“”Freedom” as a level 2 sex offender” is the section title of a federal lawsuit filed by Anthony Broadwater against municipal officials and the government following his wrongful arrest for a sexual crime in NY that took place decades ago.

The complaint reads, “Mr. Broadwater was finally released from prison after reaching his maximum conditional release on December 31, 1998. While the New Year is a time of optimism and setting intentions for most people, Mr. Broadwater’s New Year as a “free man” came with conditions. Mr. Broadwater was finally released from prison after reaching his maximum conditional release on December 31, 1998. While the New Year is a time of optimism and setting intentions for most people, Mr. Broadwater’s New Year as a “free man” came with conditions. As a Level 2 sex offender, Mr. Broadwater was required to register as a sex offender for life. Every year he had to verify his address and employment. Every three years he had to update his photograph with law enforcement. His name, photograph, exact address, crime of conviction, alleged modus of operation, among other information, was readily available on the internet and could be disseminated by any entity. The publicly available nature of this information limited employment opportunities. He lost several jobs because of it.”

Despite having spent 16 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he could not even find relief in his release because of his designation as a sex offender! His lawyers correctly put the word Freedom in quotes to show that even though he’s free, it’s not real freedom on the registry.

We hope he is successful in recovering millions from those who wrongfully prosecuted him and convicted him. We hope his case gets tons of publicity and sheds light on the fact that being on the registry is nowhere close to being free… even off probation. And we hope that now that he has been removed from the registry he will get a taste of true freedom!

 

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