VA: Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

Source: justice.gov 5/5/22 BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – A convicted West Virginia sex offender pleaded guilty today to failing to provide information related to foreign travel as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). According to court documents and statements made in court, Andrew Todd Smith, 32, of Peterstown, Monroe County, admitted that he traveled to South Africa in November 2021 without providing the required advanced notification. Smith was required to register as a sex offender under SORNA after he was convicted of three counts of third-degree sexual assault…

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UCLA Study Identifies Similarities, Differences Between Straight and Gay Registrants

The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law has completed a study regarding registrants focused on the similarities and differences between straight registrants and registrants who are members of the LGBTQ community on a variety of issues, including but not limited to, employment and housing.  A webinar was conducted today regarding the study and a full report will be issued next week.   The study includes data received from 965 individuals of whom about 20 percent self identified as members of the LGBTQ community.  The average age of the…

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