NY: New town law sets limit on number of registered sex offenders who can stay at a hotel or motel

The Herkimer, NY town board adopted a new law setting a limit on the number of registered sex offenders who can stay at a hotel or motel at one time, based on a point system. Town Attorney Christopher Bray explained that a registered Level 1 sex offender is assigned one point, a Level 2 offender is assigned two points, a

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Shunned wherever he goes, sex offender greeted by protests in Lincoln

In the short time that Richard Gardner has been out of prison, he has moved to Providence, then to Cranston and now to a small house off Cobble Hill Road in the Saylesville section of Lincoln. Soon after nightfall Wednesday, the street filled with more than more 40 protesters, many of them accepting an invitation to move onto the snow-covered

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Ala. sex offender arrested after attending Christmas parade

A registered sex offender who dressed up and went to a south Alabama Christmas parade filled with children has been arrested, according to the Covington County district attorney’s office. Darrell Sean Campbell was taken into custody at a convenience store on Tuesday morning. He was booked on outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court, according to DA Walt Merrell.

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