AR: sex-offender housing laws raise hitch; with doors closed to them, many become homeless, difficult for state to track

Legislators have passed several laws over the past couple of decades that limit where sex offenders can live in hopes of keeping communities safe, but some state officials say such laws often impede registrants from successful rehabilitation. Arkansas prison officials say they must figure out a better way of housing sex offenders released from prison because a growing number of

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CA: court revives psychotherapist challenge to law on patients who reveal child porn activity

The California Supreme Court revived a challenge by psychotherapists Thursday to a state law requiring them to notify the government about any patient who has viewed child pornography. The law, passed in 2014, expanded statutes from the 1980s that required therapists to report to police or child welfare offices — or face loss of their licenses and criminal prosecution —

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A trial star is porn

From 2010: A New York City man dodged the threat of a 20-year kiddie-porn prison sentence — all thanks to the kindness of a porn star. XXXXXX, a pizza-delivery guy from Brooklyn, was put on trial in Puerto Rico for allegedly transporting child pornography after US Customs agents found a dirty DVD called “Little Lupe the Innocent” in his bags

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