A man convicted of kidnapping and rapes starting in 1980 is eligible for release but won’t be placed in Santa Cruz County because of community opposition, the District Attorney’s Office last week said.
Michael Thomas Cheek, now 74, was convicted in 1980 and 1981 of sexual assaults in Santa Cruz and Lake counties and was deemed a violent sexual predator in 1997, according to authorities.
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