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Happy St. Patricks Day!

Posted on March 16, 2013
Have a Guinness on us, but don't get to hammered! And remember, if you are on probation / parole, then don't drink any alcohol! © 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


CA - 'Pocket parks' leave sex offenders w/o housing

Posted on March 16, 2013
See Also: 'Pocket parks' aim to drop sex offender rate in LA neighborhoods USA Fair, Inc. © 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


ME - Legislative committee approves change to sex offender residency law

Posted on March 16, 2013
Original Article 03/15/2013 By Susan M. Cover Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted to recommend passage of L.D. 498, preventing sex offenders from residing near Capitol Area Recreation Association ball fields AUGUSTA - A change to state law to prevent sex offenders from living within 750 feet of the Capitol Area Recreation Association ball fields on the city?s east side earned unanimous approval Friday from a legislative committee...


CA - Gilbert Lam, Department of Homeland Security Employee, Arrested on Kiddie Porn Charges

Posted on March 16, 2013
Gilbert LamOriginal Article 03/15/2013 By Chris Roberts A San Francisco man employed by the federal Department of Homeland Security (Wikipedia) was arrested and charged with two felonies for possessing and distributing child pornography, police said...


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TX - Bill would end registry listing of where sex offenders work

Posted on March 16, 2013
Original Article 03/15/2013 AUSTIN - At any time, you can get online and find out where registered sex offenders live in your area. And thanks to a 2007 law, you can also find out where those sex offenders work. But now, two lawmakers are working on plan that would not allow you see where they work...


AZ - Retired Mesa PD Sgt. (Russell Dean Millsaps) arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor

Posted on March 15, 2013
Russell Dean Millsaps Original Article 03/15/2013 MESA (AP) -- A retired Mesa police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of minor. Mesa police say 66-year-old Russell Dean Millsaps was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after a search warrant was served at his home...


CA - 'Pocket parks' aim to drop sex offender rate in LA neighborhoods

Posted on March 15, 2013
Original Article 03/14/2013 By Leanne Suter LOS ANGELES (KABC) - A sliver of land in Harbor Gateway South is about to be transformed in to Los Angeles' first "pocket park." It's just 1,000 square feet, but it's having a big impact on the community's sense of safety...


MN - Park fee bill stumbles over sex offender amendment

Posted on March 15, 2013
Sen. Dan HallOriginal Article 03/15/2013 By Eric Roper A bill allowing Minneapolis to charge developers a fee for parks stalled Wednesday in the Senate after a Republican senator tried to link it with sex offenders. An amendment proposed by Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, would have prevented the city from charging developers a fee for parks built within 1,500 feet of a registered sex offender...


MN - Committees Hear Testimony on Sex Offender Legislation

Posted on March 15, 2013
Original Article 03/14/2013 By Zach Vavricka St. Paul (NNCNOW) - It's an expensive solution to a difficult problem that could be deemed unconstitutional. Since 1994, the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program has grown to a population of close to 700 clients...


Third Circuit panel discusses at length all the problems with SORNA

Posted on March 15, 2013
Original Article 03/14/2013 The start of the Third Circuit panel's lengthy opinion today in US v. Reynolds, No. 08-4747 (3d Cir. Mar. 14, 2013) (PDF available here), explains the current mess that is certain federal sex offender registration laws better than I could...


CA - Two Victories for California RSOL

Posted on March 14, 2013
Original Article 03/13/2013 California RSOL has scored two victories in the cities of Simi Valley and Lancaster where city councils have agreed to relieve registrants from the burdens of sex offender ordinances passed in September 2012. The city of Simi Valley ordinance required registrants to post signs on the front door of their homes on Halloween while the city of Lancaster ordinance severely limited where registrants could live and visit...


NY - I'm Engaged to a Sex Offender and He Deserves Rights

Posted on March 14, 2013
See Also: Pocket Park Policing (Huff Post Live) Guest view: Not all sex offenders pose risk © 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


WI - Court upholds sex offender residency rule

Posted on March 14, 2013
Gov. Scott Walker Original Article 03/13/2013 MADISON (AP) - A state appeals court has upheld a city ordinance that prohibits child sex offenders from living near elementary schools. Convicted child sex offender [name withheld] moved into a South Milwaukee residence that was within 1,000 feet of Lakeview School in 2010...


MI - Snyder signs bill adding about 250 people to sex offender registry

Posted on March 14, 2013
Senator Rick Jones Original Article 03/13/2013 More people will be added to Michigan's public online sex offender registry now that Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill expanding it. Snyder signed the bill Tuesday. Some people convicted of a Tier One offense involving minors will now be included on the online list...


ID - Another police officer, Daniel Funderburg, gets a slap on the wrist?

Posted on March 13, 2013
Daniel Funderburg Original Article The average citizen who does what this man is said to have done would be spending years in prison. 03/12/2013 By Mia Carlson NEZPERCE - A 31-year-old Kamiah man today was sentenced to 90 days in jail, given credit for 90 days served, placed on six years of supervised probation, and fined $530...


