A homeowner has turned back on an agreement to house a convicted kidnapper and rapist in a town in Santa Cruz County, forcing officials to place him elsewhere, according to the county’s District Attorney’s Office.
Michael Thomas Cheek, a declared sexually violent predator, was originally planned to be placed in a rental at 204 Forest Drive in the unincorporated town of Aptos, if the court agreed. The public recommendation was made by officials from the California Department of State Hospitals and Liberty Healthcare, which runs the state’s conditional release program for declared sexually violent predators.
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