A homeless pedophile who held signs reading “free fentanyl” outside an elementary school has been convicted of harassing the public.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday that 46-year-old Joseph Adam Moore was convicted of public nuisance following his inappropriate behavior in October.
Moore – a convicted pedophile – held signs reading “Meth for Stolen Items” and “Free Fentanyl 4 New Users” as he stood outside Stella Maris Academy, a school for children ages two to 13.
Joseph Adam Moore, 46, lives in a tent near the school making $11,700 a year. California sex offender registry records show Moore was sentenced to six years in prison in 1997 for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
Evidence presented at trial shows that on October 19 and 20, Moore piled his belongings on Ninth Avenue in San Francisco, blocking the sidewalk and e-bike access.
A homeless pedophile who held signs reading “free fentanyl” outside an elementary school has been convicted of harassing the public
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday that 46-year-old Joseph Adam Moore (pictured) was convicted of public nuisance following his inappropriate behavior in October
Moore – a convicted pedophile – held signs reading “Meth for Stolen Items” and “Free Fentanyl 4 for New Users” while standing outside the $11,700-a-year school
“This ruling sends a clear message that Mr. Moore’s behavior will not be tolerated in San Francisco,” Jenkins said. “As we remain a compassionate city, we must protect our children.”
“This sentence recognizes that his conduct impacted an entire community,” Assistant District Attorney Rachel Schneider said after the arraignment.
The pedophile remains in custody and his sentencing is scheduled for December 27th.
Moore faces up to six months in prison on the public nuisance charge and could also face probation revocation in another case.
He has been arrested five times since 2007 for failing to provide authorities with his sex offender address every 30 days.
According to a 1997 Santa Cruz Sentinel article, Moore was convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl in Santa Clara County before his release from prison and then having sex with a 15-year-old in Santa Cruz to have.
Speaking to ABC7 in October, Moore insisted that the sign was not a ruse – and that he was actively distributing the killer drug.
Moore told the outlet, “This is not a joke,” and said he would pass on the drugs other people gave him in exchange for the supplies he provided.
He also told ABC7, “So they bring me trash that they've looted, things that they think are valuable, or they give me some of the medicine that they have, which I don't do.”
“I only live by two rules: Be kind to others and make it look easy for kids.”
Moore is not considered a “high-risk” offender, so he is not required to stay within 2,000 feet of a school.
Moore (pictured) could face up to six months in prison on the public nuisance charge and could face probation revocation in another case
The convicted pedophile had set up camp outside the Stella Maris Academy, a school for children aged two to 13
Evidence presented at trial shows that on October 19 and 20, Moore piled his belongings on Ninth Avenue in San Francisco, blocking the sidewalk and access for e-bikes
Neighbor Jon Chintanaroad told the outlet, “My wife walks our baby around by herself. “I kind of always want to be there because you never know.
“And it just sucks to always have this feeling of extra vigilance. In a neighborhood that should be quiet and homely.'
Peter Marlow, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, said of the exhibition in October: “We don't want anything like this near our schools, but we want to work with law enforcement to set the guidelines.”
Marlow said police visited Moore's camp several times.
“I noticed that this person is well established there. “They disappeared about a month ago and now they’ve reappeared,” Marlow told the Standard.
“I had seen him for the last year before he disappeared, but now he's back. “I don't know about these signs of fentanyl and all that.”
He added that the school would investigate Moore's claims that he was selling drugs.