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VT - My Turn: Term 'sex offender' misused

View the article here 02/23/2009 By Amy Hagan What do you think of when you hear the term "sex offender?" I imagine most of you immediately envision a monster of a person, someone who is a vile and immoral creature who has been convicted as a pedophile, rapist or sexual predator. These people are a serious danger to society and should be justly convicted, incarcerated and rehabilitated as necessary. I'll tell you something that is grossly unjust that most people are not aware of: Did you know that there are 18- and 19 year-olds who are "getting caught" engaging in consensual sex with 15- or 16-year-olds, and who are being charged and convicted as these same aforementioned "monsters?" This is due to the ambiguous nature of how our sex offender laws are written in Vermont, as well as many other states in our country...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).