> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Known sex offender moves after neighborhood pressure - URL: https://www.smdp.com/known-sex-offender-moves-after-neighborhood-pressure/ - Published: 2003-01-17T16:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T01:20:08.000Z - Author: Carolyn Sackariason - Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import *Dozens of sex offenders live in Santa Monica* A convicted sex offender classified as “high risk” has left the city because of pressure from his neighbors. Arthur Akouris, 43, who was recently released from prison and moved to Santa Monica, left his family’s Santa Monica home and de-listed himself in the Santa Monica Police Department’s sex offender database on Thursday. He will now register with the Los Angeles Police Department in an unknown division, however Akouris’ home won’t be on the westside, police said. Akouris’ prison release and subsequent move to Santa Monica was publicized Dec. 29, 2002\. After neighbors were notified that he moved into the area, they became concerned about their children’s safety. “Too much correspondence came to the family from residents and neighbors. He is no longer going to be living in Santa Monica,” said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega. “We’ll contact the Department of Justice and notify them of the move.” Akouris was ordered as a condition of his parole to register as a sex offender with the Santa Monica Police Department. He lived at 1140 block of Chelsea Avenue, just north of Wilshire Boulevard and near Douglas Park. Akouris was previously listed as a serious sex offender, a lesser status than high risk. He has been convicted of several offenses, some of which occurred in Santa Monica, police said. SMPD detectives did extensive research and background on Akouris with the Department of Justice to get his status elevated. “Our detectives working sex crimes did additional follow up on this subject to move his status to high risk,” Fabrega told the Daily Press in December. “It’s the (chief of police’s) policy that all high risk sex offenders get publicized.” > “Our detectives working sex crimes did additional follow up on this subject to move his status to high risk,” > “It’s the (chief of police’s) policy that all high risk sex offenders get publicized.” — Fabrega told the Daily Press in December Akouris was identified as a high risk sex offender by the Department of Justice based on his criminal history. He is required to register as a sex offender as a result of his convictions. Akouris is currently on felony parole with a condition that prohibits him from being out of his home between the hours of 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. He served time in prison for oral copulation and sexual battery, among other offenses. The SMPD’s policy to publicize high risk sex offenders living in Santa Monica is made possible by Megan’s Law and allows the public additional information to protect themselves and their children. The law is not intended to punish the offender and specifically prohibits using the information to harass or commit any crime against the offender, police said. There were 50 registered sex offenders living in Santa Monica as of last year, according to results from a search in the Los Angeles County Sex Offender database. At that time, there was only one high risk sex offender living in Santa Monica. He is identified as Clark Ashley, a black male, who was convicted of rape by force or intimidation, oral copulation and oral copulation with a person under 14. 270,A person who is considered a high risk sex offender has been convicted of a violent sex offense as well as other offenses. A “serious” sex offender has been convicted of a felony sex offense or child molestation. Another level, classified as “other,” are sex offenders who have been convicted of either indecent exposure, spousal rape, misdemeanor sexual battery, pornography or incest. The SMPD remains vigilant in its lookout for sex offenders who have not registered with the city in accordance with the conditions of their parole or release from prison, Fabrega said. 0 1 DFA 1 00050000000B00000002 0 1 DFA 0 *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 17, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/011703.pdf?ref=smdp.com)