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"Michigan board reverses parole for sex offender"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this article from the Toledo Blade, which might have also been reasonably headlined "Chelsea King case has echo effect."  Here are the basics: The Michigan parole board has reversed the decision to grant parole to convicted sex offender Rex Layman, a former Lambertville man who was convicted in 1998 of child rape, the Monroe County Prosecutor's office said Wednesday.   The full 15-member Parole and Commutation Board took unprecedented action to review Layman's scheduled release after objections were filed by Prosecutor William Nichols."We are pleased that the parole board took a second look at this, reversed the decision, and found that he is dangerous to society and a threat to public safety.  We believe the public is safer without him on the streets," said Michael Brown, an assistant county prosecutor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).