Alfred Balcerak - Repeat Sex Offender

Conviction date: 3/19/1998
Sexual Abuse 1st:Sexual Contact With Individual Less Than 11Years Old
Offender's age at conviction: 39
Victim Age: 9

Balcerak is listed as a Level 2 Sex Offender on the New York State Sex Offender Registry.
Balcerak, 49, opened an upholstery store in April, and about a month later allegedly began sexually abusing two boys there, Nassau County Police 1st Squad detectives said.

A police investigation was initiated when the mother of one of the victims saw Balcerak's picture on the state Sex Offender Registry Web site. One of the boys was 13 years old, and the other 14. Neither was physically injured during the alleged abuse.

Balcerak lured the boys with promises of odd jobs and then "rough-housed" with them, allegedly touching their genitals, according to Detective Lt. Karl Schoepp, commanding officer of the 1st Squad.

Balcerak was arrested at a friend's home in Long Beach after a brief investigation, and was arraigned in First District Court on Monday. He was ordered held on $250,000 bond or $100,000 cash bail.

In December he was arrested and sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years' probation, after he failed to register his address with the Sex Offender Registry.

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"

.........Sarah Tofte