Source: derbytelegraph.co.uk 3/11/22 A female sex offender who was serving 15 years in a Derbyshire prison died at Royal Derby Hospital days after attempting to take her own life in her prison cell. An inquest into the death of Nicola Anne Cope, 59, concluded that she had intended to take her own life prior to being found in the bathroom area of her cell at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire. Miss Cope, more commonly known as Nikki, was born in Birmingham as a male, named Gordon Cope and, soon after…
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International Travel 2022
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Read MoreGA: US probation officer told Irish sex offender facing homelessness ‘to go and live in tent’
Source: breakingnews.ie 2/8/22 An Irish man who was jailed for trying to entice a child for indecent purposes was told to “go and live in a tent” by a probation officer in the United States, the Court of Appeal was told on Tuesday. Martin ___(46) was caught in a police sting in the State of Georgia after he sent a nude selfie to an Internet chatroom user he believed was 13-year-old girl. He later fled the US to Ireland while on probation, and has been fighting attempts to extradite him…
Read MoreCANADA: Supreme Court considers if mandatory listing on sex registry is constitutional
Source: cbc.ca 2/8/22 Edmonton lawyer asks top court to strike down sections of Canada’s sex offender laws The fallout from a 2011 Edmonton sexual assault case has come before the Supreme Court of Canada. The country’s top court has been asked to consider striking down two sections of Canada’s sex offender laws as unconstitutional. In 2011, the Stephen Harper government altered the Criminal Code so the names of sex offenders would automatically be placed on the sex offender registry. The changes meant judges no longer had discretion on whether to submit…
Read MoreU.S. wants Canada to share travel information on convicted child sex offenders
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Source: theglobeandmail.com 2/2/22 The U.S. government says it’s frustrated that Ottawa refuses to routinely notify Washington when Canadians convicted of sexual offences against children travel to the United States, noting that it alerts Canada when the same class of American offenders are heading here. The Americans say Canada cites federal privacy law as the reason. … Mr. Kenney said the U.S. government would like Ottawa to amend its laws to allow the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency to provide information on the travel plans of all registered child sex…
Read MoreCayman: Wealthy Cayman has no sex registry, but poorer countries have one
Source: cayman.loopnews.com 1/16/22 According to the Belize Crime Observatory, the government of Belize — through the Ministry of Home Affairs — officially launched the Belize Crime Observatory on October 25, 2016, as part of the InfoSegura Project. This puts Belize, a poorer country than Cayman (according to GDP per capita figures from the World Bank national accounts and OECD National Accounts data files) years ahead of Cayman. This leads one to question whether it is a matter of resources or political will of previous government administrations in Cayman to get…
Read MoreRussia: Repeat Child Sex Offenders To Be Sent To Penal Colonies In The Arctic For Life
Source: yourtango.com 1/9/22 Russia will begin to change child sex laws later this month by sending repeat child sex offenders to penal colonies in the Artic — for life. Parliamentary speaker, Vyacheslav Volodin, said, “Those convicted for such crimes should serve life sentences in the harshest conditions — in the extreme north (of Russia) or in mines. These b******s should undergo the hardest labor, so they remember the crimes they committed every day — and regret them.” Volodin also continued by saying these offenders cannot be called human. The new…
Read MoreU.K. expands ‘Turing’s Law’ to pardon past same-sex convictions
Source: nbcnews.com 1/5/22 In a long-awaited triumph for the U.K.’s LGBTQ community, the government on Tuesday announced that anyone convicted of consensual same-sex activity under now-defunct laws will soon be eligible to be pardoned and have their records wiped clean. This week’s announcement follows a less-expansive 2017 measure that was limited to nine former offenses that targeted gay and bisexual men. The new amendment will widen the criteria to anyone officially warned or convicted for an abolished civil or military offense that was imposed due to consensual gay sex. British…
Read MoreCanada: Opinion: Quick-fix laws following horrific crimes are seldom effective
Source: edmontonjournal.com 1/4/22 On Sept. 17, 2021, Mchale Busch, 24, and her son, Noah were tragically confirmed dead. The accused, Robert Keith Major, 53, is facing two charges of first-degree murder and two counts of indignity to human remains. In response, Cody McConnell, Busch’s partner and Noah’s father, and his family are calling for changes to Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act to allow a landlord the ability to ask for consent to collect personal information. This would allow tenants to know if there is a registered sex offender in their…
Read MoreAntigua: Sex offense registry to be established
