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Two sex offenders considered likely to reoffend are living as
transients in Spokane County, the Sheriff’s Office announced today.
Allan R. Cruz-Masga, 23, (right) was convicted of indecent liberties in Spokane County in May 2002. His victim was an 11-year-old girl.
Steven Garcia, 34, (left) was convicted of second-degree assault of a child and released from prison in February 2006. His victim 
was his 2-month-old son.
Garcia also served 15 months in prison for third-degree child molestation involving a 15-year-old girl in Grant County. He was sentenced to prison when he was 17 on two counts of second-degree rape involving a mentally handicapped 18-year-old male.
Neither Cruz-Masga nor Garcia is under supervision, but the Spokane County Sheriff’s office wants the public to be aware of their presence.
Both are level 3 sex offenders, the classification considered most likely to reoffend.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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gonzomo on May 25 at 11:23 a.m.
Seeing these two stories next to each other is mindboggling. We have detectives investigating whether some guy is growing pot in his basement, and two high risk sex offenders are living somewhere in spokane. I bet the guy growing pot gets more time than the 15 months that Garcia got for child molestation. This is absurd.
lewis8457 on May 27 at 7:44 a.m.
If they can prove the guy is growing pot then the cops get to take everything the guy has. That is why they love busting pot growers.
it has nothing to do with right or wrong it only has to do with the all mighty buck, and how much the cops can steal.