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HOW THE D.A. IS TRYING TO PUT A STOP TO IT. >> THE DECISION IS IN THE HANDS OF A JUDGE, CONSIDERING RELOCATING DARIEL SHAZIER TO DEL PASO HEIGHTS. HE WAS CONVICTED IN 1989 AND 1994 FOR SODOMY OF A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 14 BY FORCE, MOLESTATION OF A CHILD, SEXUAL BATTERY, SODOMY OF A DRUG VICTIM UNDER 18, AND ORAL COPULATION OF A DRUG VICTIM UNDER 18. >> THAT MAKES ME CRINGE. IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY. WHY DEL PASO HEIGHTS? BECAUSE OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC? >> A CITY COUNCILMAN THINKS SO. >> I BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY WAS TARGETED. >> HE SAYS COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF MINORITIES AND LOWER INCOMES TYPICALLY DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO ISSUES LIKE THIS. >> SEVERAL YEARS AGO YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE. BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED. >> SHAZIER HAS NO TIES TO DEL PASO HEIGHTS. >> HE WILL BE FREE TO MOVE AROUND SACRAMENTO. ALL KINDS OF PLACES WHERE WE HAVE YOUNG KIDS RUNNING AROUND. >> THAT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REPORTER: IN 2017 THERE WERE EFFORTS TO HAVE HIM RELOCATED TO LINCOLN, BUT THAT WAS REJECTED BY A JUDGE. IF APPROVED, HE WOULD LIVE IN DEL PASO HEIGHTS AND BE MONITORED FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR FULL RELEASE TO LIVE UNMONITORED.

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A convicted violent sex offender will be placed in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood of Sacramento, a Santa Clara County judge ruled Tuesday.Dariel Shazier served 17 years at a state hospital in Santa Clara and is up for release. It is unknown exactly when Shazier will be placed in the Del Paso Heights area or where, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Shazier was convicted in Santa Clara County in 1989 and 1994 in cases of forcible sodomy and child molestation of boys ranging from 13 to 16 years old. He is part of a state program that treats sexually violent predators with mental disorders until they are no longer considered a threat.The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office notified the public about the potential move earlier this month. The announcement led to a large public outcry. Shazier has no ties to Del Paso Heights. A California bill, which was signed into law in July 2017, requires the court system to first consider counties where the sex offender in question has familial, residential or employment connections before placing the sex offender in another county."Why Sacramento? Why the city? Why specifically Del Paso Heights? Why, in all the other counties that are available, why didn't they select one of those?" Deputy District Attorney Brian Morgan said Tuesday.On Monday, a hearing was held during which dozens of Del Paso Heights residents urged the judge to reconsider."I'm questioning as to why Del Paso Heights when he had no ties here, no family here, no history here. And fear grips my heart because my nephews, my cousins, they use the bike trail and walk to school," said Deborah Williams Campbell, who lives in Del Paso Heights.A day later, the judge decided to place him in that neighborhood because there are no suitable accommodations for Shazier in Santa Clara County.In January 2017, officials looked to place Shazier in Lincoln. After an outcry from the Placer County community, a Santa Clara County judge rejected the plan.