Source: antiguaobserver.com 12/27/21 Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin says residents will soon be alerted when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood by the creation of a sex offenders registry. … Now, the AG says that once convicted, the names of all sexual offenders will be placed on a public registry from early next year. Read the full article
Read MoreNew Zealand: Prison would be ‘utterly disastrous’ for man caught with child exploitation images, judge says
Source: stuff.co.nz 12/9/21 A man who dumped a laptop on which he downloaded thousands of child exploitation images has avoided jail after a judge said it would not surprise him if the defendant “did not survive a sentence of imprisonment”. Jasper James Gallacher ____, 30, was sentenced to six months’ community detention, along with two years of intensive supervision, in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday. Read the full article
Read MorePakistan: Supreme Court says Child pornography suspects do not deserve bail
Source: geo.tv 11/27/21 Rejecting the bail application of a suspect Saturday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan stated that people involved in spreading child pornography videos on social media do not deserve bail. “The trial court must announce the verdict in the case against the suspect soon,” ordered the Supreme Court. Read the full article
Read MorePakistan: “Chemical Castration” for Sex Offenders has flaws
Source: dailytimes.com.pk 12/1/21 There have been growing calls for tougher punishment against sexual offenders and stronger preventive measures in the aftermath of a series of violent crimes victimizing women and children. Recently, a Cabinet meeting approved a revised bill, under which a clause providing for “chemical castration” of habitual rapists had been removed from the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the light of objections raised by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). Using hormonal drugs to reduce sexual violence recidivism is known as chemical castration. The first reported attempt…
Read MoreUK: Town is shocked to find that hundreds of registered sex offenders are living among us
Source: wigantoday.net 11/26/21 Police forces, probation services and other government agencies keep tabs on dangerous criminals in communities across England and Wales using management plans known as multi-agency public protection (MMAPPA) arrangement. Ministry of Justice data shows 3,662 people convicted of sex crimes were being managed under MAPPAs in the Greater Manchester policing area at the end of March. … But the figures show that sex offenders were cautioned or convicted more than 1,640 times for breaching notification requirements in 2020-21 – 184 of the breaches were recorded in Greater…
Read MoreUK: My own pupils targeted me in the TikTok paedophile craze – now I can’t go back to our school
Source: news.yahoo.com 11/23/21 Teachers have always had to expect a certain amount of stick from their pupils. It’s part of the job; normally we don’t grumble too much about it. Over my 14 years in the profession I’ve worked across nine secondary schools, teaching history in Wales, Blackpool, and Liverpool. Sometimes, I encountered challenging behavioural problems. I’ve been told to “f— off”; called an “idiot” and a “tw–”. Teenagers can be aggressive, but as a teacher you can’t take any of it to heart. We have to depersonalise the abuse,…
Read MoreIreland: Electronic tagging of sex offenders under new legislation
Source: rte.ie 11/10/21 Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced legislation that will allow for the electronic tagging of sex offenders in some circumstances. She said the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill – expected to be published in the coming days – would strengthen the monitoring and management of these offenders. The legislation introduces stricter notification requirements – meaning sex offenders will have to inform the gardaí of a change of address within three days instead of the current seven days. It also explicitly provides for the courts to prohibit sex…
Read MoreIreland: Plans for sex offenders in Ireland to face tougher laws
Source: bbc.com 11/10/21 Plans for new legislation to strengthen the management and monitoring of sex offenders in the Republic of Ireland have been announced. Electronic tagging and a ban on convicted offenders having certain jobs would be introduced under the plans. The bill was announced by the Republic of Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee TD on Wednesday. Ms McEntee said the legislation would help alleviate concerns in communities about sex offenders. “It introduces stricter notification requirements – meaning offenders will have to inform the Gardaí (Irish police) of a change…
Read MoreIL: First female mayor of Illinois village sparks outrage after hiring registered child sex offender who spent 24 years in prison for brutal gang rape to be town’s code enforcement officer – which requires him to enter homes
Source: dailymail.co.uk 10/25/21 The new mayor of a village in a Chicago suburb unleashed a firestorm after it has emerged that she hired a registered child sex offender who worked on her campaign to be the town’s code enforcement officer – a job that requires him to inspect inside homes and businesses. Trustees in the Village of Dolton – a community of 23,000 located just south of Chicago – say they are appalled that Mayor Tiffany Henyard offered Lavelle Redmond a municipal job without consulting them. Despite facing backlash from…
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