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A Brooklyn councilman will introduce a resolution in support of banning serial sex offenders from the subway system, saying it shouldn’t serve as the “personal hunting grounds” for the sickos.

The move by Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Sheepshead Bay) follows a recent Post expose on a rise in some serious crimes against straphangers, and his measure includes two references to the paper’s ongoing coverage of the troubling issue.

“There is absolutely no good reason to welcome recidivist subway sexual predators back onto the subway with open arms,” Deutsch said.

“This is tantamount to allowing pedophiles into schools — a truly preposterous idea. Someone who uses mass transit as their personal hunting grounds — victimizing their fellow riders — does not deserve equal access.”

Deutsch’s non-binding measure, to be introduced Wednesday, echoes recent calls by MTA officials for Albany lawmakers to grant them the authority to bar sex offenders and other repeat troublemakers from the transit system.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island, Brooklyn) passed the state Senate in June but didn’t win approval from the state Assembly before the legislative session ended.

“Subway sex offenders terrorize straphangers on a daily basis and it’s only getting worse,” Savino said.

“It’s time to take action against these crimes so that innocent subway riders can commute in peace.”

Spokespeople for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Earlier this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for lifetime bans on serial sex criminals, calling it “insanity … to allow this conduct to continue unabated.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio also expressed qualified support for the proposal Monday, saying: “If we can help ensure that it’s done constitutionally, I think that’s an idea that has some real merit.”

Additional reporting by Bernadette Hogan

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