February 2014

Canada: Proposed sex-offender registry will not deter crime, criminal lawyer warns

·February 28, 2014
·5 Comments

The Conservative government’s plan to create a publicly-accessible database of child sex offenders will do little if anything to deter sex crimes and could actually lead to an increase in…

National

Op Ed: Tennessee Rep. Wants to Print “Sex Offender” in Red on Every Sex Offender’s Driver’s License

·February 27, 2014
·3 Comments

Matthew Hill, a Tennessee state representative who ran for office with an image of a fetus on his campaign fliers, has entertained the notion that Barack Obama was not born in the…

California

END State Sanctioned Sexual Assault, Rape Culture and Law Enforcement Impunity

·February 27, 2014
·13 Comments

The San Diego police department’s scandal involving officers accused of preying on women who they came in contact with while in uniform and on duty. ... We deserve to be safe.…

California

Probation officials concede failures in GPS tracking of felons

·February 27, 2014
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Los Angeles County probation officials Tuesday conceded widespread failures in their electronic monitoring of felons, in which probation deputies were deluged with meaningless alerts while offenders went untracked for days…

National

TX: Registered sex offenders banned from San Antonio parks

·February 27, 2014
·10 Comments

SAN ANTONIO -- More than 80 parks across San Antonio will turn into restricted zones for registered sex offenders. The new ordinance takes effect Saturday, March 1. City council unanimously…

National

IN: Sex offenders told to move after I-Team 8 investigation

·February 27, 2014
·1 Comment

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Dozens of sex offenders are being told they are in violation of the law and need to move after an I-Team 8 investigation. Tuesday night, I-Team 8’s story…

National

GA: Moore asks House for second chance

·February 27, 2014
·4 Comments

State Rep. Sam Moore (R-Macedonia) has withdrawn his bill lessening restrictions on sex offenders and is asking for a second chance after the proposal caused a public backlash Friday on…

National

PA: Child Porn Charges Reinstated Against Sexting Teen

·February 27, 2014
·3 Comments

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa.—In a move that may have the effect of branding a teenage girl—and possibly hundreds more—as a "sex offender" for life, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reinstated child…

National

TN: Bill would place ‘sex offender’ on convicted offender’s license

·February 27, 2014
·4 Comments

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Should sex offenders have the status marked on their driver's license in Tennessee? The idea received a good bit of debate Wednesday on Capitol Hill. A new bill would…

General News

the mystery of the missing sex offenders

·February 27, 2014
·1 Comment

A fear-mongering news report from Omaha's KETV talks about sex offenders who go missing. According to Nebraska’s sex offender registry, there are more than 900 convicted offenders living in Douglas County…

International

Canada: Public child sex offender database planned

·February 27, 2014
·1 Comment

OTTAWA – The federal government plans to create a publicly accessible database of high-risk child sex offenders as part of a bill that takes aim at those who prey on…

National

FL: Eighth Grader Faces Child Pornography Charges

·February 26, 2014
·6 Comments

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla- A Pasco County eighth grader faces felony child pornography charges after deputies say he posted a nude picture of a 13-year-old girl on Facebook. Deputies said the…

General News

Supreme Court ruling expands police authority in home searches

·February 26, 2014
·2 Comments

WASHINGTON — Police officers may enter and search a home without a warrant as long as one occupant consents, even if another resident has previously objected, the Supreme Court ruled…

National

TX: A teacher, sexting and the right to free speech

·February 25, 2014
·2 Comments

He was 30 and she was 13 — a teacher and his student — but their relationship went far beyond the classroom, authorities say. In six days in October 2012, they…

National

WA: Problems plague GPS tracking of offenders

·February 25, 2014
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A Pierce County man had no trouble disabling the GPS tracking device that was bound to his ankle, even though it is supposed to send off an alert to law…

California

Chelsea’s Law: A Light to Shine On

·February 25, 2014
·21 Comments

Today — February 25, 2014 — I want to take a moment to remember the legacy of a girl named Chelsea King. Chelsea was an activist, a runner, a student,…

National

GA: Lawmaker apologizes for bill scrapping sex offender loitering statute

·February 24, 2014
·11 Comments

A freshman Republican state lawmaker apologized Monday for introducing legislation that would scrap a state ban on registered sex offenders loitering near schools, daycare centers and other places where children…

General News

Clandestine websites fuel ‘alarming’ increase in child porn

·February 24, 2014
·2 Comments

WASHINGTON — Often, as the homemade videos begin streaming across the computer screen, unwitting children appear holding homemade placards bearing the pseudonyms of the macabre films' makers. The makeshift message…