A man who was a suspect in multiple rapes in Spokane and was convicted of one in the 1980s could soon be released from McNeil Island and is slated to move into an adult family home in Federal Way.
According to state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Media Relations Manager Cynthia Shipley, the potential release of Kevin Coe from DSHS’s Special Commitment Center, McNeil Island, is pending litigation before the Spokane County Superior Court, with a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 2, so DSHS cannot comment further at this time. McNeil Island is about 10 miles southwest of Tacoma.
According to DSHS, the Special Commitment Center programs provide specialized mental health treatment for civilly committed sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences…