Can a CA court find this guy guilty or will they blow it too

[8824]

Molester Kept List of Suspected Sex Acts

By RACHEL KONRAD
Associated Press Writer
Published June 17, 2005, 7:21 AM CDT


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Police searching the home of a convicted child molester discovered handwritten lists of more than 36,000 children's names -- mostly boys -- and codes that appear to indicate how he abused them.

San Jose Police Lt. Scott Cornfield described Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller, who is jailed in California, as "one of the most active child molesters we've ever seen."

Police discussed the case for the first time Thursday, in part to urge other victims to come forward. The chilling stash was found last month in 63-year-old Schwartzmiller's San Jose home.

"If one-tenth of these numbers are accurate, we're looking at hundreds of victims in a number of states. The reason we want to tell the world about this is because we believe he's been involved in child molestations in a number of countries," Cornfield said.

The lists are written in loopy cursive on 1,360 pages in seven multicolored, spiral-bound notebooks, according to police. Headings for the logs include "Blond Boys," "Cute Boys" and "Boys who say no," Cornfield said.

Lisa Thornburg, who lives two doors down from Schwartzmiller, said she's been suspicious for months -- ever since her 9- and 6-year-old sons came home with treats Schwartzmiller purchased for them from an ice cream truck.

"After that, I told them they could ride bikes past his house but couldn't go inside -- ever," Thornburg said. "What are the chances of two people like this living on your block?"

Schwartzmiller's beige stucco ranch is a 10-minute walk from at least two elementary schools. The front door was plastered with eviction notices from the landlord Thursday. Half-closed blinds revealed a home office whose floor was littered with power cords, computer manuals, printers, manila envelopes and a bottle of tequila.

Authorities also arrested Schwartzmiller's roommate, another convicted child molester, who was wanted for violating parole in Oregon. Fred Everts was charged with child molestation in San Jose.

Schwartzmiller was being held without bail on one count of aggravated sexual assault on a child and six counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, with each count alleging multiple victims. He was arrested in Washington state late last month and sent to San Jose on June 7.

A message left for his public defender was not returned Thursday.

Authorities said Schwartzmiller apparently gained the trust of victims and parents by working as a home renovation contractor. San Jose police got involved after he allegedly befriended at least two boys in the city with gifts, invited them to his house for video games and movies, and molested them.

Schwartzmiller apparently did not register as a sex offender, so his history did not appear in the "Megan's Law" databases in California or other states, authorities said.

"It's as shocking to me as to you," said Sgt. Tom Sims, a supervisor with the department's child exploitation division. "I've never seen anything like this."

Although police said Schwartzmiller appears to have spent much of the past 30 years in California, he has been arrested on child molestation charges in New York, Arkansas and Washington. He also served prison time in Idaho for child molestation in the late 1970s, and is wanted in Oregon on sexual assault charges involving a minor.

In the 1980s, while living in Brazil, he was extradited back to Idaho to serve more time, Cornfield said. Police believe he may have victims in Brazil and Mexico.

[wkebrd3]

Damn!

Either way, he won't be alive long...

[chavez]

I wish we had more stringent punishment for child molesters. Life no parole. There is no reason people like this should ever be allowed to live free amongst the rest of us.

[lcap]

[Dragonlady8]

It's interesting that this slipped through so many data bases:

Quote:

Although police said Schwartzmiller appears to have spent much of the past 30 years in California, he has been arrested on child molestation charges in New York, Arkansas and Washington. He also served prison time in Idaho for child molestation in the late 1970s, and is wanted in Oregon on sexual assault charges involving a minor. In the 1980s, while living in Brazil, he was extradited back to Idaho to serve more time, Cornfield said. Police believe he may have victims in Brazil and Mexico.

It just makes you wonder just how high of a priority Sexual Predators are on the list for law enforcement

[jvanick]

If he doesn't get solitary confinement, somebody in prison will off him.

Even hard core prisoners don't like child molesters.

-J

[ChrisG]

36,000 kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????? And not one of them said a word???? Wow.

[tuck224]

I don't see how that number is possible. He would have to molest somewhere around 2.5 kids a day every day for 40 years.

Even if it is only 1% of that number it's still obscenely high.

[NVChickadee]

Actually, 36,000 divided by 63 (years old) = 571.43 per year every year from birth...

I don't doubt that if he had a list like that, that he's a sicko - and if he did even 1/100 of what they're investigating he needs to be put away... but some of it's got to be fantasy. I mean even if this guy started 12 yrs. old - which is early...
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexuality#Prepubescence:_Age_10_to_Puberty)

that would've been 692.3 kids per year or 1.89 kids per day. I don't think it's possible.

[RUSSIAN]

he's not rich and famous. he'll do time.........

[D420]

i hope somebody knocks his ass off quick like....slow and painfuly

[rymasm]

i'm sure he'll get what he deserves in prison, part of it though he'll like...i'm sure he'll get butt raped while he's in, but he'll probably enjoy it. hopefully he gets stabbed shortly after.

[Dragonlady8]

rymasm, Not in CA. Unlike TX prisons, he'll be pretty much kept with other sexual offenders. That way they get to "swap" stories.

[Chad H]

dragonlady,
I know that's probably serious but i am rollin on the floor

[Dragonlady8]

Wakeboarddrumma, sad but it's true...... at least from what some of the Prison Guards in Central CA told me.