A level 3 sex offender has taken residence at 7 Mattapoisett Rd., Wareham, MA according to the Wareham Police Department. The sex offender's name is Joseph W. Lunnin Jr. and his date of birth is 01/16/45, according to Wareham Police.

Lunnin was convicted in 2006 of 3 counts of rape of a child with force, 3 counts of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct and 1 count of indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or older, according to Sex Offender Registry Board records available on the Wareham Police Website, www.warehampolice.com.

Lunnin was also convicted in 1984 of 3 counts of rape and abuse of a child and 1 count of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct.

Complete and up to date information about Lunnin can be obtained by visiting the police department's website, scrolling down to "sex offenders," and clicking on Lunnin's name.

The Wareham Police Department was informed of Lunnin's residence in Wareham by the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board.

According to the Sex Offender Registry Board, a level 3 sex offender is defined as "an individual who is at a high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community notification."