Johnny Lee Gibson - Repeat Sex Offender - Claimed he was homeless

A Norman man and registered sex offender faces several felony charges, after Norman police discovered the man had been living in a local apartment -- and was not "homeless" as he'd previously reported.

Johnny Lee Gibson, 36, was charged Tuesday with sexual battery; providing false or misleading registration information; and unlawful registration within a prohibited area.

Department of Corrections records show Gibson was released on parole Aug. 26, after having served 10 months in prison.

Police said they found Gibson in an apartment in the 400 block of 24th Avenue, where he said he'd been living the past five months, despite having told police he was homeless when he registered as a sex offender.

Officers interviewed an 18-year-old woman at the apartment, who said she'd been molested by Gibson about a month earlier. Gibson allegedly fondled the woman while she was sleeping, police said.

Gibson has prior convictions for failing to register as a sex offender; sex offender living within 2,000 feet of a school and providing false or misleading registration information.

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

.........Sarah Tofte