A man convicted of molesting a woman when she was 7 years old has moved into a home next door to hers in Oklahoma, days after he was released from prison.
The Oklahoma-based News On 6 spoke to the victim, Danyelle Dyer, who said that she no longer feels comfortable in her own home, with English just 100 yards away.
Danyelle Dyer, however, says that English's presence doesn't just make her worry for her well-being in the present but has forced her to remember traumatic experiences, per KOTV.
"My parents and I are out to change Oklahoma law because surely he can find somewhere else to live", she wrote in a Facebook post Monday, accompanied by a screenshot of English's sex offender registration. She also wants to change the law so abusers aren't just barred from living near schools and playgrounds but also from near their victims. Besides making Dyer uneasy, the situation is upsetting to her parents as well. She hopes that by coming forward with her story, she can help other victims in similar predicaments.
"She is supposed to protect me, she is supposed to take care of me", Dyer says, "so for her to turn on me like this, she obviously doesn't care about me". Now, Dyer has to live next door to the man who pleaded guilty in 2005 to charges of lewd molestation.
"When you have to see it, I can only imagine what it does to my daughter when she's there and she has to witness it", Larina Dyer said.
At first, her parents told Dyer not to worry.
It's hard for her mom to talk about it, but it's even harder for her dad.
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Danyelle Dyer chose to go public with her dilemma earlier this month, posting her story on Facebook.
"She's had to bring her deepest, darkest secrets out for the public to view just to try to rid this person of her life", explained Greg. 'Whether it helps one woman and I can help one woman than I'm completely happy with that.
Danyelle and her family have been working diligently not just to change the law that allows convicted child molesters to move in next door to their victims, but also to bring awareness to the problem. Victims have to live with it for the rest of their life while the abuser gets to live nearly anywhere they want including next door to their victim.
"The only thing I have to say about this, I don't agree with what my son did". "If I can't make him move, I want to make him as uncomfortable as possible".
English did not want to talk on camera, but speaking to NewsOn6 says he's sorry through his mother, and if given the chance, he would never commit such an act again.
State Rep. Kyle Hilbert says he is working with the family and lawmakers.
"I'm not sure yet exactly how the final language will look, but we already have laws on the books preventing sex offenders from living near a school/daycare", Hilbert told LawNewz in an e-mail.
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