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Prosecution dropped following defendant?s death

Posted on October 03, 2020
1-11-18 Georgia: Federal prosecutors asked for the dropping of charges against a man accused of committing sex crimes following the man?s death in December. A federal grand jury indicted Brian A. Temple, 55, in September 2015 for attempted online enticement of a minor, interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and commission of a sex offense by an individual required to

Was homicide victim attacked because of his alleged history as sex offender? Detectives looking into the possibility

Posted on January 11, 2018
1-9-18 California: A Los Angeles man who was stabbed more than 50 times and whose body was dumped near Rosamond may have been targeted in the belief that he was a sex offender, according to a search warrant. The slaying of Roderick White may be connected to comments found on his Facebook page ALLEGING that the 32-year-old was a child molester, Kern County sheriff's Detective Daniel Perez wrote

Homeless man arrested in 2015 killing of convicted rapist

Posted on December 23, 2017
12-22-17 Oregon: SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) ? Springfield police say a homeless man has been arrested in the 2015 killing of a 71-year-old man. Sgt. David Lewis said in a news release that 50-year-old Edward Hughes was arrested Thursday night in Eugene and booked into the Lane County Jail on a charge of a murder...

3rd Man Killed in Train Wreck Was Convicted Sex Offender

Posted on December 22, 2017
12-22-17 Oregon: Authorities have identified the third person killed in the deadly Amtrak derailment outside of Seattle as a man under federal supervision for a child pornography conviction. Authorities have identified the third person killed in the deadly Amtrak derailment outside of Seattle as a man under federal supervision for a child pornography conviction...

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Sex offender wanted for Kokomo rape dead after standoff in Louisiana

Posted on December 11, 2017
12-10-17 Louisiana: ACADIA PARISH, La. ? Kokomo Police confirmed that the suspect accused of raping and confining a woman last week has died following a standoff in Louisiana, according to Fox59. Gary Perkins, of Kokomo, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after Acadia Parish Sheriff Dept...

Child molester's death at Shelton prison investigated as homicide

Posted on November 22, 2017
11-22-17 Washington: OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a 57-year-old man serving a life sentence for child molestation at the Washington Corrections Center near Shelton died over the weekend and police are investigating it as an apparent homicide...

For Illinois Sex Offenders, Six Years Can Turn Into Life In Prison

Posted on November 19, 2017
11-19-17 Illinois: The Rockford native committed a sex crime, and in order to get out of prison he has to meet the state?s long list of rigid parole requirements for those convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault. He could remain behind bars for the rest of his life if he doesn?t find appropriate housing...

Accused child molester plunges to death trying to escape angry parents

Posted on November 10, 2017
11-9-17 New York A Queens man was accused of molesting two kids at a children?s birthday party ? and then wound up dead on the pavement hours later. Edgar Collaguazo, 44, plunged to his death from a fourth-floor apartment inside a building on 95th Street in Jackson Heights early Thursday, police said...

South Carolina Sets Rules for Sex Offenders on Halloween

Posted on October 28, 2017
Other than fear mongering there is no known issue connecting former sex offenders with Halloween 10-28-17 South Carolina: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? South Carolina is requiring many sex offenders to stay inside their own homes during prime trick-or-treating hours on Halloween night...

Watch: Okla. Deputy Shoots Sex Offender that Stabbed Him

Posted on October 24, 2017
10-24-17 Arkansas: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ? The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam video of a deputy shooting a stabbing suspect. The deputy, Christian Good, was serving two warrants for the arrest of convicted sex offender, Phillip Trammell, on Friday...

Convicted sex offender dead after stabbing Oklahoma deputy

Posted on October 23, 2017
10-23-17 Oklahoma: SEQUOYAH COUNTY, Okla. - A convicted sex offender is dead after allegedly stabbing an Oklahoma deputy. Authorities say a Muldrow police officer and a deputy with the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department were serving an arrest warrant Friday for Phillip Trammell...

Suspected sex offender dead after shootout with U.S. Marshals

Posted on October 23, 2017
10-23-17 Florida: BROOKSVILLE (FOX 13) - A suspected sex offender is dead after a shootout with U.S. Marshals and Hernando County Deputies, according to Sheriff Al Nienhius. The sheriff said detectives were serving a warrant for charges of sexual battery on a "very young victim...

Registered sex offender who escaped Fort Worth halfway house found dead in South Carolina

Posted on October 23, 2017
10-23-17 South Carolina: A wanted sex offender who escaped from a Fort Worth halfway house earlier this month was found dead in South Carolina on Saturday. Police believe Brent Allen Jozefkowicz died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning in Myrtle Beach, said Lonny Haschel, a Department of Public Safety spokesman...

Callaway County inmate found dead after standoff was registered sex offender

Posted on October 22, 2017
10-22-17 Missouri: CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. - The Callaway County inmate who died on Wednesday after a stand-off was a registered sex offender, Callaway County Sheriff Chism confirmed. According to court documents, MacVittie was charged with first degree rape and sodomy back in March of 2000...

Man killed in Jefferson County was burglar accidentally shot by accomplice, police say

Posted on October 22, 2017
10-22-17 Missouri: JEFFERSON COUNTY ? Three men have been charged with murder after police say one of them accidentally shot a man who was helping them burglarize a Fenton mobile home. Ramone Thomas, 26, died at a hospital after the shooting at about 4 a...

