The man who has to register as a sex offender based on lies
“I’ve been fighting this for 31 years of my life and it has caused me something new, every time I turn around,” Hansen said. “The neighbors looking at me wrong, not being able to go to a state park. Just recently I found my passports got pulled because of a new sex-trafficking law.”
According to the police report, Hansen said, “Do you want me to admit to something I didn’t do?”
Hansen said his public defender later told him the truth didn’t matter.
“She kept telling me, ‘Here’s the problem, you put three kids up on the stand and they start telling jurors that you molested them, I don’t care if it’s true or it’s not true, they’re going to convict you.”
Faced with 30 years in prison if convicted, Hansen took a plea deal that would keep him out of prison but forced him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He’s been inside an invisible prison ever since.
That’s why false witness is sun a big deal in the Bible…
Yes, the hit list is riddled with innocent people (as you state you are and as I am as well) who were intimidated by the system into taking a plea.
Never mind that we only did it to save our lives (didn’t want to get beaten to death in prison). Never mind that there is NO way off of the hit list and that is a LIFE SENTENCE on probation. INSANE
That is NOT what the deal was…the government is free to change the deal at anytime (and make it harsher yearly) yet if we forget to cross a T we are guilty of a felony! WHAT BULLSHIT
This is NOT the American way. Do your time – pay your “debt” and you can move on with your life – not for us!
Uhh, we’re ALL on the registry based on lies – high recidivism, public safety, regulatory not punitive, etc.
@Dustin, you are 100% correct! After prison and probation, there should be no fu¢king registry!
I read this and my heart sank for I was reading my own story practically. Except for me it was 25 yrs not 30.
The kids had to lie to cover up there own illegal deeds. They were scouting out things to steal for there good buddy who had been burglarizing places for 2 yrs. Then I’m sure once it got to the social worker She made sure the story was made to appear as juicy as possible. All the kids wanted was to satisfy the police so they would leave them alone. And keep from getting in trouble with there parents.
How many more thousand stories are there just like this.
As noted a few weeks ago by FAC , Missouri passed legislation allowing compensation for those exonerated by use of DNA. So the state would not be liable in this case even if he were cleared.
Obvious who the real crooks are.
I was told the same thing by my attorney. No way the jury would side with me. Even tho the girl that sent me a email containing photos of herself was 17 and had been known to send to other guys. I was facing 15 years so forced to take a plea and was never explained this registry shit until after the plea..
Under proposed laws, minors would not get felony convictions for sending sexual pictures of themselves yet under another proposed law could collect damages for each person who has the image. Any 17 3/4 year old can purchase mailing lists and create a nest egg for retirement 3 months before becoming a porn star.
What if we ALL (everyone that took a plea ), Filed a “Class Action” Lawsuit using the “Breach of Plea” as a defense ?? I’ll gladly challenge my case again !! . It’s NOT legal or right that the “Government” can change whatever they want after agreeing on something ! AND the “Registery” conditions, Rules & Repercussions were NOT explained in court ! And according to the “Law”, The Judge was REQUIRED to explain it in DETAIL at sentencing !!! I don’t have much (anything ) to loose by this challenge !! I can’t live like this anymore !! I need my freedom or I’m ready to fight to the DEATH for it !! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !
Im saying a plea agreement is a contract. We signed the contract with stipulations that we’d get a certain consequence for not going to trial. Now the other party is changing the contract repeatedly. How is this even legal? The contract should either be enforceable as it was originally or void.
I also was told by my public defender that if they put my supposed victim on the stand in a dress, I would get convicted. The rest didn’t matter. Even though I told my p.d. that the “victims” brother was a witness to the dad teaching/ coercing her on multiple occasions to say I molested her. The p.d. never interviewed the brother because she said he would just change his testimony by the time for trial. So, I can relate to this story.
The government did not change the terms of the contract, nor was the judge required to explain all “collateral consequences” of a guilty plea. The judge must explain criminal penalty implications associated with a plea. However, the registry is considered a civil regulatory measure, and not part of your sentence or punishment any more than is the public despising you.
Like it or not, fair or not, that is how they get away with it. We all know this is BS. Nothing will change until we get the Supreme Court to acknowledge that registration is punishment and is not rationally related to public safety. Case by case, bit by bit, this will eventually happen, but not soon enough for any of our liking.
I’m down all I had todo was register on a phone service people could call into now I’m on what’s worse than probation and would be technical on probation instead I’m facing prison time should I fall asleep.
I too heard that being innocent really didn’t matter, along with exculpatory evidence being suppressed, witnesses for the defense not being called to testify, and a substitute investigator in place of the one who was the actual investigator.
Also, anyone who has ever taking a plea is aware that they must deny, (lie), that no promises or offer was made if they accept the plea. When the truth is that if they didn’t accept the plea they would be looking at a longer sentence.
How many more must suffer?
It also doesn’t help when Intent or Foreknowledge isn’t taken into consideration by the law
Truth is.. nobody cares. All you’ll get from the emotionally biased masses is: “don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.”
Well, the registry is the REAL prison sentence!!!
There is No second chance.
It’s ONE and DONE.
You are correct – we all know (as any logical rational person does) that the registry is useless and is nothing to protect children as claimed and that the facts clearly refute – that is a bold faced lie!
It is unconstitutional punishment. WHY – besides it does nothing to protect children because it actually diverts attention from the real potential danger to children which as we all know is NOT someone on a registry or even a stranger – NO – the REAL danger is someone the child knows (teacher – relative – trust family friend)!
That’s right – their precious registry actually makes it easier and more likely that a child will be abused!
“Lawmakers” such as Florida Senator Lauren Book know this perfectly and yet she does nothing to change the situation! Why – because she and her father have a cash cow that they milk for all it is worth!
Without a path off of this ineffective, illegal, and unconstitutional list it simply is life-time probation – PERIOD!
This guy must have had the same public defender I had, telling me that the charges for possession of Cp were based on legal adult porn being characterized as such, because on Discovery they were listed as “12-16 year old females” and that the burden of proof was on the defendant (me) to prove the opposite.