The stories that are told

For every person currently sitting in jail, I'll bet there is a story they tell about how they are innocent, were framed, got a raw deal, did the crime but don't deserve the time, and on and on. Even after their release, some people stick by their stories of how the system got it wrong, and how they were cheated.

Kirk Bontempo is one of those people. He plead guilty to showing minors, two boys and a girl- pornography online and porn movies in 2004. But, don't blame him. He now regrets pleading out, and even is attempting to have his record expunged. His claim to fame story is that some boy snuck into his home a got a hold of his playboys. And, of course- he doesn't think that the 10 years he has to register as a sex offender are fair either. He just "didn't get a fair share" as he puts it.

Bontempo status as one of PA's tried and true sexual offenders isn't the only thing that he has going for him. According to recent news sources, he also has a tendency to annoy his neighbors.

The Stonecrest Homeowners Association, which is in charge of the development where Bontempo lives, has sued him more than once for unpaid dues, according to Hugh McDonald, president of the association.

One time Bontempo, sent a postcard taunting McDonald from a Caribbean resort called Hedonism III that said "Hey Hugh, guess who? It's 82 degrees and sunny. Spending all my dues here ...."

A sex offender at a Hedonism vacation resort, well I suppose it's true that they really will let anyone in. But, this bad neighbor didn't stop there:

"He keeps a bunch of African guinea fowl on his property," according to John Serran, who lives across the street from Bontempo. Serran said Bontempo also has roosters that crow all night, and he claims Bontempo has harassed him while he walks his dog on the street separating their properties.

Bontempo also destroyed a culvert the association built on a right of way in the front of his property, McDonald said. The township has also investigated him for building structures without permits on his property, according to Serran.

I'd personally suggest that isn't never a good idea for the neighborhood pervert to run around harassing the people that live next door, but even all of that wasn't enough for Bontempo. It seems his latest deeds are even more questionable.

The Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Web site lists Bontempo's address as 121 Skyline Drive near Blakeslee. That's where he lives, according to neighbors. But an address sign in front of his property reads "513," apparently a lot number. The wrong number. Bontempo's home is actually on lot 121. Lot 513 is on Oak Ridge Road, a parallel street separated from Bontempo's home by one lot.

Someone intending to visit 513 Oak Ridge Road can easily and mistakenly go to the Bontempo home. Children being dropped off for a play date. Students soliciting donations. Emergency vehicles responding to a fire or illness.

Until about two weeks ago, a sign that read "513 Hoefer" stood in front of the property. Hoefer is an alias Bontempo is known to have used. It is also, according to the homeowners association where he lives, the name of his sister, Christina Hoefer, of Raleigh, N.C., who owns the home.

Bontempo opted to skirt the SOR laws by registering his address, and then under permission only from himself- changing his literal address to a different number. What's most annoying about this, despite the fact that it is misleading to people who may mistakenly approach the home, is that there's nothing "illegal" about it, according to some.

The penalties for violating the registration rules are tough. "It's a felony-grade offense," according to Vesnaver, "with a mandatory minimum sentence of two years if convicted of violating the law's requirements."

But Vesnaver said displaying an incorrect address is not a violation of Megan's Law. "There's nothing in the law that says they are required to post an accurate address in front of their home," Vesnaver said.

Of course, the man with many excuses has one for this too. He claims he did it because he feared for his life.

Ultimately, he's afraid someone might try to harm him.

"I don't know if they're going to shoot me or kill me or burn my house down," he said.

On one occasion he said several people at the end of his driveway were making threats.

Another time someone broke into his house using a rock, according to Bontempo.

From the very same man who refused to pay association dues, and harasses neighbors walking down the state, came these words:

"I can't go to a convenience store because I'm afraid I'm going to be hassled," he said.

And:

"I see people driving by and slowing down in front of my house," Bontempo said. "I'm afraid to go out."

Perhaps they are driving slowly, because they are lost? After all, the house numbers seem to magically change from what they used to be. Bontempo's house has went from being 121 Skyline Drive to 513 Hoefer to 513 Skyline Drive over a few weeks time.

Sources:
Pocono sex offender skirts law with fake address
Convicted sex offender fears for his own safety