Level 3 offender moving to Albert Lea from prison
Published 1:51 pm Thursday, February 27, 2014
A high-risk sex offender from Albert Lea is slated to move back into the community next week after completing his prison sentence.
Joseph Harry Jensen, 58, has been cleared by the Minnesota Department of Corrections to move to the 2100 block of East Main Street on Monday.
Jensen has a history of sexual contact, including penetration, with female victims ages 14 and 15. He was known to his victims. He is classified as a Level 3 offender because he has the highest likelihood of reoffending.
He is described as being 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds. He has gray hair.
Jensen had been slated to be released in January but that date was postponed because of a conflict in his proposed housing, said Albert Lea Police Department detective Frank Kohl.
Kohl said the Police Department will not have a community meeting about Jensen’s release because of a lack of attendance at a prior offender meeting in the same part of town. Schools and daycares received separate email notification.
There are two other Level 3 offenders living in Albert Lea.
The first is Tai Lars Stadheim, who has been living in Albert Lea since he was released from prison in April 2010. He has a history of sexual contact with juvenile female victims, including fondling. He was known to his victims.
He is listed as living at the same address as Jensen’s proposed residence.
The second is Paul Arthur Berg, who lives in the vicinity of Capri Avenue and Gene Street.
According to police, Berg has a history of sexual contact with girls ages 4 to 5, including fondling. He was known to his victims.
He also has a history of sexual conduct with girls ages 9 to 15, including soliciting victims for sex and indecent exposure in public. He was not known to those victims.