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Judge: Woman not required to register as sex offender

By "eAdvocate"

2-4-2011 Indiana: BLOOMINGTON ? A judge ruled Thursday that a woman convicted of battery is not required to register as a sex offender but she must follow other rules of sex offender probation. Defense lawyer Stephanie Wong argued that ___?s conviction for battery of two minor boys does not qualify as a sex offense under state law. Among the requirements she must follow are possible electronic monitoring of her whereabouts and documentation of her phone calls if probation officers make such requests, said Wong. A McLean County jury acquitted her of aggravated criminal sexual abuse but convicted her of battery. In his Nov. 12 sentencing order, Judge Charles Reynard said she must register as a sex offender. He temporarily rescinded the order in December after she reported police in Peoria and Bloomington declined to register her as a sex offender because they said the battery conviction did not qualify for registration...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).