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News About Sex Offender Registries In the days of the Third Reich, the Nazis stamped the passports of Jews with a conspicuous “J”. The “Judenstempel” (Jew Stamp), was used by the Nazi German authorities identify those of the Jewish faith. Through the identifier, German Jews could be identified immediately at border crossings. Depending on the entry requirements of the destination
Read moreOhio Probation Officer Convicted of Sex Offender Offense A former Lucas County probation officer who was accused of having sex with two of her clients pleaded guilty Monday to a single count of sexual battery. Angela Kimball, 40, of Walbridge, faces up to five years in prison when she is sentenced Dec. 4 by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Dean
Read moreNews 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
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