When Dan Wheeler’s wallet got stolen from his truck 15 years ago, the Port Orchard man could have had no idea that a simple theft would lead to a lifetime of costly and embarrassing misunderstandings. But because the man who took his I.D. and credit cards happened to be a sex offender, and because of a strange quirk in the law, Wheeler will most likely be forever haunted by something out of his control.
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