Teachers committing sex offenses. Should more focus be placed on prevention?

Within the past 24 hours, there have been at least a half-dozen news stories about separate instances of sexual assaults on children at the hands of their teachers. In Chicago, IL: http://abc7chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-charged-with-sex-assault/1177297/ Another in Chicago: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1285733/dance-teacher-sexual-abuse-snapchat In Columbus, OH: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/28/hilliard-teacher.html In Delaware, OH: http://www.wlwt.com/news/Ohio-ex-teacher-gets-106-years-to-life-in-sex-assault-case/37691086 In Passaic, NJ: http://abc7chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-charged-with-sex-assault/1177297/ Even here in Raleigh, FL: http://www.wcjb.com/local-news/2016/01/teacher-arrested-sex-student   While just like former sex

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Would a Sex Offender that leaves the US still have to register?

With all the talk about the International Megan’s Law and this country wanting to make it more difficult to travel, an important question is raised which happens to be running in the background and will be decided by the US Supreme Court. Let’s say you’ve had enough… The public registry has rendered you unemployable, residency restrictions left you with no

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Sixth Circuit Considers Internet Restrictions on Former Sex Offenders This Week

The Center for Democracy & Technology has filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit case Doe v. Snyder, a case challenging unconstitutional registration requirements imposed on former sex offenders and brought by the ACLU of Michigan. CDT is joined on the brief by the First Amendment Lawyers Association and Professor David G. Post, an expert in Internet law. The

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