CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER LIVES IN BENTON COUNTY

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John D. Babcock, a 60 year old level 3 convicted sex offender who used his position as aGirl Scout leader to sexually assault young girls, now is living in Benton County.  He wasreleased Tuesday as an untreated transient sex offender and does not have a permanentaddress.    Babcock, who is required to check in weekly at the sheriff’s office,also identifies himself as a transgender and uses the name Sarah Babcock.  Babcock wasarrested in 1992 in King County after being accused of luring his victims into truth or dare,\strip poker