El Cajon residents are concerned after a convicted sex offender moved into their neighborhood, just blocks away from a school.
Lee Austin, 34, was convicted in 2001 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age. Two weeks ago, Austin moved to Lexington Estates with his wife, a trailer park a block and a half away from a school, according to fliers posted around the neighborhood.
Some residents went door-to-door, warning neighbors about Austin's presence in the neighborhood. Neighbor Tammy Dawson expressed concern about the news.
"I have a business with childcare, I'm not huge on that [news], I wish I would have known ahead of time for more preparation to my family and kids," Dawson said. "I have teens myself. I'm not too thrilled about it, no."
NBC7 knocked the door Austin registered as his new address. There was no answer, though the car was parked in the driveway.
"It makes me feel a little worried because I don't feel safe," said one mother. "There's this guy living close. [My daughter]'s crying...I felt like he was going to bother other people."
Austin previously lived on Lakeview Road in Lakeside, within 200 feet of an elementary school, following his November release.
He was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Feb. 7, 2012 for making terrorist threats. He has been tested but does not fit the criteria to be classified as a Sexually Violent Predator, CDCR officials said.
Austin was paroled on October 20, 2013. His parole has been revoked twice and for that he was sent to county jail. Austin’s latest revocation was on September 16.
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