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Indiana sex offenders who plead not guilty cannot be forced to take sex offender treatment
Court Victory regarding Sex Offender Treatment
A recent Federal Court in the Southern District of Indiana ruled that registered sex offenders who plead guilty could not be compelled to take a sex offender treatment class that forces participants to confess guilt in the crimes for which they are charged, give written consent to disclosure of confession and submit to a polygraph test.
Indiana law Violates Fifth Amendment
The requirement, the court stated, violates the right against self-incrimination, as protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Last year, the 10th Circuit heard a case where, as part of sex offender “treatment”, a probationer is forced to take a sexual history polygraph during which questions about their past behavior are asked. If they refuse, they can be sent back to prison for refusing to participate in “treatment”. If they comply, they might find themselves being investigated for additional crimes they admit to or come up as deceptive on.
Similarly, the 10th Circuit ruled that the practice violates individuals’ Fifth Amendment Rights.
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Nevermind, read FACs comment.
Meant say not day.
Shouldn’t the first sentence day not guilty rather than guilty?
I had a ‘polygraph’ incident several years ago. As the result of a polygraph I was accused by the polygrapher and my counselor of grooming a youth in my church. I knew that it was totally false so I challenged them on it. I put $1000 on the table, asked them to do the same, and gave them six months to come up with just one name and the $1000 would be theirs. Likewise, no name and their $1000 would be mine in six months. Instead of having the courage to back up their accusations they got angry at me for questioning their ‘professionalism’. Needless to say the charge and conversation was dropped because it was ‘BS’ from the very beginning. I have had a great relationship with that church for many years…and still no ‘grooming’. That’s just not in my DNA.
I believe there is a typo? The title says “offenders who plead not guilty cannot be…” But the article says “sex offenders who plead guilty could not be…”
Maybe a link or a correction would help?
The plaintiffs, all convicted of sex crimes, argued that since they pleaded not guilty to the crimes they were convicted of, they should not be forced to attend the SOMM program.
Well damn, couldn’t that be a precedent that could be used in any federal district here in Florida?? Because that’s exactly what they do. Make you admit that you did it right off the bat in “treatment.” I plead not guilty as well.