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September
HOW A CLUSTER GREW SO LARGE (Low rents, willing landlords and politics play roles)
On the shaded streets of Coram and Gordon Heights, 39 convicted sex offenders live within a half-square-mile area. Fifteen reside on one block alone, and 11 properties house multiple offenders. Of the 39 offenders, the state designates 17 as Level 3, the most dangerous classification and the category law enforcement regards as most likely to commit new crimes. One sodomized three boys younger than 8. Another abused two girls, 4 and 6. The remaining offenders are Level 2 and were convicted of such crimes as the rape of a 14