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The rural Panhandle town of Jay, Florida, has made a controversial pick to replace its outgoing town manager: a registered sex offender who was convicted of sex crimes involving minors.
April Watson, Jay's operations manager, is poised to take over the role of Jay town manager when current Town Manager Eric Seib officially retires July 3.
Watson pleaded no contest in 2010 to three charges of engaging in unlawful sexual activity with minors when she was a teacher and is a registered Florida sex offender.
Nonetheless, Jay Mayor Shon Owens said the crimes happened "a long, long, long time ago," that people change, that Watson is the best person for the job, and that there is "a great deal of confidence within the community in her ability to do the job."
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