Child Molester Posts Sign That He’s Sex Offender

A convicted child molester ordered to identify himself as a sex offender posted a sign on the door to his room inside the house where he lives, his probation officer said Friday.

The sign is not visible to the public, he said.

Richard Bateman, a twice-convicted sex offender, was ordered to post signs on his house and car, with letters at least 3 inches high, reading “Dangerous Sex Offender. No Children Allowed.”

District Judge Dorothy Baker said Friday she was satisfied with the posting on the interior door. “If this thing is to work, we have to give it a chance,” she said.