Convicted rapist Kevin Coe, known as the ‘South Hill Rapist,’ is now living in Auburn, according to records from the King County Sheriff’s Office.

Coe, 78, registered as a Level 3 sex offender at a home on 15th Street Southeast in Auburn, after plans to place him in Federal Way received pushback.

He is known as Spokane’s “ South Hill Rapist .” Coe was released last week by the Spokane County Superior Court after being deemed no longer a sexually violent predator.

“It puts us on guard,” Daryl, a resident of Auburn, said. “I don’t know who decided to put him that close.”

It’s too close for comfort for neighbors who say they were shocked to find out Coe is living just a few homes away.

“I was already concerned that he was going to be in Federal Way… now he’s on my block, actually,”

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