A little creepy, huh?

His real name is Edward Muscare and he’s a registered sex offender.

On topix.net, the user “ABleedingCorpse” from Saint Louis, MO sheds a little more light:

He is a former KC tv host who did kid shows, interviews, and a late night horror show. He was well known in the late 70’s and early 80’s before disappearing for over a decade. He has returned to fame on YouTube posting video’s of his everyday life from painting and lip syncing songs.

In 1987 he was arrested for sexually beating a 14 year old boy. He spent 12 years in prision and was released in 1998 only to be charged for breaking his probation in 2007.

Curiously, “ABleedingCorpse” posts on SuperHeroHype forums with an avatar picture of Edward Muscare that looks to be a mugshot we haven’t seen.

Wikipedia lists a similar background on his page:

In the 1980s he used to present a children’s show on KNXV-TV called “Friday Night At The Frights” with the stage name “Edmus Scarey”. He had previously hosted shows for KNXV’s Scripps owned sister station KSHB-TV in Kansas City, namely 41 Treehouse Lane, and All Night Live. Stuart Powell, General Manager of KNXV in the eighties, coaxed Mr. Muscare out of retirement, however Muscare abruptly left the air under cloudy circumstances, which eventually became a front page story for the Phoenix based New Times weekly newspaper.

Edward Muscare in 1967. (link)

He’s listed on South Carolina’s sex offender registration under the name Edward Vianney for the charges involving the 14 year old boy:

Here’s his listing on the Florida sex offender registration for breaking parole:

A poster called “chimrichalds” on MetaFilter wrote to Ed, and this was his response:

This letter I wrote to TV stations in 2005 might explain…

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What can be done about the growing number of sex offenders?

Here’s one possible solution – a way for Law Enforcement to remove hundreds, possibly thousands of sex offenders from their watch-lists.

Grant amnesty to those offenders who have shown they are no longer a threat to society. It’s as simple as that.

Let’s face it; ninety-nine percent of all the males in this country have “sexually offended” someone – at one time or another. The majority of them just never got caught.

Of those that did get caught, most will never offend again. They realized their mistake and want no part of returning to prison. It is this group of non-threatening, one-time sex offenders that should be considered for release.

Amnesty. It makes sense.

Who would qualify?

The obvious answer is – first-time offenders who served their time in jail and completed their probation with good conduct – and have stayed out of trouble since. The chances of their re-offending are practically nil. And, in releasing them, thousands of man-hours could be saved and used to monitor those felons who need closer supervision.

I, myself, am a one-time sex offender. I was arrested almost 20 years ago for an offense committed while on vacation in Florida. Because of my arrest, I lost my car, my house, my job, my career.

I did not kidnap, rape or kill anyone.

I was caught engaging in consensual sex with a minor under 16. I pled ‘no contest’ to the charge of sexual battery and was sentenced to a 18 months in jail and 10 years probation.

Upon my release from jail in early 1988, I settled in Lake County and lived on my savings. I managed to survive with no income until 1994 when my Social Security checks started at age 62.

In 1997, just months before I was to finish my probation, and get on with my life, Megan’s Law went into effect. That law stated that all sex offenders currently in jail or on probation had to register with the County Sheriff every year for the rest of their lives and have their photographs posted on the internet as a sex offender.

I was devastated. That ki lled any chance I had of returning to my profession as an announcer on radio and television.

Ever since that law came out, I’ve worried that a friend or a neighbor or a church member would come across my photo on a sex offender web-site.

I’ve lived at the same address in Lake County for 6 years and have been a member of a local church since that time, For many years, I’ve visited area nursing homes every week to entertain the residents playing the piano. In other words, I’ve been a model citizen for the past 19 years.

But, guess what?

I recently received notification from Florida Law Enforcement stating that, henceforth, until further notice, I had to register in person twice a year (instead of once) with the County Sheriff, and I could not live near a school, library or day-care center.

These additional restrictions came about because of the kidnapping/murder of little Jessica Lundsford. This new law was passed to tighten the screws on Sex Offenders. Somehow, because I was jailed for a sex offense almost 20 years ago, I’ve become as dangerous as a rapist/murderer. That is ridiculous and it’s extremely unjust.

Recently, I was invited to become a board member of my church. I reluctantly declined. Reluctant because I knew there is always a chance that someone could discover my photo on a sex offender web-site, which, if made public, could damage the church’s reputation.

And, that is the point of this letter.

Why punish those of us who have paid for our crime and have proven ourselves harmless by years of good conduct? Why waste the State’s money, time and manpower on those of us who are not a threat to anyone?

Why not, instead, concentrate on those offenders who have shown they can’t be trusted? Maybe if the State of Florida had thought of this sensible solution a year ago, little Jessica Lundsford might be alive today.

Grant amnesty to those who deserve it. This will greatly increase time and manpower which can be then be used to govern those felons who have shown they are dangerous and cannot be trusted.

The list of sex offenders is growing daily across this nation. It’s bad…and it’s getting worse.

Something has to be done – and soon.

(signed)
Name withheld for obvious reasons
Lake County, FL

You can watch more of his videos at his YouTube channel.