Love Thy Neighbor

Endangering The Welfare Of A Child. Exposing A

14 Year Old Male To Sexual Conduct In The Presence

Of Children (Ages 7-14 Years Old)

Sexually Abused A Female Adult
Sentenced To 2 To 6 Years In State Prison

Had Sexual Intercourse With A 13 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 5 Years In State Prison

Actual, More Than Once Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 16 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 6 Year To 234 Months In State Prison

Actual, More Than Once Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 15 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Actual, More Than Once Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 14 And !6 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 1 To 3 Years In State Prison

Sexual Contact More Than Once With A 7 to 364 Day Old Female
Sentenced To 6 Years Probation

Sexual Abuse In The 1st. Degree With An 11 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 1 Year In A Local Jail

Sexual Intercourse With A 14 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 1 Year In A Local Jail

Attempted More Than Once Deviate Sexual Intercourse With Minors
Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A Minor
Sentenced To 42 Months In State Prison

Actual Sexual Contact With A Minor
Sentenced To 3 Years Probation

Disseminating Indecent Materials To A 14 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 30 Months To 5 Years In State Prison

Actual Sexual Contact With An 8 Year Old Female
Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Attempted Disseminating Indecent Materials To A Minor

Sentenced To 6 Months In A Local Jail And 5 Years Probation

Actual More Than Once Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance By A Child

Sentenced To 1 To 3 Years In State Prison

Attempted Sexual Contact With A 20 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 1 To 3 Years In State Prison

Sodomized In The 2nd. Degree An 11 Year Old Male
Sentenced To 16 Months To 4 Years In State Prison

Had Actual Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 13 year Old Female. He Used His Hands, A Fist And A Club During The Attack

Sentenced To 8 Years To 16 Years In State Prison

Actual Sexual Contact More Than Once With A 4 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail

Actual Deviate Sexual Intercourse Once With A 10 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 100 Months To 25 Years In State Prison

Used A Weapon Then Unlawfully Imprisoned And Raped A 26 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 414 Months To 69 Years In State Prison

Actual Deviate Sexual Intercourse

Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Deviate Sexual Intercourse With a 15 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 2 To 4 Years In State Prison

Coerced A 21 Year Old Female To Have Sexual Intercourse

Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Attempted Sodomy In The 3rd Degree With A 9 year Old Female

Sentenced To 3 Years Probation

Actual Sexual Contact More Than Once With A Known Female Under 12 Years Old

Sentenced To 10 Years Probation

Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 20 Year Old Female. Used A Weapon

Sentenced To 90 Months To 15 Years In State Prison

Sexual Contact With A 7 Year Old Female That Was A Non Stranger

Sentenced To 1 Day To 5 Years In State Prison

Actual Sexual Intercourse With A Female Younger Than 11 Years. Incest

Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

Actual Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 4 Year Old Male That Was A Non Stranger

Sentenced To 10 Years Probation

Sexual Intercourse With A 15 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 6 Years Probation

Rape In The 3rd. Degree Of A 15 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 5 Sentence To 5 Years Probation

Sexual Abuse In The 1st. Degree Contact By Forcible Compulsion The Victim Was A 47 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 1 Year In A Local Jail

Immediately And Physically Overpowered And Sexual Abused In The 1st Degree A 69 Year Old Female

Sentenced To Sentenced To 42 Months To 7 Years In State Prison

Sodomized In The 2nd. Degree A Known 11 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 1 Years To 3 Years In State Prison

Sodomy In The 1st. And 2nd. Degree Of A 7 And 11 Year Old

Sentenced To 5 to 10 Years In State Prison

Kidnapping In The 2nd. Degree Of A 8 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 5 To 10 Years In State Prison

Raped More Than Once An 8 Year Old Female

Sentenced To Sentenced To 5 To 10 Years In State Prison

Possessing A Sexual Performance By A Child Less Than 16 Years Of Age

Sentenced To Time Served And 5 Years Probation

Had Actual Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 12 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 51 Months In State Prison And 3 Years Probation

Attempted Sexual Intercourse. Had Sexual Contact And Disseminated Indecent Materials To A 7 And 10 Year Old Female That Were Non Strangers

