In Re the Care & Treatment of Sipe

Caplinger, J.:

David Sipe appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for discharge from the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Lamed State Security Hospital (Lamed). Because we find that Sipe established probable cause entitling him to a hearing on the issue of whether he is safe to be placed in transitional release, we remand to the district court for a hearing pursuant to K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 59-29a08(c)(l).

Factual and Procedural Background

In 1994, Sipe was convicted of aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under the age of 14 and aggravated indecent liberties with a child over 14…