to one in three cases of child sexual assault will be at the hands of a teenager, and cases of teens with a history in the juvenile system assaulting younger children can lead to calls of tougher restrictions and more widespread notifications. In Arkansas, juveniles convicted of sex offenses are treated differently than adults, with a focus on rehabilitation to make offenders less likely to reoffend. But some victims’ families are saying they don’t understand how the system works or why we don’t have a count of youth offenders across…
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NC: On ‘ample alternative channels of communication,’ the First Amendment and social networking
A couple of weeks ago, I joined 16 law professors in an amicus brief (authored by Eugene Volokh and several of his students) urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of North Carolina v. Packingham. Full Article
Read MoreLA: JPSO unveils state-of-the-art sex offender ID system
The sheriff’s office announced Friday that the Sex Offender Registry and Identification System, or SORIS, captures a high-resolution digital picture of the offender’s iris. The system can tell the difference between twins, and even a person’s right and left eye. Full Article
Read MorePA: Challenge to SORNA retroactivity reaches Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In the last few years, Pennsylvania’s courts have taken an active role in defining the propriety and scope of the state’s sex offender registration program. Following on the heels of a December 2014 decision striking down sex offender registration for juveniles, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a sweeping challenge to the retroactive application of Pennsylvania’s adult sex offender registry. Full Article
Read MoreNC: Couple Jolly After Getting Sentenced To Life In Prison Because They Say They Did The World A Favor
A white supremacist couple smiled and kissed yesterday when sentenced to two consecutive life sentences each for killing a sex offender and his wife. Full Article . wife.
Read MoreVA: High court rules against device gauging sexual arousal
The controversial plethysmograph, used in assessing treatment, measures arousal as an offender is shown sexually suggestive pictures. It is the subject of a Virginia Supreme Court decision. Full Article Related https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063223/billips-v-com/
Read MoreTX: HOA bans homeowners renting to sex offenders, but is it legal?
HOUSTON – A Fort Bend County neighborhood’s homeowners association has put a ban on any homeowner renting to a registered sex offender. Lots of families with young children live in the Kingdom Heights neighborhood. The deed restrictions established by the HOA for the quiet suburban Houston community are crystal clear — no homeowner may lease to a residence to a registered sex offender. Full Article
Read MoreWI: Underground and off the grid – Lawmakers work to solve issue of homeless sex offenders
“I’m always moving around. I’m homeless,” …. said. Many people in Milwaukee wish he would just go away. The evidence is in the maps — maps that show where convicted sex offenders can live, and where they cannot. They show safe zone perimeters around schools, parks, playgrounds, daycare centers, trails and churches. Each municipality makes its own. Full Article
Read MoreMO: Group seeks clemency for sex offender
State Rep. Jim Neely will join a group of his colleagues and concerned Missourians to call on Gov. Jay Nixon to grant clemency and pardon Earnest Leap, who has been a registered sex-offender for over 20 years because of false accusations shared by his son 27 years ago. Full Article
Read MoreAR: Judge resigns after allegations that he offered young men reduced sentences in exchange for sexual favors
Once, the judge allegedly asked a man to pose like Michelangelo’s Statue of David in exchange for $300. He allegedly instructed another man to strip naked and bend over, handcuffed, inside an Arkansas courtroom while he snapped photographs, up close. And on multiple occasions, he allegedly sentenced men — often young and poor — to illegitimate “community service” that ultimately led them to the judge’s home or office, posing for more suggestive photographs as “proof” they had completed their work. Full Article Related Is Predator Judge Joseph Boeckmann The Most…
Read MoreFL: Lawmakers – Banning sex offenders from social media is easier said than done
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sexual offenders and predators in Florida are required to register their internet information, including emails and social media accounts, with their probation officers, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and their local sheriff’s office. But doing more, such as banning them from social media, is something lawmakers say is easier said than done. Full Article Related FL: Who is policing sex offenders online? The answer – no one
Read MoreTN: TBI warns parents to track sex offenders this Summer vacation
When you go on vacation, you think about the beach, seafood and quality family time. The last thing on your mind is predators. But state officials say that should change because sex offenders go on vacation and could prey on your kids. Full Article
Read MoreFL: Who is policing sex offenders online? The answer – no one
FORT MYERS, Fla. – What’s simple for many people – changing one’s profile name or email address for Facebook – can result in up to five years in prison for Lee County’s approximately 800 registered sex offenders and predators. Full Article
Read MoreWI: Man gets 3 months jail for arson that burned home for sex offender
A town of Cottage Grove man was sentenced Friday to five years of probation for setting the fire that burned a home where a sexual offender, released from a state treatment facility, was supposed to live. Full Article
Read MoreWI: Despite Concerns, Sex Offenders Face New Restrictions
In the last couple of years, the number of sex offenders living on the streets of Milwaukee has skyrocketed, from 16 to 205. The sharp increase comes as no surprise to some. There are few places for them to live. Full Article
Read MoreAZ: Student arrested for indecent exposure in yearbook picture
A student at Red Mountain High School in Mesa is facing dozens of criminal charges for indecent exposure after a prank got published in the yearbook, according to the Mesa Police Department. Full Article Related http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/prep-football-player-charged-with-felony-for-exposing-himself-in-team-photo/ar-BBsBGTo?li=BBnbfcL
Read MoreIL: Suit – sex offender statutes too vague, unconstitutional
Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Monday asking a judge to halt the enforcement of several of Illinois’ sex offender registration statutes. Full Article
Read MoreLA: 911 call helps convict former Louisiana district attorney
In 2010, a woman made a desperate 911 call to report that a powerful prosecutor sexually assaulted her at her home. Six years later that prosecutor has been called a sexual predator by authorities and faces a possible prison sentence. Full Article
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