August 2014 - Page 3 of 4

Steve Blow Is Right About Sex Offender Laws, and Dallas Should Pay Attention

·August 14, 2014
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The debate about media sensationalism and moral panic concerning sex offenders is always a tough one for me, mainly because I think most news media chase the public's interest in…

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City of Orange Eliminates Presence Restrictions and Stops Enforcement of Residency Restrictions

·August 14, 2014
·17 Comments

In a vote of 4 to 1, the City Council for the City of Orange agreed on August 12 to eliminate all presence restrictions that prohibited registered citizens from visiting…

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AZ: Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?

·August 12, 2014
·4 Comments

As we begin another school year, it is reassuring to know that Arizona's educators are on the prowl, ever on the lookout for sexual predators who may be lurking among…

General News

The Ridiculous Laws That Put People on the Sex Offender List

·August 12, 2014
·4 Comments

On his 18th birthday, ____ ____ and his 14-year-old girlfriend of one year, Misty, decided to have sex. Because of their ages, that meant ____ committed the crime of statutory rape. When…

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Federal judges slam man in sex-offender extortion cases

·August 12, 2014
·5 Comments

Judges in two federal cases last week ruled against an Arizona man accused of operating an Internet extortion racket that targets sex offenders across the country. Full Article

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Op-Ed: Harsher Sex Offender Restrictions Won’t Make Anyone Safer

·August 11, 2014
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Steve Blow and Josh Gravens are two of my new heroes. I met them both when I went to Dallas three weeks ago to speak at the Reform Sex Offender…

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Op-Ed: Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far

·August 11, 2014
·2 Comments

Our draconian policies about sex offenses reflect our ignorance of them. ... The upshot, experts say, is that the United States has the most draconian sex registration laws in the world.…

International

Mexico: 53 denied entry in PV for pedophilia records

·August 11, 2014
·25 Comments

Immigration authorities in Puerto Vallarta turned away 53 foreign visitors between January and July when it was found they had a criminal record for acts of pedophilia. The National Immigration…

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FL: Officers accused of bending rules on sex sting arrests

·August 11, 2014
·5 Comments

BARTOW, Fla. — In the decade since Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator segments popularized Internet sex stings, more than 1,200 men in Florida have been arrested, accused of preying…

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Orange Joins Cities Changing Sex Offender Bans

·August 10, 2014
·17 Comments

The city of Orange is set to join a growing list of cities revising bans on registered sex offenders in parks in the wake of recent state appeals court rulings.…

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TX: Research won’t support Dallas proposal that amounts to housing ban for sex offenders

·August 10, 2014
·3 Comments

In saner times, what Josh Gravens did would be called “playing doctor” or “adolescent curiosity.” General embarrassment and a stern talking-to would have followed. And that would have been the…

National

WA: Sex offenders arrested in Pasco’s Peanuts Park say they didn’t know it is a park

·August 9, 2014
·2 Comments

Two high-risk sex offenders stopped in downtown Pasco's Peanuts Park on the same day claimed they didn't know the one-acre concrete plaza is a designated city park. Full Article Photo…

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Congress Proposes to Fix Restitution for Child Pornography Victims

·August 8, 2014
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Faced with a draconian decision by the United States Supreme Court in late April which all but eliminated meaningful restitution for child pornography victims, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and…

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FL: Officers bend rules to boost sex sting arrest totals

·August 8, 2014
·13 Comments

POLK COUNTY, Florida – In the decade since Chris Hansen and "To Catch a Predator" popularized Internet sex stings, more than 1,200 men in Florida alone have been arrested, accused…

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City of Carson Fails to Repeal or Revise Ordinance [updated with CC Video]

·August 7, 2014
·12 Comments

The Carson City Council failed to repeal or revise its sex offender ordinance during its meeting on August 5 despite recommendations to do so from both the City Manager and…

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WI: De Pere, Allouez take different paths on sex offenders

·August 7, 2014
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One issue, but two outcomes. Elected leaders in two Green Bay area communities Tuesday night took distinctively different positions on where convicted sex offenders can live. Major restrictions are now…

National

NY: New Law – Sex Offenders Need Not Apply

·August 7, 2014
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A new law prohibiting anyone with previous sex offense convictions from becoming a volunteer firefighter is an important advancement, but will not drastically change the firefighter vetting process, several area…

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Hesperia City Council Modifies Existing Sex Offender Ordinance

·August 6, 2014
·12 Comments

In a vote of 4 to 1, the Hesperia City Council approved significant modifications to its sex offender ordinance by reducing both presence and residency restrictions. Specifically, the Council voted…

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