Associated Press Shines a Light on Law-Enforcement Sex Crimes

Next time your local law enforcement agency touts something like a Halloween sex-offender patrol, you better hide your kids from those cops. A year-long Associated Press investigation finds that you are at risk of sexual assault from law enforcement itself. A key excerpt: In a yearlong investigation of sexual misconduct by U.S. law enforcement, The Associated Press uncovered about 1,000

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Law barring sex offenders near schools temporarily blocked

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked Rhode Island from enforcing a law that bars certain sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school. U.S. District Judge John McConnell on Friday issued a temporary restraining order for 10 days, granting a request by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The law

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