Both SVPs have a long history of predatory behavior towards children.
A hearing on Merle Wakefield’s proposed location is scheduled for May 10.
Wakefield has been convicted of committing lewd acts with a minor under 14 and sentenced to state prison.
KUSI’s Elizabeth Alvarez was joined by Senator Brian Jones, who wrote Senate Bill 445, which would prevent convicted rapists and other SVPs from early prison release.
The repeat offenders are Douglas Badger and Merle Wakefield.
On Monday a hearing is scheduled for wakefield’s proposed location.
Sarah Thompson joined Good Evening San Diego to discuss her fight on the placement of the two registered sex offenders.
The Department of State Hospitals recently recommended both men be housed in a supervised home on Horizon Hills Drive in the Mt. Helix neighborhood.
Badger, 78, was convicted of sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s, mostly victimizing male hitchhikers.
Wakefield, 64, was convicted of sexual assaults dating back to the 1980s, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
San Diego Health System Grapples With Ransomware Attack
Scripps Health has not publicly confirmed that ransomware caused the outage, though an internal memo implicates the attack vector. The attack disrupted scheduling, patient records and other critical systems.
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Sam Hodgson/TNS (TNS) A ransomware attack continued to plague Scripps Health Monday, creating confusion for patients and their families, especially those who were scheduled for appointments this week.
After fighting to regain control of its systems since the incident occurred on Saturday, Scripps said early Monday afternoon that it still had not resolved the technical terrorism that put its patient records, scheduling and other critical systems offline, forcing medical personnel in hospitals and other facilities to revert to paper for the time being.
Ransomware shutdown continues to be a problem for Scripps Health
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was affected by a May 1 cyberattack on Scripps Health’s computer network.
(Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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A ransomware attack continued to plague Scripps Health on May 3, creating confusion for patients and their families, especially those who were scheduled for appointments this week.
After fighting to regain control of its systems since the incident occurred May 1, Scripps said two days later that it still had not resolved the technical terrorism that put its patient records, scheduling and other critical systems offline, forcing medical personnel in hospitals and other facilities to revert to paper for the time being.