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Your New Facebook Friend May Be a Federal Agent

Posted on March 27, 2010
3-27-2010 National:WASHINGTON (March 26) -- A Justice Department document asks the simple question: Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc.?Then it goes on to explain: "Communicate with suspects/targets" ... "gain access to non-public info" ... "map social relationships/networks...

REGION: Sex offenders share lack of empathy

Posted on March 27, 2010
3-27-2010 California:Experts say refusal to acknowledge crime increases chance of new offenseSome are young, some are old, some are middle-aged.They can be poor, wealthy or middle-class. Some are smart, some not so smart.While researchers say sex offenders fit no typical profile, they share the characteristics of deviant sexual arousal, interests or preferences, according to the U...

Controversial Colorado sex-offender bill advances

Posted on March 27, 2010
Its about time that the "No known cure" nonsense is eliminated, maybe now they can start recognizing the truth: That there is always a way to manage infirmities, no matter what they are. All infirmities of the human body are managed, why not these. 3-27-2010 Colorado:A heated committee hearing over a proposal to extend a state sex-offender policy board ended in wide bi-partisan support...

Sex offender law tossed out

Posted on March 27, 2010
3-27-2010 New York:SCHENECTADY -- The sex offender residency law in Schenectady County became the latest to be thrown out by the courts Friday.State Supreme Court Justice Barry Kramer ruled that it was superseded by state law, said attorney Terence Kindlon of Kindlon Shanks and Associates in Albany...

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Foundation Creating Web Site for Pro Bono Services

Posted on March 26, 2010
3-25-2010 National:The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the international news and financial services company, is introducing a new Web site to connect pro bono legal providers with nongovernmental organizations around the world.The information on the Web site, TrustLaw Connect, will be free...

Understanding the Adam Walsh Act Titles: Facts, Myths, Misconceptions and Misconstructions

Posted on March 26, 2010
3-24-2010 National:A little background on the Adam Walsh Act (AWA) may help those who are making claims about it, many of which are simply incorrect. Far to many folks -including professionals and lawyers- have not taken the time to study the act and that has resulted in many misunderstandings and misconstructions of the act...

Suspect charged in Somer Thompson murder case

Posted on March 26, 2010
In all the news reports involving "Jarred Harrell" there is no mention that he has ANY criminal history. 3-26-2010 Florida:CLAY COUNTY, FL -- Clay County authorities have charged a man currently in custody with the October 2009 murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson...

I have sex with other women?s husbands to prove they are cheating

Posted on March 25, 2010
Is this, or should this, be a sex crime? 3-24-2010 United Kingdom:Tearing open the envelope, Janette Jones lifts out the beautifully embossed card. Inside it reads: "Thank you for sleeping with my husband. Without you, I wouldn't have known the truth...

DNA testing exonerates Florida man convicted of 1983 murder

Posted on March 25, 2010
3-25-2010 Florida:Anthony Caravella, 41, spent 26 years in prison for a rape and slaying. He was 15 years old when charged.Reporting from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Final DNA test results exonerate a Florida man who has served 26 years in prison -- more than half his life -- for a rape and murder, attorneys said Wednesday...

Bill on sex offenders could hinder treatment, experts say

Posted on March 25, 2010
Those mentioned in this article that, support the 'no known cure' are folks that, REFUSE to accept that they have created a -mythical standard- which is not attainable for ANY human infirmity whatsoever. Generally they are stakeholders who have a financial interest in maintaining the 'no known cure' -mythical standard-...

PHA strengthens sex offender policy

Posted on March 25, 2010
The real change here is, not that the policy has changed, but, which sex offender website is to be checked -state- or now -national- for the names of those in the applicant's household. However, even with this change, since states refuse to remove names when folks are no longer required to register, false positives are very likely to result...

Screener Can Pass On ?Megan?s Law? Information

Posted on March 25, 2010
3-25-2010 California:An employment-screening business may provide information garnered from California?s online database of registered sex offenders to its clients, notwithstanding statutory prohibitions on the use of such information for purposes relating to employment, this district?s Court of Appeal has ruled...

IN OUR OPINION: Old law accuses sex offenders

Posted on March 25, 2010
Somehow, on a different level, using a law to craete sex offenders, seems criminal in of itself! 3-25-2010 Louisiana:Leave it to the state of Louisiana to find a legal loophole to prosecute prostitutes as pedophiles. Prostitutes can be tried as sex offenders due to an 1805 law banning "unnatural copulation," which is vague enough for prosecutors to interpret as including anal and oral sex.

House votes on removal from sex-offender list

Posted on March 24, 2010
3-24-2010 Maine:Offenders can request registry removal if their crime was a single offense more than 10 years ago.AUGUSTA - The House voted Tuesday to allow some people convicted of a single sex offense more than a decade ago to request removal from the state's sex offender registry...

Porn defendant's monitoring challenged

Posted on March 24, 2010
3-24-2010 Arizona:Attorney calls bracelet mandate unconstitutionalThe attorney for a retired Tucson police officer indicted on child-pornography charges is challenging a federal law that requires his client to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.Michael Piccarreta contends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is unconstitutional as a whole and as it applies to his client, Jefferson

Sexting: Does Little Suzy, thirteen, deserve to be branded a sex offender?

