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YMCAs begin to screen for sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

1-2-2011 Massachusetts: The YMCA of Greater Boston has begun screening all current and prospective members and guests against the state?s registered sex offender list, banning access to those classified as Level 2 or Level 3 offenders ? those at moderate or high risk of reoffending. The measure, which took effect yesterday, follows the recommendation of a statewide YMCA task force created to improve safety at the community centers after a former girls basketball coach at the Melrose YMCA, which is run independently of the Greater Boston organization, was arrested in early 2009 and pleaded guilty last summer to sexually assaulting girls at the club. The incident ?raised our own level of expectations to see what we can do to further minimize the risk for our members,?? said Kelley Rice, spokeswoman for YMCA of Greater Boston, the largest Y organization in Massachusetts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 02, 2011 (boomark / email).