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W. Siders terrified of kid-rape super
By DAN MANGAN
Last Updated: 1:58 PM, February 1, 2010
Posted: 3:40 AM, February 1, 2010
A registered high-risk sex offender who served more than 14 years in prison for vile attacks on three Long Island girls works as a super at several Upper West Side buildings -- where tenants have complained he has tried to shake them down for sex, The Post has learned.
William Barnason, 57 -- whose registry indicates one female victim older than 17 -- has access to keys for the more than 50 apartments in the three buildings he oversees, which terrifies some residents.
"It seemed so unbelievable that someone would allow a registered sex offender -- Level 3, a rapist -- would allow them to have keys," said Carol Engle, a resident. "Just a total disregard for the safety and well-being of people."
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He was hired by landlord Stanley Katz shortly after his release.
Barnason, whose sex-offender designation means he is considered to be at a high risk of re-offending, lives at 144 W. 73rd St., where he is the super and rent collector, a job he also holds at two other Katz buildings -- 140 and 142 W. 75th St.
Engle, 43, said that in May 2007, Barnason threatened to keep her $2,000 deposit if she didn't pay another $1,000 for the first month's rent -- even after Katz had agreed to let her move in mid-month. Then, she said, he made a salacious offer.
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Katz's lawyer, Santo Golino, said the landlord denies the allegations and only recently learned of Barnason's criminal history. He said there were no plans to dismiss him.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/resident_evil_fhucKFMAxrRvfmJAtyewiL#ixzz0eOT0G9XI
By DAN MANGAN
Last Updated: 1:58 PM, February 1, 2010
Posted: 3:40 AM, February 1, 2010
A registered high-risk sex offender who served more than 14 years in prison for vile attacks on three Long Island girls works as a super at several Upper West Side buildings -- where tenants have complained he has tried to shake them down for sex, The Post has learned.
William Barnason, 57 -- whose registry indicates one female victim older than 17 -- has access to keys for the more than 50 apartments in the three buildings he oversees, which terrifies some residents.
"It seemed so unbelievable that someone would allow a registered sex offender -- Level 3, a rapist -- would allow them to have keys," said Carol Engle, a resident. "Just a total disregard for the safety and well-being of people."
....
He was hired by landlord Stanley Katz shortly after his release.
Barnason, whose sex-offender designation means he is considered to be at a high risk of re-offending, lives at 144 W. 73rd St., where he is the super and rent collector, a job he also holds at two other Katz buildings -- 140 and 142 W. 75th St.
Engle, 43, said that in May 2007, Barnason threatened to keep her $2,000 deposit if she didn't pay another $1,000 for the first month's rent -- even after Katz had agreed to let her move in mid-month. Then, she said, he made a salacious offer.
......
Katz's lawyer, Santo Golino, said the landlord denies the allegations and only recently learned of Barnason's criminal history. He said there were no plans to dismiss him.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/resident_evil_fhucKFMAxrRvfmJAtyewiL#ixzz0eOT0G9XI
