Galen Kumataka, resident: "The neighborhood is pretty upset, everyone walks by, they're really disturbed that they can't let their children play in their own yards, out of fear for their safety."

This, after receiving a letter from a neighbor, who's house was broken into just last week by this man, Justin Charles Cramer, a 23-year-old registered sex offender.

Police say he broke into the family's home on the 23-hundred block on East Salem Avenue.

He also left a note on a 17-year-old girl's bedroom door with his name and phone number on it, along with three dice, placed by her bed.

Capt. Lydia Carassco, Fresno Police Department: "We know he entered the house, had no business entering the home, no reason, no legitimate reason for entering the home yet he did."

Soon after, police arrested Cramer and booked him into the Fresno County Jail on two felony charges: burglary and annoying and molesting children.

But when the case reached the Fresno County District Attorney's office, those charges were reduced to one misdemeanor trespassing charge and Cramer was released on $1,000 bail.

John Savrnoch, Chief Assistant District Attorney: "If the facts don't fit, we don't have any options. Legally we cannot prop up charges that cannot be supported by the state of the law."

After Cramer he was released, police handed out sex offender notifications to more than 150 homes to alert residents that a sex offender was living in their neighborhood.

Just yesterday, the parents of the victim posted letters on every residence in the neighborhood, detailing the incident and warning people to defend themselves and their property.

But Cramer’s next door neighbor and friend, who did not want her identity revealed, believes his actions are simply a cry out for help.

She says he's not only a husband and father, but also a frontline marine, who was honorably discharged after fighting in Iraq.

"I think there is a problem we all need to know, but I think he needs help and putting him in jail for something instead of getting professional help is an injustice."

Click on the link to watch Preston Phillips’ report.