A high-risk sex offender is slated to move to Albert Lea later this month after being released from prison, according to the Albert Lea Police Department.

The offender, Matthew Alan Radke, 37, lived in the city prior to being sent to prison and is expected to be released back into the community April 19 at the completion of a court-ordered sentence.

He is slated to move to the 1300 block of St. John Avenue.

A meeting has been organized for 6:30 p.m. April 12 at Mayo Clinic Health System at Health Reach to notify the public about Radke’s move to the community.

He is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, an offender who has the highest likelihood of reoffending.

According to a notification fact sheet released by the Police Department, Radke has a history of sexual contact with female victims, ages 4 through adult, including penetration. He used force and threats to gain compliance and was known to his victims, according to the fact sheet.

He was convicted in 2008 in Freeborn County of second-degree criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 16 and in January was sentenced for window peeping, also in Freeborn County.

In the window peeping incident he admitted to looking in the window of a house and watching a young woman changing clothes. He reportedly stated he returned to the window at least three times until he saw that the girl was fully dressed.

The fact sheet states the notification is not intended to increase fear in the community, but authorities believe that an informed public is a safer public.

In Minnesota, offenders are rated based on several criteria, including the seriousness of the offense, age of the victim, prior history, number of victims, offender’s characteristics, substance abuse history and availability of community supports.

Based on the ratings of the offenders, officials know what type of notification to perform when the prisoners are released.

When a Level 1 offender is released, law enforcement agencies are called and victims and witnesses may be notified.

With a Level 2 release, more people are notified, including schools, day cares and other establishments that tend to serve potential victims.

With a Level 3 release, the entire community is notified at a public meeting, in addition to the Level 2 notifications.

With the addition of Radke in the community, there will be four Level 3 offenders in Freeborn County, including Tai Lars Stadheim and Cody Padraic Trott in Albert Lea and Brooks Daniel Fisher in London.