Failure to Register

MO: The sex offender next door – 1,300 missing Missouri criminals must be found quickly

·October 2, 2018
·18 Comments

Jackson County remains at the center of a scandalous problem with unregistered sex offenders in Missouri. According to an audit released Monday, 439 sex criminals in Jackson County have failed…

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NY: Sex offender gets jail for not reporting social media password

·August 31, 2018
·52 Comments

A Level 1 sex offender from the Tuscarora Indian Reservation was sentenced Thursday to a year in the Niagara County Jail for not telling authorities one of his social media…

General News

IL: Appellate court reverses sex offender registration conviction

·August 27, 2018
·6 Comments

An Illinois appeals court reversed a man’s conviction after he was accused of failing to register as a sex offender. The Fifth District Appellate Court, in reversing former judge John Baricevic, found…

General News

Failure-to-Comply Arrests Reveal Flaws in Sex Offender Registries

·August 1, 2018
·12 Comments

In one Pennsylvania county, more than three times as many people on the registry were charged in 2016 with failing to follow registry requirements than were charged with a new…

National

MO: Is your neighbor a convicted sex offender? Hundreds are missing in Jackson County

·July 23, 2018
·12 Comments

Jackson County has more convicted sex offenders than any county in Missouri. And hundreds of them are unaccounted for, posing a serious threat to public safety. Full Article

National

IN: Detectives track down unregistered sex offenders

·July 22, 2018
·13 Comments

In a subterranean office at the Charles “Bud” Meeks Center for Justice, a small band of Allen County Sheriff's Department detectives spend hours tracking convicted sex offenders. Full Article

National

SD: Sex offender, human trafficking punishment increase bills move forward

·February 22, 2018
·1 Comment

[UPDATED 2/23/18 with realted link] Bills to toughen the punishment for attempted human trafficking of minors and repeatedly failing to register as a sex offender continue to make their way…

National

IN: Sex offender registry levels stiff penalties

·February 18, 2018
·7 Comments

The Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry is designed to protect the citizens of the state of Indiana — but some convicted offenders may become victim to stringent, statutory requirements.…

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TX: District Attorney puts sex offenders on notice, warns parents that strangers are least of their worries

·November 22, 2017
·15 Comments

Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham has a message for unregistered sex offenders looking for a place to hide: stay away from Southeast Texas. “I really think sexual predators should…

National

PA: Parole agents arrested sex offender 39 minutes too soon, court rules

·November 8, 2017
·6 Comments

If state parole agents had waited another 40 minutes to apprehend fleeing sex offender ____ ____, he wouldn't have just beat a 46-month to 10-year prison sentence. Full Article

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HI: 1 in 5 Big Island sex offenders noncompliant with registry requirements

·October 2, 2017
·1 Comment

Almost one in five Big Island sex offenders is noncompliant with state sex offender registry requirements. As of Sept. 11, 73 of 402 “covered offenders” — those required to register…

California

In-depth: What happens to sex offenders in violation of Megan’s Law?

·May 16, 2017
·27 Comments

ALAMEDA COUNTY (KRON) — Since the 90’s, citizens of California have been able to see for themselves where registered sex offenders are living in their communities because of the Megan’s…

National

Sex offender fails to meet registration requirements

·May 11, 2017
·11 Comments

An Austin County jury convicted ___ ___, 43, of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements May 3 in Judge Jeff Steinhauser’s 155thJudicial District Court. Evidence concluded May 2, around 2:30…

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WV: Sex offender arrested for driving truck to mailbox

·April 15, 2017
·17 Comments

The West Virginia State Police have made an arrest for a man failing to update his sex offender registry. Full Article

National

AZ: Homeless sex offenders still face 72-hour reporting despite 2006 rule change

·September 5, 2016
·7 Comments

PHOENIX - A court ruling says an Arizona law intended to make it practical for homeless people to register as sex offenders only goes so far. Full Article

General News

SCOTUS: Justices skeptical about government’s interpretation of sex-offender-registration law (Analysis)

·March 2, 2016
·26 Comments

In the early days of Monday Night Football, as soon as it became evident that the game was effectively over, color commentator “Dandy” Don Meredith would begin to croon, “Turn…

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SCOTUS: Justices weigh whether sex offenders should be tracked worldwide

·March 1, 2016
·27 Comments

Members of the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s argument that a registered sex offender should be required to notify authorities when moving to another country.…

General News

Argument preview: When a sex offender moves out of the country, does he have to tell anyone? [UPDATED]

·February 23, 2016
·61 Comments

UPDATED with Oral Argument - When ____ ____ ____, a federally convicted sex offender, left Kansas in 2012 to go live in the Philippines, one might have thought the United…

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