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@John Doe Utah
In reading the Endicott, NY case and comparing it to Utah State law (https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter41/77-41-S105.html?v=C77-41-S105_2020051220200512), it appears Utah also requires all online/email identifiers regardless of the age of the alleged victim. Is that correct?
I am familiar with another state where they are only provided if the age of the alleged victim was a minor.
Can you provide some clarification on that please?
Here’s a novel thought. How about publishing a positive story concerning registrants. Good luck trying to find one of those.
Question:
If new SORNA guidelines are enacted, and they supersede State guidelines, does that mean the Fed tier system supersedes the state tier system. Because Ca says CP misdemeanor is tier 3, but Fed says tier 1. Or am I completely off the reservation on how I am understanding this.
The British media is memorializing one of its own, a Sun reporter named John Kay.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14895231/tribute-john-kay-suns-reporter-broke-biggest-stories/amp/
Seems like a good dude, but consult his Wikipedia page and you’ll find he drowned his wife in the 1970s, was found not guilty by reason of insanity, then rejoined the Sun’s newsroom and made quite a name for himself (even remarried). I feel like the insanity of the 1960s and 1970s led to this complete reversal of attitudes in the 1990s and draconian punishments to make up for a collective naïveté in the age of free love, and we’re paying the price.
Saw someone posted asking for positive news…I was convicted in another state under a 10 year registration requirement in that state while vacationing there. When I originally registered in California I received a letter from DOJ stating they would review my case when I registration requirement expired in that State. I just received a letter last week from the DOJ “re: California Sex Offender Registration no longer required” stating they had reviewed my case and determined I no longer have to register in California.
While I’m relieved to allegedly be off the California registry and I know this forum isn’t for anything like legal advice, I’m still unsure abut a few items and would appreciate feedback or advice on a good legal resource to talk to about some of these:
* Can I now check to see if/when I’m taken off the Megans laws site (only had to show up under my zip code previously) or am I still blocked from checking that site because of my previous conviction and registration status…I know I can work around and have family or a friend check on this one.
* How do SORNA and other State’s laws affect my ability to travel across state lines (or even internationally.)
* Can I now attend community activies (4th of July celebrations, etc.) held on school properties without having to get permission from the Superintendent as is required for registered Sex Offenders in CA?
* The letter said my local PD would be notified, should I take them a copy of the letter as well?
* How much do I need to worry about future law changes and will someone notify me if I ever have to go back on the registry or do I need to continue tracking proposed legislation myself. I don’t want to get caught out not knowing if I’m required to register again by PD showing up to arrest me or something.
* Thinking of switch vehicles (time for that anyway) and cell #’s since all that was registered. I maybe over reacting but don’t like the thought of that information staying on someone’s list through some kind of oversight, especially with all the license plate readers, etc. Who knows where all my registered information was replicated and who has copies of all that by now.
And the list goes on, still trying to take this all in!
It is truly remarkable the level of cruelty the registry applies to those of us forced to register. This fall I begin the tenth year as a registered citizen. The friends and family I have lost, the classes I have been asked to withdraw from, the lack of employment and stunning vacuum of zero purpose or hope has left me with an indescribable emptiness. I am isolated, depressed and without motivation. I manage to discover amazing single women using my wit and intelligence only to lose them once I divulge my past. I am running through what little retirement savings I managed to save over the years. I live in fear of being arrested everywhere I go. I rarely will tell anyone new what my last name is. I am ashamed and humiliated. Those that I have loved have passed away. Having no purpose in life with no aspirations for a future find me with thoughts of suicide. I am not there yet but it has become thoughts of relief from this stressed and fear filled life. It seems a cruel 25 year punishment for the discovery of 6 deleted thumbnail images of SUSPECTED sixteen or seventeen year old girls that I downloaded with a file sharing app. I continue to fight the dying of the light. I am destroyed.
I’d sure hate to see something like this happen to the public registry, except not held for ransom, just crypto-locked. Forever.
https://apnews.com/article/ransomware-gangs-hacking-police-cybercrime-pipeline-3a38c27c4fafe0c39461fb71bf91a42a
So update from last month about getting permission to attend my kid’s high school graduation on campus here in California….
Quick recap, I emailed the school principal 2 weeks ago. He referred me to the ‘school district official who handles these matters’. It took a week to hear from that person. They asked me when my offense was, got contact info and said they would get back to me.
A week later they called me and said they had a letter ready and said he wasn’t able to find me on the megan site. I told him I’m not listed. We setup a meeting for me to collect the letter and I just got back from that.
He said the procedure would be for any school visit I should let the principal know that I need to go, and then just carry the letter with me when I went. I asked who knew about this and he said it’s just him and the principal.
When I got home I read the letter and I’m a little disappointed. The letter just reiterates what the law is and says that the letter is not permission to go and I need to ask for permission for all events. So…. duh?
Now I think him telling me it’s ok means it really is ok and the letter is just them being legal but still, it doesn’t satisfy my legal requirement if something happens.
So frustrating, I should’ve read the letter while there but everything he told me made me think it was all good.
And how will carrying that letter help me out if I’m at an event? It literally says that it’s not permission and not having permission it’s a crime to be there!!!
Hate this crap.
And it’s not just my kid’s graduation, I have a kid with 1 year left so there’s 1 more year of this.
Another vent… I still don’t know my tier. I’ve contacted the local PD multiple times and got no response. My yearly isn’t until December so I guess I’m going to have to wait until then to find out.
