Earlier this month, the South Dakota Department of Corrections took the unusual step of notifying the public that a sex offender would be released from prison on February 7th. His name is Michael Pigney, he’s 51 years old, and he now lives in Rapid Valley. Prison officials say he represents a danger of sexually assaulting children again. On Monday night, SDPB’s Victoria Wicks went to Rapid Valley Elementary School, where around 250 people gathered to hear advice and information from law officers and school officials.
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