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Bill aims to fix Mass. 'harmful material' law

By "eAdvocate"

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. The bill is the latest effort by lawmakers to reconcile free speech rights with the desire to protect children from predators who use modern day tools such as the Internet, sexually-explicit text messages or e-mails to entice their victims. A federal judge put on hold an earlier attempt to bring the law up to date, saying that the wording was too broad. Under the proposal, a person who purposely disseminates harmful material to a minor could be sentenced to up to five years in prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 05, 2011 (boomark / email).