News About Sex Offender Registries Parents who check the state sex offender registry prior to allowing their children to knock on strangers’ doors and ask for candy this Halloween may be under the misconception that every person listed on the registry poses a grave danger to public safety. That’s not true, according to members of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, who say a
Read moreGood News for those on Sex Offender Registries Following the trend of most courts, including the US Supreme Court, a Kentucky Judge struck a law that banned sex offenders from any site that’s “available to minors”, stating the law is too broad and effectively bans most of the internet. Judge says Internet ban is unconstitutional U.S. District Judge Gregory Van
Read moreFlorida Sex Offenders Excellent reporting and follow up from Isabella Gomes of the Miami New Times. Her story follows: Beneath a shredded blue tarp, 58-year-old Claudia Baker takes a swig of A&W root beer. “Imagine your faucet dripping at night. That’s what life is like for us—except instead of just hearing the drip, we feel it,” she says. After serving
Read moreNews for Sex Offenders Lenore Skenazy, founder of Free-Range Kids and a regular contributor to Reason.com, helped dispel the unfounded Halloween “horror stories” that have been thrown around this time of year for decades, including poisoned candy and sex offender attacks. Like the witches, ghosts and goblins that have become staples of the season, there’s nothing true about these myths
Read moreNo Florida Sex Offenders Arrested by Sheriff Grady Judd Sheriff Grady Judd held another of his “cutesy titled” sex offender stings, “Operation No Tricks, No Treats”, where he posts fake ads online and waits for people to respond to them. Florida Sting Arrests primarily for prostitution This time he netted 277 arrests, including a Sargent from his own police department.
Read moreHow Sex Offender Registries Impact Kids One of the most useful things the media can do is educate. Teen Vogue just posted an op-ed titled, “How Sex Offender Registries Impact Youth”. Sex Offender Education is Important Hopefully, by teaching children that an immature act can have devastating repercussions, it will help prevent youthful lapses in judgment. It also serves to
Read moreGood News for People on Simi Valley Sex Offender Registry One month ago we posted that the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws in California, filed a Federal Lawsuit against the City of Simi Valley, California, that barred registered sex offenders from opening their doors to trick-or-treaters, decorating their homes and requires they turn off their lights on Halloween. Simi
Read moreCourt 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
Read moreNews on Sex Offender Registry As we mentioned in our weekly update, every year, patch.com publishes city maps, highlighting the addresses of registered sex offenders, claiming they are “Halloween Safety Maps”. Well they are not. As NARSOL points out in a letter to Patch, this type of fear mongering is counter-productive and creates hysteria where none exists. Please see their
Read moreNews About Sex Offender Registry – Michigan The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing a case today concerning a man who decades ago touched a girls breasts. His probation and community service were completed in 1997 and his case was dismissed. He has no conviction. Even though his criminal case is sealed and the general public would otherwise have no knowledge
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