him.

I myself used to get Medicaid and I'm not disabled. Basically they went by my income and gave me a "spend down" that they thought I could afford I think it was about $100 so once I spent that and sent the receipts to my caseworker Medicaid picked up the rest for that month. I'm glad I have a better job and health insurance now!! In Portsmouth we also have a clinic that will use a sliding fee scale I am willing to bet that they have something similar in Manchester hopefully he can join one of those so he stays on those meds!!

Who has been paying for the meds up through this point, does the jail take care of that for inmates??

 

[IWannaKnow]

Good for you that you have a good job and insurance now! I am very lucky to be where I am, I am well paid (for the area) and have insurance. I just don't want to use the hospital here. As far as Medicade, my only experience was when the hubby and I first got here, I got really sick and nearly died. Spent one + weeks in the hospital, and because hubby had been laid off from his job, we didn't think we had insurance. Thats when they told me I had to be disabled for 4 years to qualify for assistance. VERY SCARY. Turned out OK, we were still covered by former employerer for one more month!

Don't you suppose the state has been paying for his med's up till now?

 

[txsvicki]

I don't trust anything any sexual offender says or does at all. Looks like this guy was threatening to reoffend but now he magically is never going to do it ever again since he has place to stay. I think the public whining was a way to blame everyone else and get a free place to stay. If he's able to think this way and plan he's able to do some sort of work and get the public assistance that's available to everyone with low income.

 

[IWannaKnow]

txvicki - I completely understand what you are saying about not trusting anything they say. I believe most criminals will say whatever they want you to hear to keep you doing what they want. However, in this isolated case, I actually believe this guy. Have you watched the video? The first one? He seems very sincere. No doubt going off his meds could change that, but I believe he means what he is saying.

He didn't have a place to stay when this story first came out, that is why we heard about it. At no point during the interview did he attempt to blame his conduct on anyone else. As far as being able to work...........he is a convicted felon, a sex offender, they can have difficulty finding someone who is willing to hire them.

I'm not standing up for the guy, just saying he seems to be trying to do the right thing for the community, notifying us that there is a problem. That is more than you can say about most of them.

 

[soyesterday]

Hey guys
I just noticed there were more comments on here from today.
That's so great that he has a place to "live" for now.
Like you guys though, i'm still nervous about him living so close to a school and also about him not having his meds.....
*sigh*

 

[Bobbisangel]

I remember a killer who knew that he would murder again if they let him out of prison. He begged them to keep him in prison. That state said there was nothing that they could do as he had served his time, etc. They let him out and he went on a killing spree and of course he was locked up for life. That is what he wanted but the price others paid because this killer wasn't listened to is really sad. There should be some loophole in the law for those people that know they will reoffend and make a point to letting officials know. Most cons can't wait to get out of prison and will lie to the parole board to try and get paroled. When a prisoner says or even begs not to be let out for the sake of others that he will harm...the authoritys should listen.

In Washington state if the officials at the prison feel that a person isn't ready to be put back out in society but they have completed their time there is another prison that they are sent to until officials feel he isn't a risk to send back out. We have really good laws where sex offenders are concerned thanks to the gov who is up for re-election now. When she took office there were like a few thousand sex offenders who weren't registered and no one knew where they were. She has that number cut in half now...in 4 years which is pretty good. If she gets re-elected maybe she can find the rest of them.

I hope this guy can get help with his medication. It is probably a med that totally cuts out the sex drive. It seems to work as long as they are taking it. I worked with a sex offender/addict that was on that med. We made sure he has his meds everyday! If Medicaid was paying for the meds while he was in prison...it ends when he leaves and he has to re-apply. I don't know if prisons send the prisoners out with 7 or so days of meds but I know the jails don't. They will throw the meds away rather then give them to the people to take with them.....all on our dime :furious:

 

[Filly]

Took his computer to the pawn shop and pawned it. Child found on it.





http://news.bostonherald.com/news/n..._child_porn_charges/srvc=home&position=recent






Reoffending sex offender per his own admission.

 

[Filly]

Just back in June of this year he was fighting in court to be able to attend worship services while children were in attendance.




http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12001504725942/

He can attend in prison. That'll work.

 

[reen]

Took his computer to the pawn shop and pawned it. Child found on it.





http://news.bostonherald.com/news/n..._child_porn_charges/srvc=home&position=recent






Reoffending sex offender per his own admission.

S'PRIIIIZE!!

*sigh*

 

[IWannaKnow]

*sigh*
Child ........He said he would reoffend yet he wanted to go to church with kids. I'm disappointed but not at all surprised. I felt bad for this man because he genuinely seemed to want help and acknowledged that he had a problem. Didn't stop anything. Leaves a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach for our future....

Filly, thanks for keeping track of him. You're right. Prison church will be just perfect. Less distractions.

 

[wendybtn]

Brother Perfetto Busted! — Silentlambs

A few months ago Jonathan Perfetto a Jehovah’s Witness in good standing requested to attend meetings at his local Kingdom Hall. This was a problem as he was a convicted sex offender and not allowed to be around children. Well the brothers went to bat for Brother Perfetto and volunteered to ‘monitor’

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