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Sex Offender Treatment for a Liar

By Bill Theis

United States v. Kenneth Ross, No. 06-1821 (January 29, 2007): Mr. Ross was sentenced for making false statements to the FBI. His false statement consisted of telling the FBI that he knew the location of a disappeared child victim. In reality, he had no such knowledge. The court sentenced him to prison and added as a condition of his supervised release that he participate in a program of sex offender mental health assessment and treatment.Mr. Ross had never been charged with or convicted of a sex offense. When he had been in prison on an earlier offense, he had received a violation report for allegedly engaging in sexual activities with other prisoners. A psychological consultation opined that he was unlikely to act out in a sexually violent manner...continue to full post

Full post as published by Seventh Circuit Blog on February 12, 2007 (boomark / email).