Convicted sex offender to be released

By Jimmy LaRoue

Published: July 15, 2008

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey W. Small will soon leave the Sussex I Correctional Center after the state of Virginia halted efforts to keep him committed beyond his November 2007 release date.
The state decided to drop efforts to commit Small, 32, any further, subject to a conditional release plan and approval from Waynesboro Circuit Court Judge Humes J. Franklin Jr., according to court records.
Virginia is one of 17 states that allow civil commitment to a treatment facility after a sex offender’s scheduled release, and in October, the state sought to commit Small with his scheduled Nov. 9, 2007, release date upcoming.
In April, Franklin determined that Small met the terms for a conditional release, and on Monday, granted Small’s conditional release.
Small, in 1998, pleaded guilty to raping a then 15-year-old girl during a party at his Staunton home, receiving a 12-year sentence, with four years suspended. While free on bond from that charge, Small molested two young girls – ages 6 and 8 – in Waynesboro and was convicted of those charges also.
According to court records, Small, 32, will live with his mother on Licklighter Street in Staunton and work in construction upon his release.
The conditions for Small include registering as a sex offender in Virginia and having no contact with his sexual abuse victims or any unchaperoned contact with females under 18.
He is also not allowed to view any pornography and will face regular drug and alcohol testing. He will also have to enter drug and alcohol rehabilitation and undergo sex offender treatment.
While living with his mother, he will face random checks by a certified sex offender monitoring specialist.
Small, according to court records, has been diagnosed with Paraphilia — a type of mental disorder defined as a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, such as pedophilia – and antisocial personality disorder.
Dr. Doris E. Nevin, a licensed clinical psychologist, said in a sexually violent predator evaluation – filed in court records – that there is “ample evidence to document Mr. Small’s long history of engaging in sexually deviant behaviors” and is likely to re-offend.