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No one used the term “voyeurism” in court today; Bill
Thompson saved it for private interviews.

Prosecutor: Sitler arrested on allegations of
voyeurism
Convicted sex offender being held at Latah County Jail
for probation violation

By Omie Drawhorn, Daily News staff writer

Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson said
convicted sex offender Steven Sitler was arrested
Monday on an allegation he was engaging in voyeurism.
Thompson said this was a violation of Sitler’s
probation. Thompson said Sitler, 22, will remain in
custody at the Latah County Jail until he appears
before a judge. Prior to Monday’s arrest, Sitler was
residing at 801 Residence Street, within 150 feet of
Grandma Bea’s Day Care, located at 807 West C Street.

Sitler was released on probation in May after serving
less than two years of a life sentence. He was
convicted in July 2005 of one felony count of lewd and
lascivious conduct with a minor child under the age of
16. He was sentenced that September, and his life
sentence was subject to annual review.

Thompson said there is nothing in Sitler’s probation
that restricts him from living close to a day care.
“It’s up to the Department of Corrections as to where
he lives,” he said. “There are routinely special
instructions that sex offenders can’t be within a
certain distance but not in this case.” Thompson said
there is a rule under sex offender registration that
specifies distances from certain types of
institutions, like schools. “They can’t loiter within
500 feet of a school or reside within 500 feet of a
school,” he said.

Amy Yocki, owner of Grandma Bea’s Day Care, said she
learned Thursday that Sitler was living close by and
that a neighbor who is a lawyer is working on the
issue and talking to Moscow City Attorney Randy Fife.
“Even if I didn’t own a day care I would be concerned
about him being in the neighborhood,” Yocki said. She
said there is a preschool at the day care, so the day
care would seem to qualify as a school. She said a
parent meeting will be organized to make parents aware
of the issue. “He didn’t disclose to the neighborhood
that he was here,” she said. “These sorts of things
you have to take one step at a time.”

Sitler is not permitted to move anywhere without
permission from his probation officer. Other
conditions of his probation include submitting monthly
reports to his probation officer, not leaving the
probation district of Lewis, Idaho, Clearwater, Nez
Perce and Latah counties without permission from his
probation officer and seeking and obtaining a job that
he must keep unless he has the permission of his
probation officer. Sitler is not allowed to carry a
weapon or consume alcohol or controlled substances,
and he must pay restitution for counseling expenses of
his victims. He is subject to polygraph tests at his
own expense and cannot associate with any person under
the age of 18 without another adult present who has
been approved by his probation officer. He also is not
allowed to go to any city park, grade school, junior
high or high school without supervision.

Sitler is a former New Saint Andrews College student.
He was expelled after he confessed to sexually abusing
a Christ Church parishioner’s child.

Omie Drawhorn can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext.
234, or by e-mail at odrawhorn at dnews.com.


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