News & Updates

A tragic murder-suicide took place in Cape Coral, Florida this week. A mother shot her dog, her son and then herself. Neither her nor her son survived. The news media couldn’t help but identify the victim as a sex offender, even though that was completely irrelevant to the tragedy. https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2019/12/04/cape-police-identify-bodies-found-tuesday-mother-son/2609145001/ https://www.nbc-2.com/story/41402202/mother-and-son-found-dead-inside-cape-coral-home  

As I posted earlier at this website, I am reading of warming centers throughout the eastern part of the U. S.  Inevitably there is always the same statement:  sex offenders (or registrants) are not allowed.  I cannot imagine what it is like for these men and women who have to live under such frigid conditions.  This is evidence that NATO

Today, the NY Times reported that over 3000 sexual assaults were reported in US rides last year. Lyft has reportedly been sued by 55 women to date, for sexual assaults committed through their service. Both services screen their drivers for criminal backgrounds and persons required to register as sex offenders are not allowed to drive for either company. Both ride

The landmark Pennsylvania law that for nearly a quarter of a century has required a public registry of sex offenders and community notification about their whereabouts is facing a life-or-death challenge before the state’s highest court. Enacted nearly 25 years ago, Megan’s Law was hailed as a pivotal step toward making communities safer by empowering the public with information about

This past week, several news outlets have republished a story that originated with ProPublica, the theme of which is that certain online dating applications are not screening for persons required to register as sex offenders and that users of those apps are somehow susceptible to sexual assault because of that. Dallas-based Match Group, seems to have the market cornered when

The following is a compilation of the parental termination laws of 50 states as they relate to persons required to register. http://sosen.org/blog/2019/12/01/child-custody-visitation-laws-applicable-to-registered-persons.html