IN - Indiana pushing for yet another pointless law

Posted on March 13, 2013
This is another pointless law. It is already a crime to not register, so why is this even needed? Video Link© 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


SOUTH AFRICA - 8-year-old Boy marries 61-year-old Woman at Wedding ceremony in Tshwane

Posted on March 13, 2013
Video Description: Child bridegroom: Eight-year-old boy marries 61-year-old woman after "dead ancestors told him to tie the knot." Sanele Masilela got hitched to Helen Shabangu, who is already married. The pair exchanged rings and kissed in front of 100 guests...


TN - Lawsuit for former deputy (Dexter Morris) accused of rape may be settled

Posted on March 13, 2013
Dexter Morris Original Article 03/13/2013 A lawsuit filed against a former Hamblen County sheriff's deputy convicted of forcing female drivers into sexual acts could be settled out of court. Dexter Morris was convicted in 2010 of forcing female drivers to engage in sexual acts during routine traffic stops...


NY - Guest view: Not all sex offenders pose risk

Posted on March 13, 2013
Shana Rowan Original Article 03/13/2013 By Shana Rowan As executive director of USA Families Advocating an Intelligent Registry, a nonprofit organization formed by the family members of people required to register as sex offenders, the Observer-Dispatch?s Feb...


WY - Sex Offender Transition Home Proposed

Posted on March 13, 2013
Original Article 03/13/2013 By Rylee DeGood The Wyoming department of corrections knows it's a tough sell. "It's a difficult subject and it brings out lots of strong feelings," said Steve Lindley, Deputy Director. That subject? Something called a Shared Living Arrangement or SLA...


Luke 11:46

Posted on March 12, 2013
© 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


MN - Minnesota officials seek way to release sex offenders

Posted on March 12, 2013
Original Article 03/11/2013 By Don Davis A federal judge says the system Minnesota uses to incarcerate sex offenders is so close to the throw-away-the-key philosophy that it violates the U.S. Constitution. ST. PAUL - Many Minnesotans may be perfectly happy to see sex offenders tossed behind bars, with jailers throwing away the keys...


WA - Homeless sex offenders on the rise (Due to residency restrictions!)

Posted on March 12, 2013
Original Article Just more of the usual media fear mongering. If they'd eliminate the residency restrictions then much of this would go a way. Why do they now ask, why are they homeless? 03/11/2013 By Davis Wahlman BENTON COUNTY - KEPR is always keeping an eye on the process to track sex offenders in our community...


VA - Former correctional officer (Kevin Eric Boswell) sentenced to jail

Posted on March 12, 2013
Original Article How many, who are not police or probation officers, get this kind of break for what is said he did? 03/12/2013 By KEITH EPPS A former correctional officer at the Rappahannock Regional Jail was ordered Tuesday to serve six months in jail after being convicted of sexual assault on a minor...


CA - Pocket Park Policing (Huff Post Live)

Posted on March 12, 2013
Original Article Video Description: Harbor Gateway in Los Angeles is putting in a 1,000-square-foot park to force sex offenders out of the neighborhood. But where will they go if this becomes a trend? © 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


MI - Michigan sex offenders may pay yearly fee under proposed bill

Posted on March 12, 2013
Original Article 03/12/2013 LANSING - People on Michigan's sex offender registry would have to pay a yearly fee under a bill a Senate panel will debate this week. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to take up the bill Tuesday. It would require offenders who are not in prison to pay an annual $50 fee instead of a one-time $50 registration fee...


NY - Cop's cannibal fantasies a (thought) crime?

Posted on March 11, 2013
We all know the police and government would just love to charge people with "though" crimes (Minority Report), but this raises a question. If they say they cannot charge him with anything because it's a fantasy, then what about others who have twisted fantasies? Should viewing child porn be put into the same situation if a person is simply viewing it and has not acted on anything? NOTE: We are not saying child porn should be legal, we are simply posing a question...


Visit our new Google+ community

Posted on March 10, 2013
We have once again created a brand new Google+ community that is open to the public, well, those who have a Google+ account. So when you get the time, click the link above and visit us. See you there! Sincerely, Sex Offender Issues© 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


MO - House Approves Legislation to Protect Child Sex Abuse Victims

Posted on March 09, 2013
Video Description: Missouri House of Representatives - Lawmakers endorsed a proposed change to the state's constitution aiming to protect victims of sex crimes (Bill HJR-16: HTML, PDF). Video Link© 2006-2013 | Sex Offender Issues


MS - Sex Offender Tracking Bill Even Stronger

Posted on March 09, 2013
Original Article 03/08/2013 By Mike McDaniel A bill aimed at making convicted sex offenders wear tracking devices if they fail to register is heading back to the Mississippi Senate where it started. the House added some elements. Supporters, including the bill's author, says those additions only make the bill stronger...


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