Sentenced To 2 To 4 Years In State Prison

Convicted Of Rape And Criminal Sexual Act Both In The 3rd. Degree With 14, 15 And A 16 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail And 10 Years Probation

Sexually Abused In The 2nd. Degree Aa 12 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail And 3 Years Probation

Attempted Sexual Abuse In The 1st. Degree Of A 10 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 16 Months To 4 Years In State Prison

Possessing A Sexual Performance By A Child Less Than 16 years Of Age

Sentenced To Probation For 10 Years

Actual Sexual Contact With A Non Stranger 8 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 6 Years Probation

Sexual Abuse In The 1st. Degree Of A Male Less Than 11 Years Old That Was A Non Stranger

Sentenced To 10 Years Probation

Raped In The 2nd. Degree An 11 Year Old Male That Was A Non Stranger

Sentenced To 1 To 6 Months In Jail And 10 Years Probation

Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A 13 Year Old Female

Sentenced To 6 Months In A Local Jail and 6 Years Probation

Engaged In Oral/Anal Sexual Conduct Without Consent With A 13 Year Old Male

Sentenced To 210 Days In Jail

Introduction

For anyone familiar with the work of Steven Hirsch, these pictures seem to be a radical departure from his style. At first glance.

Technically flawless, quiet, without movement, uniform, they look to be documents of every day American life, with school lunches, baseball practice, bills and family.

But not quite. They are too still, too ordinary. White aluminum siding, candy blue skies, trees with bark and branches in stark focus. A sign to “Support Our Troops”, tucked in near the fence on the ground, a school bus parked out in front. The windows are dull, hung with blinds or curtains, without a story.

Ordinary.

When our eyes drop down to the titles of the photos, we may recognize one or the other story of a sex offender from the headline news.

Herein lies the link to other work of Steven Hirsch: the frame is slightly shifted, the twist of reality, eerie, unpredictable. Stirring up human ‘Angst’ and paranoia. The endless loneliness of strangers walking on New York streets is replicated in the faceless ordinariness of indistinguishable houses, some of which may have witnessed unspeakable horror and pain.

The photos do not investigate, they document. It is up to the viewer to project their thoughts and ideas, to interpret.

Steven Hirsch documents the surface. The image becomes a catalyst to the at times uncomfortable emotional experience the viewer brings to seeing.

Our projections become superimposed on the visual image.

Do we hate sex offenders, do we want them locked away forever, or do we empathize with a twisted soul who probably had a horribly abusive childhood himself.

This is the true strength of Steven’s work: he makes us look at our world anew, with a fresh, uncomfortable eye.

Ina Becker

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Columbia University

Disclaimer

All addresses, photographs of offenders and all other information which might pinpoint the location of the sex offenders is purposely omitted. Every effort is made to confirm that the offender has, in fact, lived at the home pictured herein. The offender might, in fact, no longer reside at the house pictured nor has in fact ever lived there. However according to the state authorities he or she has lived and/or has been registered as living at said location. The photographs paint a broad picture of some of the locations which might include other homes which are in fact not the offenders residence but merely shown to convey a sense of community. Some of the buildings are in fact multiple dwellings and the offender might only live in a part of the pictured residence and the photo does not imply any and or all occupants are in fact registered sex offenders nor did any crimes take place in the home pictured. Steven Hirsch makes no claims as to the truth, accuracy, or validity of any statements or addresses that were listed and used as a basis for this blog, and therefore takes no responsibility for any mistakes herein.

From the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry: Address information is supplied by the municipal police departments and County Prosecutors to the Division of State Police for inclusion in this website. Although efforts have been made to ensure the information is as accurate as possible, no guarantee is made or implied. The information may also be subject to change and re-verification. You are cautioned that information provided on this site may not reflect the current residence, status or other information regarding an offender.

From the New York State Sex Offender Registry Website:

DCJS attempts to ensure that the information in the Subdirectory is accurate and complete. However, the information on the Subdirectory is reported to DCJS by other sources. As a result, DCJS makes no express or implied guarantee concerning the accuracy or completeness of this data.