“I’m not going to cause any problems,” he said. “I’ll follow anything I have to do.”

He understands police are doing their job, but he did not consider the notification to neighbors and the media attention fair.

“I can go out and murder someone, and the neighbors don’t know,” he said.

“I didn’t come here to threaten anyone nor do I want to be harassed by anyone.”

He moved to LeClaire to live with his nephew, he said, adding that he lived in Davenport 30 years ago.

His crimes occurred in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. He was convicted in 1985 of indecent contact with a child. He was 33 years old at the time. He was convicted again in 1988 of two counts of second-degree sex abuse.

For his crimes, he served a total of 23 years in prison, he said.

He was released Feb. 17. Scott County Sheriff’s Detective Peter Bawden said LaBayre no longer is under any type of supervision.

Authorities encouraged neighbors to report any suspicious activity.

LaBayre lives at the northwest corner of Jones and 3rd streets. A school bus stop is at Jones and 4th streets, neighbors said.