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IL - Lawmakers Reject Sex Offender Registry Bill

Original Article See Also (Related Video) Just wait until one of their own son or daughter gets busted for having sex while underage, and gets put on the registry, I'm sure they'll see things differently then. 03/03/2011 By Emily Finnegan WSIL TV -- The Illinois House rejected a bill Thursday that would have removed some sex offenders from the state's registry. The so-called Romeo and Juliet law would have allowed certain young sex offenders to petition a judge for removal from the list. Supporters say they'll continue to push the issue and plan to propose the bill again. The measure would have only applied to non-violent offenders convicted of a sex crime in their teens or early 20's. The victim had to be at least 14-years-old, and the offender couldn't be more than four years older...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 04, 2011 (boomark / email).