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Details on sex offender program deleted

Posted on February 08, 2011
2-8-2011 Minnesota: Cal Ludeman, a Tim Pawlenty confidant and his commissioner of Human Services, edited a report on Minnesota's sex offender treatment to reflect Pawlenty's views. A report on Minnesota's sex-offender program delivered to legislators in the final days of the Pawlenty administration was heavily edited by a top political appointee to reflect the former governor's skepticism about the effectiveness of treatment and to delete arguments for expanded community resources for offenders...

Proposal Would Punish PARENTS of 'Sexting' Teens

Posted on February 08, 2011
Having to attend a class (Parental punishment for teen's sexting) , is considered a "Tool" by the State's Attorney General! What? This one should really go well in the next election...2-8-2011 Texas: Teen, parent would have to undergo 'education program' on dangers of practice...

Texas in final stages to allow some sex offenders to deregister from list

Posted on February 06, 2011
2-6-2011 Texas: Texas is in the final stages of implementing a new program that will allow some sex offenders to deregister from the lifetime list, after an, as of yet, unspecified amount of time and counseling. The Council on Sex Offender Treatment will meet Feb...

State may loosen grip on sex offenders

Posted on February 06, 2011
2-6-2011 Minnesota: The possible release of two violent rapists reflects growing legal concerns over indefinite detention. In a rare step, state officials have recommended supervised release for two violent sex offenders who are under indefinite commitment at a state treatment center in St...

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Man denies failing to check in to sex registry

Posted on February 05, 2011
2-5-2011 Maine: An Island Falls man facing state charges of unlawful sexual contact pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Maine in 2009. ___, 36, was required to register as a sex offender because of a 1996 sex offense in Connecticut, according to the indictment handed up Jan...

Bill aims to fix Mass. 'harmful material' law

Posted on February 05, 2011
2-5-2011 Massachusetts: BOSTON?Prosecutors would have to show that a suspected sexual predator purposely and knowingly sent obscene electronic messages to a minor under legislation aimed at fixing a loophole in Massachusetts law first exposed by the state's highest court a year ago...

Utah Department of Corrections offers therapy to dozens of sex offender inmates

Posted on February 04, 2011
2-4-2011 Utah: Close to one-third of Utah's current prison population is made up of people convicted of sex offenses - a majority of which are crimes against children. And while many states have a warehousing approach to incarceration, the Utah Department of Corrections offers therapeutic treatment to dozens of sex offenders each year...

Judge: Woman not required to register as sex offender

Posted on February 04, 2011
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...

DA wants "panty thief" crimes to be considered sex crimes

Posted on February 03, 2011
Just a thought, suppose he (or a she) took the same type of item (pertaining to men or women) from a store, would they also be a sex offender? And, do we stop at under garments? After all, swimsuits cover the body parts too... 2-3-2011 Mississippi: OXFORD, MS (WMC-TV) - An Oxford district attorney wants the man accused of raiding the homes of North Mississippi female college students and stealing their undergarments to be added to the sex offender registry...

Bill to require sex offenders to register computers, e-mails advances through Ark. committee

Posted on February 03, 2011
Does this really imply or suggest that, cybercrimes are ONLY committed by former sex offenders? What about all other criminal types?2-3-2011 Arkansas: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ? A bill to require sex offenders register their e-mail addresses, user names and computers has passed out of an Arkansas legislative committee and goes to the state House for a vote...

Errors found in Indiana state lab toxicology tests

Posted on February 03, 2011
What about other evidence processed by the same labs? 2-3-2011 Indiana: Mistakes that audit uncovered could lead to overturned verdicts The first major report from an audit of the Indiana State Department of Toxicology further brings into question the validity of potentially hundreds of drug and alcohol tests performed at the lab in recent years...

Victim of alleged sexual assault bludgeons suspect with frying pan

Posted on February 02, 2011
2-2-2011 Nebraska: In Lincoln, Nebraska, a suspected rapist was attacked by a victim with a frying pan, leading the suspect to end up in a hospital for treatment. According to Lincoln police, the incident occurred early Monday, following a get-together at an apartment, located in the 3100 block of North Hill Road...

Senator to try to create public registry of those convicted

Posted on February 02, 2011
2-2-2011 South Carolina: Less than 11 years after pleading guilty to homicide by child abuse in the death of his 11-month-old daughter, Daron Duane Davis walked out of prison and into obscurity ? until last week. The Greer man had served all he was required of a 20-year minimum sentence under an old South Carolina law, which has since been tightened to require some offenders to serve more of their sentences...

Bill blocks some sex offenders from living in N.D. state parks

Posted on February 02, 2011
2-2-2011 North Dakota: Under a proposed piece of legislation, certain sex offenders would no longer be allowed to live in state parks. House Bill 1435, introduced in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, is being pushed by the attorney general's office after it became known that sex offenders were legally registering their address as that of a state park...

Judges Overturn Sex Offender Rule

Posted on February 02, 2011
A few reality points: This is an -as applied to him- ruling, and the court did not declare the entire registry or their sex offender laws unconstitutional. Also, this was not a class action, hence only applicable to Mr. Smith, other would have to return to THE SAME LOWER COURT to get their own ruling...

