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Newspaper Article Examines Juvenile Sex Offender Registration in Texas

By Corey Rayburnyung

The Houston Chronicle is running an interesting article discussing Texas' problem with juvenile sex offenders.  Children as young as ten years old can be registered as sex offenders, a label which can last a decade. From the article:Samantha Portwood is marking the days on her calendar until Sept. 30. That's the day her 24-year-old son's name and picture is expected to be removed from the state's sex offender registry.For the past decade, her son Dale has lived under public scrutiny for a crime he committed when he was 12. He inappropriately touched a 7-year-old girl at his baby sitter's house and was charged with aggravated sexual assault. After completing two years of therapy and probation, he had to register as a sex offender, which shocked his parents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on September 22, 2009 (boomark / email).