Convicted Sex Offender Dead After Stabbing Sequoyah County Deputy

Posted on October 20, 2017
10-20-17 Arkansas: SEQUOYAH COUNTY (KFSM) -- A convicted sex offender was killed after stabbing a Sequoyah County deputy in Muldrow Friday (Oct. 20). According to Sheriff Larry Lane, a deputy was taken to Sparks Regional Medical Center with stab wounds...

Iowa's High Court Rules That Despite Appeals, Sex Offenders Must Register

Posted on October 20, 2017
10-20-17 Iowa: People convicted of sex crimes are still required to register as sex offenders in Iowa even if they?re appealing their convictions, according to today's ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court. The case centers on the appeal of Brian James Maxwell, who was hired as a youth coordinator for two churches in the Winterset area in March 2014...

County Sex-Offender Registry Pulled Down Because of Lawsuit Fears

Posted on October 17, 2017
10-17-17 Colorado: As we've reported, Montrose County, on Colorado's Western Slope, pulled its sex-offender list offline following a recent court ruling in which U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch found that such registries constituted cruel and unusual punishment in the case of three plaintiffs...

Doctors and cops among 277 arrested in human trafficking, online prostitution sting in Polk County

Posted on October 17, 2017
10-17-17 Florida: POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) ? A week-long undercover sting targeting human trafficking and online prostitution in Polk County ended with 277 arrests that included doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement officers. ?That?s the most we have ever arrested in the history of the sheriff?s office,? Sheriff Grady Judd said...

Simi Valley City Council may repeal Halloween sex offender ordinance

Posted on October 15, 2017
UPDATE 10-17: Simi Valley Repeals Law Barring Sex Offenders From Opening Their Doors to Trick-or-Treaters 10-15-17 California: With two weeks until Halloween, the Simi Valley City Council on Monday night may repeal a controversial law that says registered sex offenders listed on the Megan's Law website can't open their doors to trick-or-treating children...

Some Sex Offender Names Soon Could Vanish From Online State Registry

Posted on October 15, 2017
10-15-17 Pennsylvania: A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision likely means the Megan's Law list will be trimmed. When Patch recently published maps showing where registered sex offenders live in various Pittsburgh communities, the effort was praised on various social media platforms where they ended up being shared...

Missing Florida sex offender found dead, foul play suspected

Posted on October 15, 2017
10-15-17 Florida: A 60-year-old sex offender in Florida who cut off his ankle monitor and was on the loose since Saturday has been found dead. Larry J. Williams remains were found in Hernando County, and sheriff?s office investigators suspect he was the victim of foul play...

Victim's mother files lawsuit against company allegedly responsible for 2016 Halloween rape

Posted on October 14, 2017
10-14-2017 Delaware: LAUREL, Del. - The mother of a 13-year-old rape victim has filed a lawsuit against her daughter's rapist and the company who allegedly owns the haunted house, where she was assaulted last Halloween, in Delaware. The lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of the company...

Philly Sex Offender Sues Big Tobacco for $50 Million

Posted on October 14, 2017
10-13-2017 Pennsylvania: He started smoking Kools when he was a teenager. Now he wants to be paid. We here at Philly Mag see a lot of personal injury lawsuits rolling through the local courts, but we don?t remember the last time we saw somebody suing big tobacco...

Justices: You can?t jail homeless sex offenders for not registering new address

Posted on October 13, 2017
The Latest: Homeless Sex Offender Convictions Face Review10-13-17 Arizona: Registered sex offenders who become homeless can?t be jailed for failing to immediately report their new address to law enforcement, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices acknowledged state law spells out that anyone who is required to register as a sex offender must inform the sheriff of a new address

Judge threatens to jail parole officials over child killer Raul Meza's status

Posted on March 31, 2011
3-30-2011 Texas: U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel wants to know why convicted murdered has sex offender restrictions placed on him. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on Tuesday said state parole officials violated his court order by failing to explain why they placed sex offender restrictions on the parole of convicted child killer Raul Meza...

Bill would restore ability to evaluate sex offenders

Posted on March 30, 2011
3-30-2011 Nevada: The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended passage of a bill to restore the parole board's ability to evaluate inmates who committed sex crimes in another state. Board Chairman Connie Bisbee told the committee legal changes made in a previous session effectively blocked the board from ordering a psychological evaluation panel for inmates unless the sex crime they committed occurred in Nevada...

Cops say ?hands are tied? on homeless sex offenders

Posted on March 29, 2011
3-29-2011 Massachusetts: Authorities had no solutions last night for frustrated South End residents who are worried about an influx of homeless sex offenders wandering their neighborhood. ?We don?t have badges and guns,? Charles McDonald of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board told residents at a neighborhood meeting last night...

Bill threatens Oklahoma City mobile home park for sex offenders

Posted on March 29, 2011
There is no doubt that this bill violates the constitutional "Right of Association" a First Amendment Right. U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions. Upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. 3-29-2011 Oklahoma: Despite the protest of the founder of an Oklahoma City mobile home park that provides housing for more than 250 men who are registered sex offenders, a House panel approved a measure Monday that he said would put his Christian prison ministry out of business and put about 100 convicted sex offenders out on the streets...

Parole data in study is disputed by state officials

Posted on March 29, 2011
3-29-2011 Oklahoma: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board officials say data kept by the agency show parole approval ranging from 31 percent to 55 percent during the last 10 years, which contradicts a study released earlier this week by a Colorado-based research organization...

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