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Release Of Sex Offender Raises Alarm In Rapid Valley

Earlier this month, the South Dakota Department of Corrections took the unusual step of notifying the public that a sex offender would be released from prison on February 7th. His name is Michael Pigney, he’s 51 years old, and he now lives in Rapid Valley. Prison officials say he represents a danger of sexually assaulting children again. On Monday night, SDPB’s Victoria Wicks went to Rapid Valley Elementary School, where around 250 people gathered to hear advice and information from law officers and school officials.

To access federal and state sex offender sites, click on these links.

http://www.nsopr.gov/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

http://sor.sd.gov/

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.