Four Sex Offenders Living Next Door To Nursery School In Area, Police Say

A group of area lawmakers are up in arms after learning that four registered sex offenders were living next to a nursery school.

Herman Johnson, Gregory Gonzalez, Derrick Goodman, and Steven Linares are sex offenders living next to a daycare.
Photo Credit: *Town of Newburgh Police*

Kathy Reakes

02/04/2021 2:30 p.m.

The issue came to light on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Orange County when the Town of Newburgh Police Department released a list of Level-2 and Level-3 sex offenders living in the Town of Newburgh.

A search by the Hudson Valley Post found that four of the offenders were living in the Orange Lake Motel, just 300 feet from the Building Blocks Childcare Center in Newburgh.

The sex offenders include Herman Johnson, Gregory Gonzalez, Derrick Goodman, and Steven Linares, according to the Town of Newburgh Police Department.

A check of state records shows that three of the men are Level 2 offenders convicted of abusing children.

Since the discovery, local lawmakers are calling on the Division of Criminal Justice Services to have offenders relocated.

This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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