Friday, August 13, 1999
First test of sex offender law in place
Man's release publicized
BY RAY SCHAEFER
Enquirer Contributor
Brian Frazer
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FLORENCE — Stephanie Hicks says living near a convicted sex offender does not scare her.
Stephanie, 13, was one of more than 60 Florence residents who attended a public hearing Thursday in connection with the release from prison of Brian Keith Frazer, 39.
Mr. Frazer was freed Thursday from Luther Luckett Correctional Institution in LaGrange, Ky. He is living with his parents on Grand Avenue in Florence.
“I'm not really afraid of him that much,” Stephanie said. “It's kind of shocking to me that somebody like this is out, but I don't feel in danger, not that much.”
But nearly all the adults at the meeting were worried — especially because a school bus pickup point is near Mr. Frazer's parents' house.
“Why isn't he on some kind of parole where he has to report every so often?” asked Stephanie's mother, Debra Kerns of Florence.
Mr. Frazer was convicted of sodomy in 1996 and served three years of a five-year sentence. Florence Police Chief Tom Kathman said Mr. Frazer's offense involved a minor.
Florence Assistant Police Chief Lt. Col. Tom Szurlinski said Mr. Frazer served his entire sentence and thus is not on parole or probation.
David Haynes, who knows Mr. Frazer's victim, said Mr. Frazer should have served the entire five years. “It's tough to replace a child's life or mental stability,” Mr. Haynes said. “That should be taken into account, too.”
Under the federal “Megan's Law” that went into effect in January, Mr. Frazer had to register with the Boone County sheriff's office because he is considered a high-risk sexual offender. The sheriff's office distributed information about him to about 50 households.
Mr. Frazer's case is the first in which Boone County had to notify neighbors of a high-risk sex offender.
Chief Kathman said parents are asking Joe Humbert, a former Florence officer who is now transportation safety director for the Boone County School District, to move the bus stop a few houses away.
Mr. Frazer's ex-wife, Alice Frazer, also thought Mr. Frazer should have served the full sentence, but she doesn't think he'll bother anyone.
“I lived with him a long time,” she said. “I think he's learned his lesson, I hope.”
To Robyn Wuest and her 10-year-old daughter, Ashlee, who live two blocks from Mr. Frazer, fear will always be a factor.
“We're used to letting these children ride their bicycles,” Ms. Wuest said. “I'm feeling unsafe.”
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