Colorado Springs: Community Notification of a Sexually Violent Predator

~ The Colorado Springs Police Department has announced that Larry Kaualeni Abenes, a convicted sex offender, has been released on supervised parole and has relocated to an address within the city. Abenes, who has been labeled as a "Sexually Violent Predator" by the Colorado Courts, is required by law to be notified to the community.

In accordance with Colorado law, the police department has taken several steps to ensure that the community is aware of Abenes's presence. This includes notifying the Colorado Department of Public Safety's Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) Notification Team and reviewing and confirming his residence, employment, access to vehicles, legal status, and past crimes.

Additionally, neighbors and businesses in the immediate area have been notified of Abenes's presence. Patrol personnel have also been briefed on his status, history, appearance, residence, employment and vehicles. Surrounding law enforcement agencies have also been informed.

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To further inform the community about the SVP community notification process and provide additional resources, an online video has been made available on the Colorado Springs government website. The police department will also make all reasonable efforts to ensure that Abenes registers as a sex offender and understands his responsibilities.

Abenes's criminal history reveals that he was previously convicted in El Paso County in 2006 for Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust- Victim Under 15 and Aggravated Incest. He was also convicted in Kohala County, Hawaii in 1985 for Second-Degree Sodomy (2 counts) and Second-Degree Sexual Abuse.

Currently residing at 3700 Templeton Gap Rd., Abenes is described as an Asian/Pacific Islander male who is 62 years old, 5'7" tall, weighing 170lbs with black hair and brown eyes. He is one of nineteen "Sexually Violent Predators" registered with the Colorado Springs Police Department who reside in the community.

The police department takes Abenes's presence in the community seriously and is committed to ensuring that he conducts himself in a lawful manner and that citizens remain safe and aware. Detective J.R. Brown of the Colorado Springs Police Department Registered Sex Offender Unit can be contacted at 719-444-7672 for any further questions about Abenes and the community notification process.

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