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PA - Perverse Outcome - County's proposed limits on sex-offender residency would make dozens of communities off-limits

View the article here 04/16/2009 By MELISSA MEINZER Protecting kids from sex offenders is a noble goal, but the best way to go about doing so is unclear -- a county ordinance, a lawsuit and pending appeal later, it's still contentious. Allegheny County passed an ordinance in 2007, in an effort to keep kids out of the grasp of sex offenders by limiting where the ex-cons can live. On March 20, U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster ruled that the measure was unconstitutional. A few days later, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato announced the county would appeal the decision. "We believe it is important to appeal this ruling in order to provide an additional level of protection for children here in Allegheny County," Onorato said in a March 24 statement...continue to full post

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