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Apology brings closure to Webster defamation suit

By "eAdvocate"

Interesting case which shows the differences between the "child abuse registry" and the "sex offender registry." One is known as a "sex offender" only if one is registered in the "sex offender registry," not so if one is registered in the "child abuse registry." The sex offender registry covers specifically folks convicted of a sex offense, but the child abuse registry covers many different forms of child abuse which may not be sexual in nature, and there is no public registry because also included are folks who have simply been accused of some form of abuse and not convicted of anything. Apparently there are legal ramifications (defamation of character, and possible damages) to being called a "sex offender" when one is not such. I wonder, should sex offenders look to defamation lawsuits against the state and other public officials when they are called out of their name and likeness to their history? i...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 05, 2009 (boomark / email).