SEATTLE –A group of convicted sex offenders is suing three websites for posting their photos and personal information and then allegedly charging them to take the information down. In their federal lawsuit, the sex offenders claim that is extortion. “I was shocked and at the same time I was almost devastated,” said one of the sex offenders, who has asked to be referred to as John Doe. Article
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I wonder why they didn’t target these other websites?
Mugshots.com : They want $399 to remove (http://unpublisharrest.com/)
Bustedoffenders.com / Bustedmugshots.com / BustedGrid.com:
They sell $12.95 subscriptions, and will NOT remove anyone with a sex offense.
Anon,
We are trying to set a precedent for the other sites. Hopefully we can rid the web of these online scams.
http://www.homefacts.com/offenders.html
I think they overstep the bounds of public service, and use sensationalism to sell homes.
It’s understandable a person might want to know if there are offenders near where they plan to buy a home, however there are state resources for that information, resources that don’t publish the offender on google for the entire world with google access to see.
Even after sending an email with a court order excessively stating that the said offender is to be immediately removed from ALL sites, homefacts.com ignores such said order(s). They ARE accountable for their site(s) in such manner. They need a lawsuit against them for this.
I really think these scammers should have to do time and then be put on their own registry. The vast majority of sex offenders WILL NOT repeat their offenses. i am in no way trying to justify the acts they committed, but I really believe that society should spend more time looking for the offenders that haven’t been caught yet rather then the ones who have. I also feel that a registry has its place, but it is instead being used as a tool to ostracize, and blacklist ex-offenders so they can’t find homes, work or develop ANY kind of social responsibility and healthy relationships. I understand the victims are going to have to live with it for the rest of their lives, but they CAN find jobs, education, and healthy relationships without having to worry about someone shooting them the next time they answer the door because some site gave a sociopath their address. Wake up society! Without the ability to reestablish a life, how can society blame a sex offender for committing another crime. They really only have themselves to blame. Society is pushing them to it because they want some false sense of security.
Is there a legal way to remove your data from homefacts.com?
Home facts.com is over-stepping by publishing profiles under an individual’s name
I just lost a job offer due to home facts.com SRO which was for have a possession of two pictures. The company knew about it and was ok…but the only thing listed on me is Homefacts SRO and they are scarred to give me a job in case the competition finds out.
Said it was due to home facts link in google…if it goes away they will give me the job back.
They are just costing taxpayers additional money as they keep messing with this system, constantly making simple survival for registrants all but impossible, for people who are trying to do the right thing; eventually it might create another unintended consequence. If prior offenders can’t find work or a place to live, they might just lose hope and 5150 themselves, just to stay off the streets and survive. Some might have health issues and find it impossible to remain healthy any other way.
What was the outcome of that lawsuit challenge ..?
The real issue is that the news media has a long history of treating society as its own personal reality show. Once you convince people that such and such action needs to be done, the news media will then sit back and watch how people react to it. The underlying effect is to provide society with the means to discriminate- which they crave. Discriminate against the immigration from Mexico… Discriminate against the top 2%… Discriminate against this that and the other.
The Sex Ofender registration act is an act against the constitution of the united states. It makes sex offenders register their pictures, names, addresses place of employment (if they are lucky enough to have a job) and make all that information public- yet no murderers, no drug dealers, no mobsters or anyone else who goes to prison has to register in that manner. Further, for some, this is a life long sentence. In reality, not too many cases of registered offenders recommit, while hordes of non registered/non convicted offenders do. Is it right to use this a tool to prevent an offender from recidivism when other types of offenders are free to go back to their life of crime?
Maybe the more appropriate thing to do is to revisit the freedom of information act- it really hangs all our asses out to dry- It enables a lot of the common scams- credit card fraud, for instance. If you make access a bit harder, such that those with a need to know- and not a need to snoop and gossip, have the minimum information they need, then it would be harder to deal with the reprecutions of so much our our personal information out their and available.
Why do companies/individuals have the right to look up my credit information to loan me money if I never went to borrow from them in the first place? Why does the woman whos boyfriend posted nude pix of her to a revenge porn site have to copyright her own breasts just to get her pictures removed from the internet? it’s too much!
how do I get removed from homefacts and others???
Homefacts have published incorrect information about me. Sadly I can not afford a lawyer to take these people on. Where is the justice in America? Anyone want to partner in a law suit, please let me know. I will check for responses.
If you want to have your names removed, good luck. But linking the websites in forums like this one only promotes their search results. Please remove hyperlinks.
If your image is one of the first on Google, you can try to have it removed by reporting images on the top left of image results
Does anyone know the outcome of the home facts lawsuit ?
Furthermore is anyone on here a tech expert. I would gladly pay you to bury the home facts page , it shows up on the first google page when my husbands name is googled. He is terrified a co worker might come across this as they always Google each others names to pull funny Facebook pictures and old photos to embarrass one another for birthdays and such in the office.
Can someone help us ?
Timmmy, but has anyone been successful using them? We have contacted a few and they basically laughed and said they wouldn’t help us.
Here’s something to think about. United States is bragging and advertising to the whole world they have offenders. Before anyone even comes into the country, they know where they live, work ect. Sites like Homefacts are helping the bragging rights.
I want to take this minute to talk about what its like living in South Carolina.
When I got released in 2003, I had to register once a year, two years later they changed it to twice, some time later they changed it to 4 times a year and now you have to pay 150.00 registration fee once a year on your birthday. So instead of you getting a 150bucks on your birthday, you have to give it to the Sheriffs office. Well it ain’t all bad I guess.
No one ever comes out here to check on me but maybe once a year. My RO is a nice guy,and wishes they would roll back the number of times for us. I think South Carolina is the only state in the union with a registered sex offender who is an employee at the south carolina dept of corrections. Can you believe that! and hes the Chaplain.I was on the same yard this Chaplain worked so my knowledge is legit. Its people like him that gives all of us hope and courage to make it through one more day of rejection.And if anyone out there has a CDL and cant find work in California,, There are two companies here that will put you to work!! The only catch is that you have to live in SC.
I am appalled at this! I plead guilty to possession of 4 illegal images. I am NOT a threat to the community!
I’m in Tennessee can someone please help me get off the online websites that post all your info. My mobile number is 615 608 2461 thank you
I have been completed my registration but home facts still falsely has info about it up how do I get it removed
Muhshots.com owners recently got arrested for extortion. They will have to wait for trial to see if they are found guilty. However, from what I understand there are no laws that say site owners cannot charge a reasonable fee for removing content for their time. So you either have to pay them or hire a reputation management company to suppress them.
I just won the case against me out of Seattle WA. It was appealed by Brent Oesterblad and he lost that appeal.
just like other web sites that say they are public info, should offer a opt out option
With a google search if you start typing the term “sex offenders” the first suggestion for me is “sex offenders near me”, and this brings up the site: http://www.familywatchdog.us , which says “Local Sex Predators” . Once in the site, you can just type the zipcode or the city and get a map and find everyone in it who’s on the registration list. I’m wondering if this familywatchdog.us site can be gone after for implying that people on the map are predators.