Posted on March 24, 2010
In all these sexting cases there is a train of thought missing when evaluating a proper punishment for the act committed. True a minor's -sexually motivated- picture sent on the Internet could very well be traditional child pornography. However, with sexting between young adults and minors, there is no intent of it being child pornography...

Hire a prostitute, buy a spot on the KS sex offender list

Posted on March 24, 2010
I think this is going way overboard, not every lady of the night is the product of human trafficking. In fact, since the beginning of time people have used sex for income, and its not always women. These folks are rarely subjects of human trafficking, if ever...

Lake Michigan College still has questions to answer

Posted on March 23, 2010
3-22-2010 Michigan:As a former director of an agency providing services to sexual offenders and their victims and as a former school board member, I am interested in the legal, public safety and educational policy issues surrounding Lake Michigan College's actions...

Governor Rell submits testimony supporting "sexting" ban, tougher sanctions against child predators

Posted on March 23, 2010
As to the sexting issue, I question the wisdom of the Governor's proposals. Teens are a fragile group and already we have seen two teens (Florida's Hope Witsell and Ohio's Jessie Logan) take their lives over sexting pictures. Now the gov. wants to saddle them with being sex offenders -criminalizing sexting-, that may push more over the edge...

Appeals court ruling on sexting has local impact

Posted on March 22, 2010
3-21-2010 Pennsylvania:Prosecutors say an appeals court decision signals the need for new legislation. Opponents say it shows why teen sexting isn't a crime.Depending on your view, a federal appeals court ruling last week either:A) Highlights the need for Pennsylvania to change the laws that govern what happens when teens send nude pictures of one another via cell phone, orB) Is further proof

Part-2: Did Congress Intend to Entrap Registrants?

Posted on March 21, 2010
3-15-2010 National:If you have not read Part-1: "Is the Adam Walsh Act entrapping registrants of state registries?" then you may have difficulty below:With that said:What did Congress actually write into the Adam Walsh Act (AWA) as to notifying registrants of both, their federal and state duties?Two sections of AWA need to be reviewed:1) Adam Walsh Act: Title-I SORNA Subtitle-A:SEC...

Sex-offender alerts not mandatory

Posted on March 20, 2010
3-18-2010 Ohio:Ohio justices rule that judges get to decide when felon?s neighbors need to be warned Neighbors of some of the most serious sex offenders in Ohio need not be warned of their presence, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday.The court said lawmakers, in passing a tough law on sex offenders in 2007, never intended for authorities to automatically notify people living within 1,000

Local teen commits suicide in prison

Posted on March 20, 2010
3-20-2010 New York:A Hudson Falls teen who was serving a prison sentence for child sexual abuse hanged himself Friday in a state prison in Dutchess County, officials said.Adam D. Wheeler's death came just weeks after he was paroled from state prison, but he was sent back because he didn't find a "suitable" residence after he was paroled, officials said...

Lake Michigan College president stands by policy

Posted on March 20, 2010
3-20-2010 Michigan:Robert Harrison says suspending child sex offenders part of duty to protect childrenBENTON TOWNSHIP - Lake Michigan College President Robert Harrison is standing by the college's decision to suspend registered child sex offenders from its campuses, while holding out the possibility that the controversial policy could be modified...

Will a Sex Offender Email Alert Really Keep New Yorkers Safe?

Posted on March 20, 2010
3-20-2010 New York:This week, I got an email from the embattled New York Governor, David Paterson. It read in part, I would like to inform you of an important new initiative I signed and enacted into law that will enable you to automatically receive an alert when a moderate or high-risk sex offender moves into an area of interest to you or your family, NY-ALERT...

Delegates' bill triples jail time for sex offenders

Posted on March 20, 2010
Laws crafter out of anger solve nothing, but may make lawmakers feel good. Excessive sentences will get shot down and solve nothing. Taking away good time from one class of inmate will end up in court and also get shot down. Anger generates no worthwhile law, and prevents no future crimes...

Wis. Supreme Court Says Kidnapper Must Register

Posted on March 20, 2010
3-19-2010 Wisconsin:MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a man convicted of kidnapping a minor must be put on the sex offender registry even though the kidnapping didn't involve anything sexual.The court says in a 5-2 decision Friday that state law is clear in that it requires anyone convicted of kidnapping a minor to be placed on the sex offender registry whether the person was

Conn. high court mulls 'secret' sex offender list

Posted on March 19, 2010
3-18-2010 Connecticut:The Connecticut Supreme Court is considering whether officials can keep private the process by which certain sex offenders get onto a non-public registry.The dispute concerns Connecticut's "restricted" sex offender registry, available only to police and courts...

GPS monitoring of sex offenders is useful, but limited, experts say: 'It can't tell you what they're doing'

Posted on March 19, 2010
This is the best article on GPS and shows it CANNOT PREVENT crimes. Jessica's law author clearly sold the public a bill of good to get this passed, especially expecting local police departments to pay for, monitor offenders -no longer on supervision- using GPS units...

Opinion: California's method of dealing with sexual predators is broken

Posted on March 19, 2010
3-18-2010 California:SAN DIEGO ? In California, the criminal justice system's method of dealing with sexual predators who harm or even kill children is ? to borrow a phrase ? stuck on stupid. What else can we conclude in light of recent and frightening revelations about just how free and uninhibited John Albert Gardner III, a convicted sex offender now accused of murder, was while on parole

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