More Changes to Come in PA

News About Sex Offender Registries The state Superior Court has handed down a ruling that put an immediate halt to all court proceedings related to defendants facing sexually violent predator designations. As the second ruling within several months to call the state’s current sexual offender statute into question, District Attorney John T. Adams said that it’s time to start fresh.”What

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Fayetteville police captain charged with felonies involving sex offender husband

News About Sex Offenders A Fayetteville police captain was charged Thursday with three felony counts of failing to notify law enforcement that her husband, a registered sex offender, attended events that were banned to him under state law. Arrest warrants show that Capt. Tracey Bass-Caine is accused of failing to report that William Augurson Jr. attended three prohibited events since

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Passport marking a throw-back to Nazi Germany.

News About Sex Offender Registries In the days of the Third Reich, the Nazis stamped the passports of Jews with a conspicuous “J”. The “Judenstempel” (Jew Stamp), was used by the Nazi German authorities identify those of the Jewish faith. Through the identifier, German Jews could be identified immediately at border crossings. Depending on the entry requirements of the destination

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Courts Former Lucas County probation officer pleads guilty to having sex with clients

Ohio Probation Officer Convicted of Sex Offender Offense A former Lucas County probation officer who was accused of having sex with two of her clients pleaded guilty Monday to a single count of sexual battery. Angela Kimball, 40, of Walbridge, faces up to five years in prison when she is sentenced Dec. 4 by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Dean

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CT: Panel mulls changes to sex offender registry

News About Sex Offender Registries Parents who check the state sex offender registry prior to allowing their children to knock on strangers’ doors and ask for candy this Halloween may be under the misconception that every person listed on the registry poses a grave danger to public safety. That’s not true, according to members of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, who say a

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Kentucky Judge Declares Sex Offender Internet Ban Unconstitutional.

Good News for those on Sex Offender Registries Following the trend of most courts, including the US Supreme Court, a Kentucky Judge struck a law that banned sex offenders from any site that’s “available to minors”, stating the law is too broad and effectively bans most of the internet. Judge says Internet ban is unconstitutional U.S. District Judge Gregory Van

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A Month After Irma, Miami-Dade’s Sex Offender Camp Is Still There

Florida Sex Offenders Excellent reporting and follow up from Isabella Gomes of the Miami New Times. Her story follows: Beneath a shredded blue tarp, 58-year-old Claudia Baker takes a swig of A&W root beer. “Imagine your faucet dripping at night. That’s what life is like for us—except instead of just hearing the drip, we feel it,” she says. After serving

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Skenazy on Halloween Fear

News for Sex Offenders Lenore Skenazy, founder of Free-Range Kids and a regular contributor to Reason.com, helped dispel the unfounded Halloween “horror stories” that have been thrown around this time of year for decades, including poisoned candy and sex offender attacks. Like the witches, ghosts and goblins that have become staples of the season, there’s nothing true about these myths

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Florida police (Grady Judd) arrest 277 including cops and doctors in sex sting

No Florida Sex Offenders Arrested by Sheriff Grady Judd Sheriff Grady Judd held another of his “cutesy titled” sex offender stings, “Operation No Tricks, No Treats”, where he posts fake ads online and waits for people to respond to them. Florida Sting Arrests primarily for prostitution This time he netted 277 arrests, including a Sargent from his own police department.

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Teen Vogue Covers the impact of Sex Offender Registration on Children

How Sex Offender Registries Impact Kids One of the most useful things the media can do is educate. Teen Vogue just posted an op-ed titled, “How Sex Offender Registries Impact Youth”. Sex Offender Education is Important Hopefully, by teaching children that an immature act can have devastating repercussions, it will help prevent youthful lapses in judgment. It also serves to

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