“It exploits vulnerable populations by using personal information obtained from public registries”
We are encouraged to see a recent news report from Kentucky raising the alarm about one of the scam we always warn members about that specifically targets people on the sex offender registry.
What’s especially notable — and important for broader public understanding — is that the article recognizes registrants as a vulnerable group being exploited rather than simply a “criminal category.” By reporting that the scammers are using information from the public sex offender registry to identify and target these individuals, the article underscores a critical issue FAC has long highlighted: public access to registry data can and is being misused in harmful ways.
It’s good to see the news coverage not only warn the public, but also point out that misuse of registry information to harass or exploit people is a crime in itself. That perspective helps shift the conversation toward a more nuanced understanding of how the registry creates real-world risks. FAC appreciates responsible reporting that acknowledges the real vulnerabilities of people on the registry and the need to protect all members of our communities from fraud and abuse.
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Predatory sex offenders are proof that children are the vulnerable population.
All you are doing is stringing words together. What do you even mean?
Dude no public registery period . I got railroaded to a tier 3 offender… What a waste of time if resources were ever focused on me solely because of that. If there would be some kind of risk assessment at some point I think that would help weed out high risk if you will from not a threat. Even then this is a law enforcement matter not public.
There may be cause for some judicial review of this conflict – federal regulations require that personnel records held by government and commercial entities be protected from public release in contrast to the public exposure of personal highly sensitive information on the registry. That release not only fuels vigilantism but also soils lives with neighbors and employers. There is so much wrong with the management of registrants and even baby improvements would be welcome. A registrant who sent a selfie, streaked at a football game, urinated on a construction site, or teenagers who had consensual petting are hardly a threat to a neighbor. In my opinion, traffickers and violent offenders like Epstein are in a different category and deserve the attention of law enforcement. The registry is too large, and tier 1 – 3 groups of offenders are at extreme opposite levels of threat and risk. Massachusetts makes public only tier 3 registrants, which might better address safety concerns, while all others on their registry are not public information.
And you know what, if it was just us, it would be one thing. But these scammers if they cannot reach the registrant, they prey on your parents, kids, spouses etc. who might get scared that you are in trouble and actually pay the money thinking you are in trouble.
Although in my instance my father was smart enough to call me and ask, “What the Hell is going on”. I told him it was a scam and not to give them any money. But our family and loved ones should not have to experience that, and dog gone it, neither should we.
Many have fallen for these scams, even some F.A.C posters. Again, if we did not have these warriors like F.A.C, many of us wouldn’t know what to do and law enforcement would get away with anything they wanted without being questioned.
And how many of these scammers ever caught? And I have said all along, many times it is an employee at a law enforcement office, police department, sheriff’s office etc. So much for “Upholding” the law and instead they too are criminals, just haven’t been brought to justice. And sadly they may never be caught.