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ME: Maine Supreme Court: SORNA Ruled Ex Post Facto Punishment for Defendant

·December 2, 2020
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[criminallegalnews.org - 11/15/20] In a decision issued August. 13, 2020, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court held that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 (“SORNA of 1999”) was…

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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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ME: Old Town will restrict where sex offenders can live

·December 17, 2019
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[bangordailynews.com - 12/17/19] OLD TOWN, Maine — Registered sex offenders who have been convicted of felony-level sex crimes will be restricted from living within 750 feet of areas that children…

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ME: Maine Senate backs bill to extend statute of limitations on sex crimes

·May 2, 2019
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[timesrecord.com - 5/1/19] The Maine Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would extend the state’s statute of limitations on sexual assaults from eight years to 20 years. The measure,…

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ME: Sanford sex offender residency ordinance would cite landlords, property owners

·April 19, 2019
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The Sanford City Council is considering a sex offender residency restriction ordinance that would cite landlords and property owners for violations. ... Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly said is was…

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ME: Law would ban sex offenders from some multi-unit buildings, houses in Maine

·February 26, 2019
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[wmtw.com - 2/25/19] UGUSTA, Maine — A proposal at the Maine State House would add living restrictions to Maine's sex offender law. The bill would ban a convicted sex offender…

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ME: Strong board grapples with sex-offender housing limits

·July 23, 2018
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[sunjournal.com - 7/21/18] STRONG — Selectmen are facing a request from townspeople to prohibit registered sex offenders from living in specific areas of town. The request was made after a…

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ME: Registered sex offender among those honored at ceremony for murdered children

·July 1, 2018
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[narsol.org - 6/26/18] y Jackie Mundry . . . In 2006, William Elliot was sought out and shot because he was a registered sex offender. On Sunday, he will be…

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ME: Maine’s Parents of Murdered Children chapter will honor registered sex offender

·June 21, 2018
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[newscentermaine.com - 6/20/18] BANGOR (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- In 2006, William Elliot was sought out and shot because he was a registered sex offender. On Sunday, he will be honored…

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ME: Sex offender’s art removed from Lewiston exhibit

·May 6, 2018
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[UPDATE LINKS 5/7/18] The University of Southern Maine has removed three works by a highly regarded oil painter from a gallery on its Lewiston-Auburn campus after learning that the artist…

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ME: Maine Towns Allowed To Ban Sex Offenders From Parks, Fields

·April 24, 2018
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[mainepublic.org 4/23/18] AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine towns will be able to ban sex offenders from any state or municipal park, athletic field or recreational facility serving children. A new law…

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ME: Our View – The right way to take on sex offenders

·January 26, 2018
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We can’t imagine how unsettling it must be to find photographs of your child that were taken without permission and posted online by a sex offender. Nor can we imagine…

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ME: Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Sex Offenders From Photographing Kids

·January 24, 2018
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[usnews.com] AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make it a crime for sex offenders to take photos of children without parental consent. Republican…

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Column: Sex offender restriction about school proximity unnecessary

·October 1, 2017
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I applaud the members of the Lewiston City Council for tabling their decision on a sex offender restriction zone to give the matter more thought. This is the kind of…

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ME: 10 years after sex offender murders, questions linger about Maine’s registry

·April 15, 2016
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One morning in March, Bangor Police Detective Jeremy Brock and Officer Dustin Dow made their rounds. Two of their stops included the Ranger Inn on outer Hammond Street and a…

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ME: This sex assault victim says the offender registry listing is more important to her than prison time

·April 15, 2016
·19 Comments

For Tina Dionne, it’s more important for the man who sexually assaulted her as a child to register as a sex offender than serve time in prison. Full Article

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ME: After attacks on Bowdoin students, nearby church shuts out sex offender group

·November 27, 2015
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A church next to the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick has shut down a support group for convicted sex offenders, after college officials expressed concerns. Last week, Bowdoin’s director of…

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OUR OPINION: Restricting where sex offenders can live will not stop abuse

·May 21, 2015
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Maine - It’s hard to fault the Biddeford City Council for wanting to do something, anything, to help assuage the fears and frustrations related to the sexual abuse allegations that…