F****K this whole damn system.
Another local LEOs and U.S. Marshal’s harassment sweep leading to arrests:
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/05/07/us-marshals-hardeman-county-sheriffs-office-conduct-sex-offender-operation/
Anyone been to Mumbai India? Anything to share?
A search of Google News for sex offender doesn’t return pretty results. Those newspapers are what inculcate the grassroots across the nation. One surprise was the number of RC’s arrested for felon with a firearm. That didn’t used to be, or it wasn’t reported in the news. Maybe there is a war going on.
Just want to congratulate Homeland Security on a successful two year operation to take down public enemy number one Josh Duggar, even if that meant completing failing to stop the biggest infrastructure attack in American history and creating a massive fuel crisis for a huge swath of America. You guys deserve medals for this historic mission.
2021-05-12, Las Vegas Sun
Sex crime arrests are far too common among Border Patrol agentshttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/may/12/sex-crime-arrests-are-far-too-common-among-border/
If anyone is applying for a conviction charge reduction (17b) and is wanting to submit a letter to the presiding judge, I have a copy of mine I can forward to you. Both my counsel and Judge said it was the most honest and best written they had ever seen.
I would of course omit the particulars about my case, but it is a good template to use.
You could either just fill in your particulars or use it as a format.
Something odd hit me the other day when I made an inquiry call to the county court system. I gave them my file number and the receptionist told me my case was closed. There were other things discussed, but she kept telling me my case was closed.
How can my case be closed when it’s being used live for the registry? This duality doesn’t make any sense, especially when 1203.4 stated the courts “shall” dismiss the accusation/information and the Ca Constitution cites specifically the “right to pursue and obtain privacy.”
This circumvention needs to be addressed because you cannot have two differing laws as it’s prohibited by the CA Constitution. It makes no common sense.
The question came up again, and I am still not 100% clear on CA law when it comes to a new vehicle or new job. Do you have to report either within 5 days in California, or is this something that only needs to be updated at the annual registration? I know some States require reporting within 5 days, but I thought CA only requires this at the annual. Does anyone have the correct answer here, without guessing?
Hi, Got a scam call at 6am this morning claiming a warrant was out and I needed to come in immediately for second DNA test. I suspected something was wrong as they had wrong address, told me to Google the address of the sheriff’s station, had a phone number (usually blocked or private from the local office) and got a bit belligerent when I said something was not right and my attorney would handle it. Told me two officers were on their way to pick me up, but never got new address! I called sheriff to confirm no warrant. Be safe folks.
Online, Mug Shots Are Forever. Some States Want to Change That.
https://news.yahoo.com/online-mug-shots-forever-states-181700675.html
I am baffled by the state rep’s comment “The mug shots help tell the story for the media,” Schauer said. “It’s used for the public’s good as well, for investigators. It’s public information; why would we cover up public information?”
What a monumental a-hole. I wonder how he’d feel if his child was falsely or exonerated of charges, yes his or her mugshot was still available for all to see. And i’ll bet he’d change his tune if HIS mugshot was online for all to see. What an insensitive prick.
I was watching a youtube video about celebrities in trouble with the law. They described one person that in the course of 7 yrs had been arrested over 10 times for DUI, breaking probation, and associated offenses, total time in custody? 16 months.
And registrants are the danger to society………… can anyone say ‘ recidivism’?
Noticed that brother-in-harm Guy Hamilton-Smith’s Twitter account is gone. Probably deleted it from harassment, but wishing you well if you’re out there dude.
I once again cannot understand how a judge can grant lori laughlin and her husband felons, the right to go to mexico while on probation !, I have a misdeameanor and cant go ask a judge? LOL
We need to have a 50,000 person protest asap they have taken everything from us we have NOTHING to lose?
Noticed something happening in Bay Area that is making it almost impossible to get an affordable rental or even a room share. People are requesting F.B. Bios. They know that registrants can’t get on F.B. so it automatically excludes us. Just one more nail in the coffin.
“Toddler found dead in middle of Texas street”https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-found-dead-middle-texas-street-n1267501
If I found this toddler laying in the street, I would do all in my power to save him/her. Yet, some of you say otherwise? I have a heart and a soul.
I was doing some digging around in some SCOTUS cases (yes, I’m weird), and came across one that made me wonder if it’s mildly to our benefit. The case was Elonis v. U.S. (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/575/13-983/) and was about a dude allegedly making threats via FB. The interesting part to me was this:
“Primary Holding
Omitting a reference to intent in a criminal statute does not mean that mere negligence is the appropriate mental state to support a conviction, and a statute must be interpreted to require specific intent if a requirement of general intent would not protect some innocent actors.”
So how does this help us, even marginally? I see it as a measure of security against the many strict liability laws* to which RCs are exposed. To me this means that if I was truly innocent in my actions, say I was hospitalized and couldn’t jump through whatever hoop, the law could not be strictly applied against me. If this is what this means, it could be a huge relief for those times when Murphy and his laws work against us.
I certainly hope I never need this possible loophole but if how I read it is correct, I do like that circumstances beyond my control remove the ability of the government to hold me strictly liable.
Thoughts?
*IIRC, strict liability laws are already unconstitutional in the 6th CCoA, or so it appears from reading Does v. Snyder.
I’m asking if there are any legal options I may perhaps research sex offender laws in California because I’m a convicted felon of 214.PC indecent exposure required to attend sex offender treatment while on parole in Humboldt county thanks again for