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By Deborah Jacobs There are few crimes more heinous than child molestation. Whether violently attacked by a stranger or preyed upon by a trusted adult in the home, school or place of worship, children who survive such assaults are often left to walk a lifelong path of sorrow and pain. Unfortunately, our government has failed to take steps that will

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider whether the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act requires sex offenders who move to a foreign country to notify their prior home state of their change of residence. At issue is are the cases of two men who lived on opposite sides of the Missouri River in the Kansas City Metropolitan

In 2011, Kenneth Hochstein, a federal corrections officer and father of four, responded to Craigslist ads soliciting sex. But the Lake County man says he didn’t know the offer included meeting up with a minor. So when the 46-year-old traveled to a house to see the woman he had been talking with, he was stunned to find a team of

Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a daycare worker in her 50s headed home after playing dominoes with friends. She felt she had nothing to hide, so when the Oklahoma City officer accused her of erratic driving, she did as directed. She would

In 2011, Kenneth Hochstein, a federal corrections officer and father of four, responded to Craigslist ads soliciting sex. But the Lake County man says he didn’t know the offer included meeting up with a minor. So when the 46-year-old traveled to a house to see the woman he had been talking with, he was stunned to find a team of undercover cops

Judging from this morning’s oral argument in Lockhart v. United States, which involves the correctness of a ten-year mandatory-minimum sentence for a federal child pornography possession conviction, the result was not close to being decided as the Justices went into their Conference. Not only is it unclear who will win, it is unclear what rationale would be used to support