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IN: COA – Removal from sex offender registry makes man’s case moot

·May 27, 2020
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A man whose name was removed from Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Registry on the state’s volition has successfully sought rehearing at the Indiana Court of Appeals, which has now…

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IN: Bill extending sex crimes statute of limitations advances to full House

·February 22, 2020
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[theindianalawyer.com - 2/21/20] “How many more victims will there be?” Dawn Price, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, posed that question before the Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee…

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IN: COA reinstates petition to get off sex offender registry

·January 24, 2020
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A man’s petition to remove his name from the Indiana Sex Offender Registry was reinstated Friday when an appellate panel concluded that the trial court that dismissed the petition had…

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IN: Great decision out of Indiana

·July 12, 2019
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[floridaactioncommittee.org - 7/12/19] A great decision out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana was issued earlier this week. ... Federal Court Judge Richard L,…

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IN: Prison Sex Offender Treatment vs. The Fifth

·May 8, 2019
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Remember the Inquisition where you could either deny your guilt and get burned at the stake, or confess and get burned at the stake? The idea was that since confessing…

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IN: 7th Circuit rules DOC sex offender program violates Constitution

·April 29, 2019
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[theindianalawyer.com - 4/26/19] Finding the disclosures provide information that any law enforcement agent “would love to have,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Indiana’s requirement that sex offender…

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IN: Jackson County to begin charging sex offenders for registry

·April 23, 2019
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[wdrb.com - 4/22/19] For years, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office has been behind the times when it comes to its sex offender registry. But it will now move ahead and…

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IN: County considers sex offender fee

·April 16, 2019
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The Jackson County Commissioners plan to discuss creating an annual fee for work associated with maintaining the county’s sex offender registry. ... Commissioners were receptive to the idea. Commissioner Drew…

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IN: Sex offender ban includes grandparents

·March 19, 2019
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A grandparent who has been convicted as a sexually violent predator would not be able to care for his or her grandchildren under the current version of a bill barring…

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IN: Amendment bars sex offender from son’s school activities

·March 4, 2019
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A registered sex offender previously able to attend his son’s school activities per a trial court-granted request was denied that exception Monday when the Indiana Court of Appeals determined an…

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IN: Northwest Indiana legislators support bills closing loopholes in sex offender laws

·January 27, 2019
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[chicagotribune.com - 1/25/19] Northwest Indiana legislators said they are in support of bills looking to close some of the loopholes in the state’s sex offender laws. One of those bills…

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IN: Sex offender questions meaning of ‘obscene’

·November 26, 2018
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[tribstar.com - 11/25/18] When community corrections officers went to check on Nathaniel Bennett, who was serving an in-home sentence for sexual misconduct with a minor, they found a cellphone with…

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IN: Sex offender’s rights not violated by registration extension

·August 22, 2018
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An Allen County sex offender’s constitutional rights were not violated when the period of time he was required to register as a sex offender was extended under a law amended…

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IN: Detectives track down unregistered sex offenders

·July 22, 2018
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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

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IN: Bill that prevents sex offenders from living near victims signed by governor

·June 13, 2018
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INDIANAPOLIS – A bill authored by State Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, that prevents sex offenders from living near victims was ceremonially signed into law Monday by Gov. Eric Holcomb.…

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IN: 7th Circuit prohibits sex offender from voting at local high school

·May 9, 2018
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[theindianalawyer.com 5/8/18] In a decision handed down one day before Indiana’s 2018 primary election, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found a rational relationship between an Indiana statute prohibiting sex…

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IN: Indiana Supreme Court suggests declaratory judgment a better avenue to challenge collateral consequences

·April 30, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org 4/30/18] Although the Indiana Supreme Court ruled against a registered sex offender father trying to attend his son’s school events, they did give him some guidance on how to…

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IN: Justices to decide if sex offender dad can go to son’s school activities

·March 23, 2018
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The Indiana Supreme Court must decide if a Howard County father can attend his son’s school activities despite his serious sex offender status after hearing arguments Thursday on an ex…