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TN - Senator Wants Juvenile Sex Offender Registry

Original Article 03/28/2011 By Jill Monier (Twitter) MEMPHIS - Monday, two boys ages 7 and 9 were taken from their homes and ordered to undergo treatment, after admitting to raping a toddler. Juvenile court said juvenile sex crimes were up last year. Officials say, 28 kids in Shelby County were charged with Rape and Aggravated Rape, last year alone. Now, a bill that would create a juvenile sex offender registry, is working its way through the capitol in Nashville. What a Juvenile Sex Offender Register Would Entail For adults, there is a Tennessee Sex Offender Registry where their faces, names and crimes are prominently displayed. Now State Senator Brian Kelsey, a Republican from Shelby County, wants to create a similar registry for juveniles, but it would be private...continue to full post

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