Parents of boy who admitted sex abuse file lawsuit

Posted on February 02, 2011
2-2-2011 New York: The plaintiffs ? the boy's parents and their three children, including the boy ? are identified only by initials in the lawsuit filed Jan. 24 in United States District Court. The defendants include Ontario County, the Victor Central School District, the Ontario County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Phil Povero, Deputy Everett E...

Republican lawmakers shifting tough-on-crime stance as state budget problems multiply

Posted on February 01, 2011
2-1-2011 Oklahoma: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? When Harry Coates campaigned for the Oklahoma state Senate in 2002, he had one approach to crime: "Lock 'em up and throw away the key." Now, Coates is looking for that key. He and other tough-on-crime lawmakers across the country, faced with steep budget shortfalls, are searching anxiously for ways to let inmates out of prison faster and keep more offenders on the street...

Fmr. Cleveland Sportscaster Not Guilty of Rape

Posted on January 31, 2011
Here we have a case of adults, and the court ruled him innocent of rape. My feelings are mixed, but lean to, why after such a decision -based on these facts- is the woman's name not shown? Lately there does seem to be more false claims than I have ever seen 10 years ago, and given that change -and these facts- I think naming the accuser also needs to change...

N.C. sex offenders fight ban on joining social networks

Posted on January 30, 2011
The principle in barring former sex offenders from social networks is based on the possibility that they may happenstance on a minor who may also have a account on the same social network, and communicate with them. Based on that well accepted theory which speaks to the Internet (Virtual World), what about telephones or any other virtual communication system...

Albany judge removed after using child-porn gene theory in sentencing

Posted on January 30, 2011
1-30-2011 New York: NEW YORK ? A federal appeals court removed an Albany judge from the resentencing of a man in a child pornography case Friday, saying he was wrong to let his theory that a gene causes child porn consumption to affect his sentencing decisions...

Sex Charge Dropped In Butt Drag Case

Posted on January 28, 2011
1-28-2011 California: Fresno, Calif. (KMPH News) ? It's dragged on long enough. Now the debate over a controversial wrestling move is over. At least for the two young wrestlers involved. "We got the case dismissed," Stephen Quade said. "I don't know how it can be any better than that...

Higher sex offender registration fees may be unconstitutional.

Posted on January 28, 2011
I questioned this in my earlier post on this issue. Lets see if, behind closed doors, they decide it is not a wise thing to do. 1-28-2011 Louisiana: LAKE CHARLES, LA. (KPLC) - No doubt many people would prefer there to be no sex offenders in their neighborhoods...

Former Jackson stripper and her father bound over for trial in sex extortion case

Posted on January 28, 2011
1-28-2011 Michigan: A former Jackson stripper and her father were ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly pressuring a "lap dance" customer to pay $2,500 after a sexual encounter in a motel. Jennifer Allan, 24, and her father, David Allan, 50, were bound over for trial on extortion charges after a preliminary examination in Jackson County District Court...

Wild police party results in rape accusation, suspensions

Posted on January 27, 2011
WHAT? 1-27-2011 Tennessee: MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Two Memphis police officers were recently suspended after a wild police party that went out of control and resulted in a rape complaint against an officer. The party, which was held last August to celebrate a female officer's birthday, went on until 5:00 a...

Proposed State Bill Requires Sex Offenders to be Identified on Driver's License

Posted on January 27, 2011
Unbelievable, a code which can only be read by the police. With what X-Ray Vision glasses. If it can only be read by police, and not visible to others, how would a policeman know to put on his X-Ray vision glasses, or whatever other tricky way they use to read the invisible code? If the police stop someone, they run the license and immediately know who they are dealing with...

Do Female Sex Offenders Receive a Lighter Punishment Compared to Males?

Posted on January 27, 2011
1-27-2011 Florida: Is the judicial system sexist when it comes to sex crimes? Sentencing for an Okaloosa sex offender has sparked a lot of discussion. 31-year old Michelle Kemp had sex with a 15-year-old boy but she will not be going to prison. The lawyers on both sides of the case insist, when it comes to sex crimes, the judicial system is not sexist Michelle Kemp was arrested back in August 2009 for having sex with a 15-year-old...

Lawmakers debate notifications for juvenile sex offenders in school

Posted on January 27, 2011
1-27-2011 Washington: OLYMPIA, Wash. -- If a juvenile sex offender is attending a school, who should know about it? The principal? Teachers? Parents? Lawmakers discussed the tough issue during a public hearing in Olympia Wednesday afternoon. Rep...

Fire at Detroit police shooting suspect's home ruled arson

Posted on January 26, 2011
Are there police who really cannot see the connection between the sexual accusations -and- the suicide (or suicide by cop) act of the perpetrator? If so they need to read this blog "Sex Offender Suicides and Other Deaths" of hundreds of other cases...

Va. Lawmaker Pushes for Castrating Sex Offenders

Posted on January 26, 2011
I guess I am not sure why this particular lawmaker wants this form of body multilation. Is he saying, cut-out the portion of the body that the crime represents. Maybe he hasn't yet compared the cost of all the surgery and lifetime followup that physical castration would take, and the lawsuits and damages such a procedure could cause taxpayers in the long run...

State rep proposes murderer registry

Posted on January 26, 2011
Again we see a lawmaker proposing a registry of a crime type that has the lowest recidivism rate of all crime types, and knowing the damage which the sex offender registry causes those registrants, now wants to inflict the same damage on those past offenders convicted of murders...

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