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Dear Editor, There are few labels that carry a harsher stigma than that of a sex offender. Stereotypes and fears without context perpetuate false narratives about who sex offenders are. People tend to automatically think the worst when hearing the term sex offender, which leaves little room for context or understanding of degrees of offenses. When we apply the label

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Surgical castration bill passes in Louisiana

Child sex offenders convicted of aggravated rape, aggravated incestuous crime or aggravated crime against nature with victims under age 13 would be forced to undergo surgery inside prisons. If Governor Jeff Landry signs the bill, Louisiana would become the first state in America to allow judges to order surgical castration for child sex offenders. According to Sandy Rozek with the

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Some CP cases will now be lowered to a misdemeanor in Germany

Germany has recognized that there are numerous problems with their minimum sentence guidelines for some CP cases.  There are people who have received CP involuntarily such as through a WhatsApp parents’ group.  Teachers have discovered CP material on “students’ cell phones and forwarded it to alert parents.” Germany’s cabinet is also considering young offenders who “tend to act out of

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