MO: Registrant held on $25,000 cash-only bond for handing out candy on Halloween.

Prosecutors have charged Thomas Sanderson with one count of “failure to comply with Halloween related restrictions for sex offenders.” As part of Missouri state law, registered sex offenders cannot go outside to interact with children, cannot have outside lights on and are required to post a sign stating no candy or treats are available at the home on Halloween night.

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OK: Municipal league wants retroactive sex offender residency restrictions

The Oklahoma Municipal League recently filed an Amicus Brief in a case brought against the City of El Reno related to the right of a municipality to enforce the provision of the Sex Offenders Registration Act. A suit was brought against the City of El Reno for applying a retroactive application of the Sex Offenders Registration Act. Because the offender

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UPDATED (3): FAC Petition for UN to investigate sex offender registry as human rights violation breaks 4,000 signatures!

The Florida Action Committee’s change.org petition asking the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the United Nations to declare the public sex offender registry a human rights violation has collected more than 4,000 signatures! We are so happy with the response the petition has received from our members, from other advocacy groups and from their friends and families. We need

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Washington high court says convicted sex offender can practice law

A sharply divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a man who was previously convicted of a sex offense and other crimes can be licensed as an attorney. The 5-4 decision clears the way for Zachary LeRoy Stevens, who graduated from Arizona State University’s law school in 2018, to practice law in Washington. The opinion said Stevens had a difficult childhood

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