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A sexually violent predator will be released on transient status to live somewhere temporarily in San Diego County. Merle Wakefield , who was convicted of sexual assaults in the '80s and '90s, was approved by a judge in 2020 for ' transient release ,' meaning he will be able to leave the state hospital he has been serving time in and temporarily live somewhere back in society.
Campos said that housing options were also limited because of codes that prevented SVPs within three-quarters of a mile of schools, parks and other public locations.Campos said 6,907 property searches were conducted to Wakefield's placement, and ultimately, only two properties qualified.Both of those properties are where former SVPs were housed.On Thursday, Wakefield was ordered to be placed into one of those two properties by next week, and Liberty was tasked to pick the property.
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