Crime & Safety
Sex Offender Charged With Being In U City Park
Police found the man in Joseph W. Mooney Park on July 7.
A University City man faces a criminal charge for being a registered sex offender in a U City park.
University City Police said that Edward A. Terry, 43, of the 900 block of Purdue Avenue in U City, was in Joseph W. Mooney Park on July 7. Police said he is prohibited from being within 500 feet of any park with a playground or pool because he is required to register as a sex offender.
Terry was charged Nov. 2 with being a sex offender within 500 feet of a park with a playground or pool. He was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault in Cook County, IL in 1998, police said.
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Bond was set at $10,000, cash only, for Terry.
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