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The Filth and the Fury: Sex Offenders From Both Perspectives

By Steven Rodriguez

Sex Offender laws are serious in California.  A law on the books known as Megan’s Law states that sex offenders, on top of jail time, fines and probation, have to register with the state and their local communities as sex offenders.  There has been a great deal of news lately over the Pope’s recent comments regarding priests who have sexually molested children, as he stated he was ashamed of their actions.  In fact, in Louisiana, the state is trying to put a man to death for raping his 8-year-old step-daughter. For those who’ve been abused by a priest, there are websites that can help people deal with this terrible reality.  However, there are also laws protecting sex offenders from being unlawfully harassed, attacked or from having their information misused...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 17, 2008 (boomark / email).