NEW YORK
Albany Times Union
By Bob Gardinier
Published 4:54 pm, Wednesday, October 22, 2014
TROY — A former School 14 guidance counselor and one-time Roman Catholic priest who was convicted in 2002 for inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy and possessing a library of child pornography had his Sexual Offender Registration level 3 status — the rank assigned to the most the top level, reduced to 2 after a hearing Wednesday.
William J. Heim, now 72, appeared before Judge Andrew Ceresia asking for the reduction. Ceresia heard testimony on how the man had not re-offended since he was released from prison 10 years ago and had complied with and attended all of the sexual offender courses required by parole and probation.
Assistant District Attorney Roman Griffith, however, argued that Heim has only been off probation for a couple of years.
“He has not had that fear of going back to jail hanging over his head for only a couple of years,” Griffith said. “We argued he has not been truly tested and should stay at a level 3, which requires the person to report every 90 days whether he has moved or not.”
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