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Attorneys have called for a change to the Tennessee sex offender registry they said created an unconstitutional punishment as legislators added more restrictions each year. What NewsChannel 5 Investigates knows is that Thomas pleaded guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence. He had prior convictions and was advised by his public defender that a jury would likely not give him

A Texas sex offender seemed to have committed suicide inside a courtroom by drinking a mysterious liquid as a jury convicted him of five counts of child sexual assault. According to People, Edward Leclair was on trial at a Denton County courtroom in Texas, where he drank a bottle of mystery liquid. The 57-year-old sex offender was then brought to a

Does your County charge a fee for re-registration or updating information (ie: vehicles owned, temporary address, etc.)? If so, please provide your county and the amount they charge in the comments. If not, please provide your county and specify they do not. If you already see your county listed, there is no reason to share the information again unless the

The US Department of Justice SMART office has released it’s 2022 case law summary. From their introduction, “This summary is current through July 2022 and addresses the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), including SORNA’s requirements, and provides information about case law impacting state and federal sex offender registration and notification laws across the country. It is provided as

It’s heartbreaking to admit it, but I sometimes wish that Adam, our severely intellectually disabled son, will die before me and my husband, Robert. Our fear of the future never ends: Where will he live? How will he manage? Who will take care of him? The anxiety is even more overwhelming because Adam’s name appears on the sex-offender registry. He

You know how the sentence is going to end. …except registrants. A New York City Councilman, Keith Powers, sponsored the “Fair Chance for Housing Act,” that would prohibit landlords from excluding most potential tenants with a criminal history, or even asking whether they have a criminal history. The city’s housing crisis has led to unprecedented homelessness and a major contributor

A licensed sex therapist and counselor sparked backlash on social media after posting a video where she appeared to defend “minor-attracted persons.” “They are probably the most vilified population of folks in our culture,” Miranda Galbreath says in the video posted on YouTube titled “Let’s talk about minor-attracted persons.” Galbreath goes on to explain that “most folks” make “incorrect assumptions”

Not a good week for a couple members of law enforcement, as a former Trenton, NJ, officer got sentenced to life in prison for the sexual abuse of two minors and a Los Angeles, CA sheriff’s deputy was indicted by a grand jury on 18 counts of oral sex acts with a child, 12 counts of lewd acts on a

A recent article from BusinessInsider highlights why it is so difficult for anyone with a history of a sexual offense conviction (or even allegation) to find a job, housing, or integrate into the community. Nobody wants the “branding issue” of being associated with the person. The article explains this from the context of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is currently running