SEATTLE – A convicted sex offender is accused of raping a special education student at Seattle's Roosevelt High School. KING 5 has learned some staff knew a sex offender was at the school, but parents and students did not.
Prosecutors say 18-year-old Jose Reyes convinced a 14-year-old freshman to go into a girls bathroom at Roosevelt to make out. But, he then forced himself on the student. Other students believe he was in some sort of relationship with the girl.
Few at Roosevelt knew about Reyes' disturbing past:
In January of 2007, police say Reyes lured a 10-year-old-girl into a public library parking garage and asked her to take off her pants.
In April of 2007, he was charged with trying to lure an 11-year-old girl at a greenwood park.
And in May 2007, he tried the same thing with a five-year-old girl, asking her to sit on his lap in exchange for trading cards.
When Reyes started school this year, certain teachers, staff and security were told that he is a Level 2 sex offender. State law dictates that no one else is required to be notified.
Many parents say that's ridiculous.
"When it comes to child safety I think parents have a right to know," said one parent.
"Based on recent information, a rape on campus we should definitely know. If teachers and administrators know, I should definitely know," said another.
The Seattle School District says while Roosevelt was notified of Reyes' sex offender status, the report did not give details about his past and that report never made it from police to the school district itself.
Reyes is charged with third degree rape and is held on $100,000 bail.
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