Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller

Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller was born on July 7, 1941. His arrest in Washington, in 2005 brought to light some gory details about this prolific child molester. He was convicted for child molestation when caught in the act with two 12-year old boys. The crimes unfolded have earned him 11 counts of child molestation and 152 years in prison.

Schwartzmiller was associated with home construction-related work. His assignments on home improvement and renovation enabled him easy access to children. For a long time, he didn't even register with the National Registry for Sexual Offenders, in spite of being arrested for child molestation in five states. His time in prison was spent in New York, Idaho, Oregon, Arkansas, Mexico, and Brazil. He was first arrested in Alaska. He used many aliases; like, Dean Harmon, Tim Miller and Dean Miller. It was also discovered that he used gifts and the ruse of video games to befriend children.

Shocking Revelation

The police discovered a 456-page diary, when he was caught in Washington, in 2005. The memoir described in detail every form of sexual abuse. There were binders of pornography involving minors and details within sections marked by description; e.g.: 'blond' and 'no, but yes'. The diary revealed more than 35,000 entries. The police reached the conclusion that the entries indicated desire and fabricated fiction on child abuse. He shared a room with a man who was also a convicted child molester and readily passed on the buck of blame to evade prosecution.

This was not the first time; Schwartzmiller had been previously arrested on molestation charges for many years. He had adopted a pattern of 'molest and flee' to escape punitive action. He not only moved on to a new place with much preplanned ease, but also learned local languages and adopted customs within no time. Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller initially had the police baffled over his loopy, cursive writing style and a number of coded symbols. Later on, professional analysis revealed that the symbols stood for forms of sexual abuse. It was discovered that Schwartzmiller was indulging in this social evil since the late sixties and moved as rapidly as the crimes committed.

Restructuring the Law

Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller is a child molester who has made the police restructure punitive action against sexual offenders. His diseased presence in society has forced law enforcing agencies to redefine action against the offenders. These include:

• Timely identification of offenders who relocate from state to state. Now, re-registration is made mandatory, within 72 hours of arrival. It has been made compulsory to secure a driver's license within five days of arrival.
• Accurate and timely assessments of people charged with sexual offense, regardless of the crime.
• Periodic reassessment of offenders who are not successfully treated, to further the interests of child support.

Importance of Vigilance

This criminal has made it mandatory for parents to question and assess the companionship of adolescents and young children over concerns of child safety. It is very important to be aware of friendships that may be detrimental to their social and emotional well-being. Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller is just one name out there. There is a population of like-minded sick minds out there who evade the law and cause much harm to the society while on a rampage. These people need to be identified and dealt with strictly. Citizens have to step forward and complement the law enforcing agencies to identify and catch these criminals. Education on the presence of such criminals should be an essential part of child development. A watchful eye and persistent monitoring is the best way to keep society free of such scum.