A former congressman who resigned after being convicted of having sex
with an underage campaign worker has been ordered to leave his Chicago
home because it is near an elementary school. Police gave Mel Reynolds
30 days to move out of the house because of a state law that prohibits
convicted sex offenders from living within 500 feet of a dense
concentration of children, police department spokesman Dave Bayless
said. Reynolds, 53, has lived at the home on the city's South Side
since 2001, according to public records. Authorities discovered that
Reynolds was living near the Salem Christian Academy when he checked in
with police as part of a mandatory annual visit. New computer software
identified the problem last month after comparing his address to nearby
schools, day-care centers and playgrounds, Bayless said. [more]
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