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IN: COA reinstates petition to get off sex offender registry

·January 24, 2020
·4 Comments

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
·26 Comments

[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
·11 Comments

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
·4 Comments

[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
·15 Comments

[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
·35 Comments

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
·3 Comments

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
·6 Comments

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
·8 Comments

[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
·7 Comments

[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
·22 Comments

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
·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

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

·June 13, 2018
·12 Comments

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
·3 Comments

[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
·8 Comments

[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
·6 Comments

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…

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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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IN: Bill would limit sex offenders’ time at church schools

·February 1, 2018
·9 Comments

When Boone County law enforcement officials sent a letter telling registered sex offenders they couldn't go to church where there were children's programs, three of the letter recipients filed a…

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