Friday, November 11, 2016

YMCA bans registered sex offender from road race

A YMCA in Connecticut is being taken to task after it prohibited a registered sex offender from running in a local race.
The man, Jeffrey Roy, had run in previous editions of the race but this year when he preregistered for the race, his name was flagged as being on the registry for his role, along with two other men, in the 2006 sexual assault of an intoxicated 14-year-old girl at his mother’s home in Mystic.
The YMCA’s decision to ban him led his father, Jim, a well-known local runner who headed the successful effort to erect the John Kelley statue on West Main Street, to cancel his membership at the YMCA and criticize YMCA officials for their decision. Other runners and friends sent letters and emails to YMCA officials asking them to reverse their decision before last Sunday's race.
The YMCA did not reverse its decision, citing safety concerns, which apparently apply only to those who pre-register for the race.
In past years, the younger Roy had registered just before the start of the race. This year, his father signed him up early, which allowed the YMCA to discover he was on the registry.
Full story here.




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