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Post Frequency: 6.7/day Last Entry: June 01, 2010 at 15:09:31 Recent Entries: 677
By Corey Rayburnyung
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Scaring Johns Straight
Posted on February 26, 2009Police in Los Angeles are testing an interesting new program designed to reduce the solicitation of prostitutes. The program allows first-timers to avoid a conviction for soliciting prostitutes, if they take are willing to be yelled at and lectured for...
Student Post - Operation Cross Country Hits Chicago
Posted on February 26, 2009Operation Cross Country,an attempt by the federal government to remove child prostitutes from the streets, has met with what some would call moderate success. In the sweep reported on February 23, FBI had "rescued" 48 teenage prostitutes from the streets...
Massachusetts Struggling to Comply with AWA
Posted on February 25, 2009Thanks to a helpful reader, I see that the Boston Herald has an interesting article concerning the lack of adoption of the Adam Walsh Act by Massachusetts and other states. From the article:It?s the most sweeping sex offender tracking law...
Second Circuit on Internet Role Play
Posted on February 25, 2009Court-Martial Trial Practice has a discussion about a Second Circuit case wherein the court reversed a conviction because the trial court did not allow an expert to testify about Internet chat role-playing. You can read the decision here. From the...
Student Post - Holy Sex Offenders
Posted on February 25, 2009A few years in seminary school does not make you a saint - in fact, it could mean the opposite. The Catholic Church holds a reputation of employing many of the most enlightened of holy leaders, but all too often...
Texas Gov. Appoints Anti-Sex Toy Activist to Parole Board
Posted on February 25, 2009Grits for Breakfast has a post noting that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Shanda Perkins to the state parole board. Ms. Perkins' is probably best known for her efforts to against the sale of sex toys in one Texas...
Carnival Against Sexual Violence 65
Posted on February 24, 2009It's up at abyss2hope and this is the legal section:In Algeria CIA Station Chief Accused of Drugging, Raping Women posted at Feministing, we get a discussion of the case where Algeria's top CIA operative has been accused of drugging and...
Will Judge Kent have to Register as a Sex Offender?
Posted on February 24, 2009While people are asking if Judge Kent is getting off easy, I think it is relevant to consider whether he will be subject to the registration requirements of the AWA after he is released from prison. Since Judge Kent took...
Judge Kent Roundup
Posted on February 24, 2009The blawgosphere is abuzz with news of Judge Kent's resignation and plea deal. Here are links to some of the great reporting and commentary around the web: Sentencing Law & Policy (1, 2), ABA Journal (1, 2), The New York...
Milestone at Sex Crimes
Posted on February 23, 2009Yesterday, Sex Crimes had its 200,000th visitor. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of you readers out there. Thanks!
Republican Legislators Introduce Internet Record-Keeping Bill
Posted on February 23, 2009Republican legislators in the House and Senate have introduced identical bills entitled the Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009 or the SAFETY Act. The bills impose record-keeping requirements upon both Internet Service Providers and...
Student Posts Start this Week
Posted on February 23, 2009As I previously mentioned, students from my Sex Crimes seminar will be posting on the blog during this semester. The first two such posts are due this week. There will be at least two (usually three) posts a week by...
Judge Kent Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Posted on February 23, 2009In an astonishing turn, Judge Kent has pled guilty to obstruction of justice today and retired from the bench, thereby avoiding trial on the other issues. From the Houston Chronicle:U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent pleaded guilty to one count of...
Facebook Removes 5,500 Sex Offenders From Its Site
Posted on February 23, 2009After MySpace removed 90,000 sex offenders from its website, Facebook has followed by removing more than 5,500 sex offenders' profiles. From the Associated Press:Facebook has removed more than 5,500 convicted sex offenders from its social networking Web site since May,...
Judge Kent's Trial Begins Today
Posted on February 23, 2009U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent may be used to the courtroom, but not as a defendant. Judge Kent is the first federal judge ever to be charged with a sex crime, specifically fondling two court employees. From the Dallas...
"Rights of Sex Offenders Must Be Observed"
Posted on February 20, 2009Tufts Daily, the student newspaper of Tufts University, is running an editorial concerning the declining rights of sex offenders in this nation. From the editorial:Rights balancing is a tricky business, and sometimes it?s just easier to look the other way...
No Homes for Sex Offenders
Posted on February 19, 2009The New York Times has covered this story a couple of times. Now, the Wall Street Journal has an article of its own that is quite good. From the article:Laws cracking down on sex offenders enjoy broad public support across...
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