Merle Wakefield, 67, has an extensive rap sheet with more than 20 arrests and 10 convictions including rape as well as lewd acts with a minor under 14.
A community meeting in opposition to placing convicted rapist Merle Wakefield in Poway is set for Friday at 10 am at Garden Road Park.This is the third time that state officials have tried to place Merle Wakefield, whose victims include one girl who was under fourteen.
This potential placement in Poway would be near other homes, as well as riding stables, including one for disabled kids. He is now helping to organize opposition to this proposed placement, including a community meeting this Friday at 10 a.m. at Garden Road Park. Community concern is also mounting for the young family of five that's currently on the property, who would likely leave if Wakefield were to move in. "It is super unfortunate that the owner is going to take a profit over the safety of our children and those children that are in that home too," Stolis added.
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