Mo. lawmakers consider bill to remove some sex offenders from registry | fox4kc.com. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Currently most people found guilty of committing a sex crime have to register on the sex offender registry for the rest of their life. Whether they were found guilty of public indecency or committed rape, sex offenders are [...]
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Sex abuse files prompt calls for Boy Scouts ousters – CNN.com. (CNN) — A sex abuse support group called on the Boy Scouts of America to oust any official still with the organization who was involved in covering up child sex crimes. The demand by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests was [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Turner Report: Internet Sex Stings Are Paying Off – Donavon Says “Thumbs Up!”
Thank you for writing this article, I believe that it is the correct way to conduct such an operation. The Turner Report: Internet sex stings are paying off. (The following post is my column from last week’s Newton County News) At first, when Diamond Police officer Jim Murray began his successful string of Internet sex [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Court rules state sex offender registry unconstitutional » Local News » The Herald Bulletin
Court rules state sex offender registry unconstitutional » Local News » The Herald Bulletin. Court rules state sex offender registry unconstitutional By Maureen Hayden CNHI Statehouse Bureau INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court appeals ruling may push state legislators into finding a fix for some long-standing problems with Indiana’s sex and violent offender registry. On Tuesday, [...]
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Conference will aim to remove sex offender off mandatory lists, soften laws Posted: 08/30/2012By:WFTS Staff NEW MEXICO – A registered sex offender who is tired of the stigma that comes with the label is one of the forces behind a national conference in Albuquerque next week that aims to soften reform sex offender laws.Lloyd [...]
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Donavon Lace Comments In RED “Even if you want to help them, you can’t,” he said. “No one can look like they’re helping sex offenders.” By Katie Nichols Lagniappe Issue# AUGUST 7, 2012 http://classic.lagniappemobile.com/article.asp?articleID=5688&sid=1 A grandmother sits outside her West Mobile home watching her 6-year-old grandson do figure eights on a bicycle. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Palm Beach County sex offender ordinance: Task force pushes for eased limits on where sex offenders can live – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Palm Beach County sex offender ordinance: Task force pushes for eased limits on where sex offenders can live – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com. By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel 6:50 p.m. EDT, June 26, 2012 They live in cars or sleep on the streets. Most homeless shelters and halfway houses won’t take them. South Florida cities have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »False security on sex crimes: Bill would require notice on Facebook
False security on sex crimes: Bill would require notice on Facebook, but would it do any good? Published: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 6:00 AM By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Follow Can you imagine scrolling through Facebook updates and seeing a friend’s name, followed by, “is a sex offender”? That’s essentially what state Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman [...]
Read the rest of this entry »States struggle with national sex offender law
States struggle with national sex offender law. First let’s commend Maggie Clark for writing this article and getting the facts correct. Thank You. Thursday, January 05, 2012 States struggle with national sex offender law By Maggie Clark, Stateline Staff Writer Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a bill last month making Pennsylvania the 16th state [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Aniball Barris arrested in attempted kidnapping | Gainesville.com
Aniball Barris arrested in attempted kidnapping | Gainesville.com. A Lake City registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Gainesville and charged with attempting to kidnap a neighbor’s pre-schooler. Enlarge Aniball Barris According to the Lake City Police Department and the Florida Regional Task Force of the U.S. Marshal’s Office, Aniball [...]
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