A sheriff in California is fighting a plan that would place a convicted rapist in a taxpayer-funded rental home that's located near a Girl Scout camp.State officials are weighing a plan to transfer Michael Thomas Cheek, 74, from a locked psychiatric facility to a rental home valued at more than $800,000 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark told Fox News Digital the property is near a Girl Scout camp and schools, and that the rugged terrain could make it more difficult for deputies to respond if Cheek were to commit another crime."The community for which he's being considered to be released, it's a really tight-knit community," Clark said."It's not necessarily the easiest place for us to get to you know if and when something were to happen."CONVICTED SERIAL RAPIST ORIGINALLY SENTENCED TO 124 YEARS WALKS FREE AFTER 20, SPARKING OUTRAGEMichael Thomas Cheek, 74, was convicted of raping two victims at gunpoint, including a 15-year-old girl.
State officials are considering placing him in a rental home in the Santa Cruz Mountains.(Paradise Police Department)The sheriff said the proposed rental property is located within a few miles of a Girl Scout camp and schools, which he calls "obviously concerning."Clark also says he has concerns about how Cheek would be monitored electronically.NEWSOM-BACKED LAW LETS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILD RAPIST SEEK EARLY RELEASE AGAIN AS DA URGES 'STOP THE MADNESS'"When you talk about our mountain communities, it's not uncommon that during the winter, you know, these folks lose power.
The cell connectivity is extremely poor up there.And so, when you think about monitoring him electronically, how effective are those systems if you have no electricity? And how about if people can't call for help if they suspect Mr.
Cheek is up to something when cell service is poor?"SEND US A TIPA view of a community in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where officials are weighing a proposal to house convicted rapist Michael Thomas Cheek in ...