North State Psychotherapist wants changes to Megan’s Law

Dawn Horwitz-Person is a Sex Offender Treatment Specialist in Chico. She deals with some of the most violent and dangerous convicted sex offenders in the north state. She has also been featured on “Oprah,” and “Anderson Cooper 360.” Oprah Winfrey flew to Chico in 2010 to meet with Horwitz-Person and four of her patients, who openly discussed how and why they chose their victims. Horwitz-Person is one of many California Phycho-therapists hoping for changes to the California Department of Justice’s sex offender registry Megan’s Law, because she says it is…

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Cities scramble after sex offender ruling

Three cities and San Diego County are reviewing their bans on sex offenders being near schools and parks this week after the California Supreme Court declined to review lower court rulings declaring similar restrictions illegal. National City, La Mesa, Santee and the county have all adopted ordinances that prohibit sex offenders from being within 300 feet of a school, day care center, arcade, playground, park or amusement center, to some degree. Full Article

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