Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery is notifying the public a Level 2 registered sex offender has moved to a new location in Baxter County. Level 2 offenders are at moderate risk to re-offend justifying community notification.
Sheriff Montgomery says 34-year-old Loretta Gayle Dudgeon has moved from 9582 State Highway 5 South to 1020 Sycamore Springs Road in Mountain Home.
Dudgeon was convicted of second-degree sexual assault in 2007. Documentation indicates the offense involved Dudgeon engaging in sexual contact with a 14-year-old male. Montgomery says community notification is justified due to the young age of the victim at the time the offense occurred.
Dudgeon is not wanted by law enforcement at this time. This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather it is the sheriff’s belief an informed public is a safer public. This information cannot be used to threaten, intimidate, or harass registered sex offenders. Citizen abuse will not be tolerated. Such abuse could potentially end law enforcements ability to do community notification.
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