Children forced to walk past sex offenders’ homes

Mother concerned for safety of her kids

Mistie Meadows wants her children to be safe. But their short walk from the bus stop to their front door has Meadows worried.

Meadows lives on Devinney Road in Waco. Her children, a daughter, 14, and son, 7, must walk down the road to their house every afternoon. Meadows drives her children to the top of the road in the mornings to wait for the bus. But by the time her children are coming home from school, Meadows is at her second shift job in Charlotte.

The walk is short. The road isn't busy with cars. But Meadows is concerned because two registered sex offenders live on the path her children take home.

The two men, one on South Main Street and the other on Devinney Road, have been convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor in unrelated cases. One man in particular on Devinney Road has called attention to himself, Meadows said.

"The only time you ever see him out is when the kids are walking home," Meadows said.