BROADCASTER Derryn Hinch hopes Queensland will become the first state to adopt his model for a US-style public sex offender register. Hinch said he was due to meet with Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie tomorrow to discuss his proposal to name and shame sex offenders. Full Article
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NZ: Revamp sex laws says UK expert
A former senior British policeman who broke up online paedophile rings involving up to 16,000 offenders says New Zealand must introduce a sex offenders register. The Government is debating whether to follow Britain, the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia in introducing a central list of those who have been jailed for sexual offences, particularly against children. Full Article
Read MoreUK: Primary teacher admits sniffing pupils’ feet in classroom ‘game’
A TEACHER has admitted he sexually assaulted pupils at a Blackburn primary school by tickling and sniffing their feet. ____ ____ would make the youngsters take off their socks and shoes and sit up on a table before assaulting them. The 51-year-old told the youngsters it was part of a game. Airey pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 at Burnley Crown Court. Full Article
Read MoreHow I became a sex offender (Editorial – UK)
The neighbourhood girl, whose name I don’t recall, fought hard, but I was stronger. After a minute or so of desperate struggle I overcame her resistance and planted a kiss on her lips. I might have even felt her up, but I can’t remember that far back. You see, the incident happened over half a century ago, when both the criminal (I) and the victim (she) were 12 years old. Afterwards, she called me a moron and refused to play with me ever again. I forget how long her resolution…
Read MoreUK: Children as young as three are sexually assaulting other children
Children as young as three are sexually assaulting other children because they are being ‘warped’ by depraved internet porn, the NSPCC has warned. New figures obtain by the charity show that more than 8,000 under 18s were accused of sexual offences against other youngsters in the past two years. Full Article
Read MoreBarbados: Proceed with caution
Barbadians are being asked to consider the establishment of a sex offenders’ registry, as a solution to protecting children from abusers and predators. Lauren Book, head of a Florida-based non-profit focused on child abuse prevention is adamant that such a move is “extremely necessary” for Barbados. She has teamed up with Crime Stoppers Barbados to help launch its child sexual abuse intervention programme. Full Opinion Piece
Read MorePhilippine Bureau of Immigration bans alien sex offenders in the country
MANILA, June 5 (PNA) — Foreign nationals who are registered sex offenders in other countries are barred from entering the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday. In an order, Commissioner Siegfred Mison said aliens whose names are found in the registry of sex offenders as may be provided by a foreign embassy will be issued an order to leave since they pose a threat to public safety. Full Article
Read MoreFlorida sex offender granted asylum in Canada
A Florida sex offender, who claimed asylum in Saskatchewan, has been granted protected person status. In 2008, ____ ____ was convicted of having unlawful sex with a minor. According to American media reports, the boy was 16-years-old and played on her son’s baseball team. ____ fled to Canada in 2010 before she could be sent to prison. She was sentenced to 30 years in jail and is still wanted in the United States. ____ claimed her sentence was cruel and unusual punishment and after arriving in Saskatchewan, she asked for asylum. Full…
Read MoreEurope’s top court backs ‘right to be forgotten’ in Google case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a case pitting privacy campaigners against Google. Full Article
Read MoreCanada: Sex offenders in the neighourhood rate less concern than traffic and noise
When he thinks of his kids safety, John Neary, thinks about speeding cars and urban traffic, not sex offenders. A member of the Beasley Neighbourhood Association, the Hamilton doctor has two children under the age of five. “It’s never occurred to me that sex offenders should be high on the list of problems that make me worried for my children’s safety,” said Neary. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: Sex abuse fears driving men from teaching
Fear of false child-sex abuse accusations is driving Australian men away from a career in teaching, according to high-profile education officials. Full Article
Read MoreAustralia: Palmer party sex offender bill rejected
A parliamentary committee has rejected a Palmer United Party bill which would have allowed police the power to enter and search the premises of sex offenders, amidst claims from a committee member the system is not doing its job. The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, chaired by LNP MP Ian Berry, rejected the bill Palmer MP Carl Judge had introduced to parliament, which would have increased police powers in regards to registered sex offenders. The committee had previously rejected a bill introduced by Katter MP Shane Knuth, which would…
Read MoreIndia: Call for US-type curbs on offenders
MUMBAI: As sex crimes rise, a section among the legal fraternity and activists is asking if sex offenders in India must have some restrictions imposed on them as is done in the US. In America, the law requires states to register and regulate sex offenders residing within its borders. Full Article
Read MoreDHS Official: US Not ‘Routinely’ Notified When Sex Offenders Enter the Country
(CNSNews.com) – A Homeland Security Department official testified Friday before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security that U.S. authorities are not “routinely” notified when foreign sex offenders enter the United States. Full Article
Read MoreAUS: We don’t want consensual sex teens listed:MP
ROCKHAMPTON MP Bill Byrne said at this stage a public register was only theoretical, and he would reserve his judgment until he had the opportunity to review all information. “I have seen commentary that’s been put out by the LNP cabinet ministers and they seem to be equally divided, as I imagine the rest of the community would be, about such a matter,” he said. Full Article
Read MoreIreland: Irish MP Patrick Nulty quits over ‘inappropriate’ Facebook messages
An Irish parliamentarian has resigned after admitting he sent inappropriate messages to a teenage girl on Facebook. Independent MP Patrick Nulty said he had been “under the influence of alcohol” when he sent messages to a 17-year-old. His shock resignation came hours before Irish tabloid the Sunday World was due to print the story. Full Article
Read MoreAustralia: Morcombes support sex offenders register
Broadcaster Derryn Hinch says his plan for a public sex offenders register is almost complete and he hopes Daniel Morcombe’s murder will force politicians to act. Hinch has long campaigned to name and shame pedophiles and says the Morcombe case proves the need for a national register so Australians can understand threats in their communities. … Hinch, who has gone to jail for revealing details about sex offenders’ past crimes, says a national register is a no-brainer and that in the US it hasn’t resulted in the kind of vigilante action…
Read MoreUK: Jamie is 13 and hasn’t even kissed a girl. But he’s now on the Sex Offender Register after online porn warped his mind…
(April 2012) Jamie was ten years old when he saw his first pornographic sex scene. During a sleepover, a classmate offered to show him ‘some funny pictures’ on his laptop. ‘At first I found it a bit scary and a bit yucky,’ Jamie told me as he shifted uncomfortably on his chair during our therapy session. ‘I didn’t know it was possible for people to do those sort of things — and there were lots of nasty close-ups. But it gave me funny feelings and the pictures started to stick in…
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