Timothy Caylor - Repeat Sex Offender

Sarah Tofte of the Human Rights Watch says that 25% of all sex offenders
re-offend within 15 years

Timothy Caylor, 35, of Dry Ridge was ordered by the Campbell County District Court to serve 90 days in jail and two years probation after pleading guilty in two cases of harassing communications.

The Fort Thomas Police Department and Campbell County Police Department charged Caylor in January after receiving complaints that he had been calling two young girls' cell phones repeatedly, said Lt. Mark Dill of Fort Thomas.

Caylor is a registered sex offender who was charged with two counts of sexual abuse against an 8-year-old girl in 2000.

Dill said through an interview with Caylor, police found that he was calling random cell phone numbers with a 307 exchange and said he was just "looking for someone to talk to."

In Fort Thomas, he called a 12-year-old girl 26 times within two weeks, even after being asked to stop, Dill said.

In Campbell County's case, which occurred in Bellevue, Caylor called a 10-year-old girl 14 times in a three to four day period, said Detective Tom Nitschke.

Nitschke said the girl's parents contacted the police about the calls, which he was able to trace back to Caylor.

Nitschke said Caylor was targeting girls from approximately ages 8 to 12, and asked the girls questions including if they wanted to hear him urinate, if they had a boyfriend and if they wore knee-high socks.

"It's just every parent's worst nightmare," Nitschke said.

After filing charges against Caylor, Grant County Police arrested him Jan. 9, Nitschke said.

As part of his sentence, Caylor must now call the Campbell County police anytime he is going somewhere in Campbell County, and tell them where he is going, when he is going and why he is going there, Dill said.

While only two girls came forward, Dill said there are probably other victims out there throughout the county.

Dill said it is important that parents whose young children have cell phones make sure they monitor the calls coming into the phones and investigate the origin of any unknown calls.