Merle Wakefield, 67, a convicted sexual offender, has been released from Coalinga State Hospital to a temporary residence in Jacumba Hot Springs, with 24-hour supervision.
A 67-year-old man classified as a sexually violent predator was released Tuesday from Coalinga State Hospital to a temporary home in Jacumba Hot Springs . Merle Wakefield was convicted of lewd acts on a child in 1981 and rape by means of force, violence, or fear in 1990. He served several years in state prison and was later committed to a state mental hospital for sexually violent predator s.
Wakefield will reside at 42920 Desert Rose Ranch Road, one of two vacant homes where other predators were previously housed. If these homes become unavailable, he would be moved into a recreational vehicle purchased by Liberty Healthcare, the company operating the state’s conditional release program for sexually violent predators. Wakefield has 24-hour supervision provided by Liberty Healthcare
Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield Coalinga State Hospital Jacumba Hot Springs Liberty Healthcare Conditional Release
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