Massachusetts

MA: Court Recognizes Harm to Registrants, Rules in Their Favor

·August 6, 2018
·32 Comments

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Council, the state's supreme court, has ruled in favor of registrants who were trying either to terminate their duty to register or to change the tier…

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MA: Court: Board needs proof in sex offender reclassification

·August 1, 2018
·10 Comments

[thesunchronicle.com - 8/1/18] BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board has the burden of proof when determining whether a sex offender should not be moved to a less…

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MA: Board wants Cosby deemed a sexually violent predator

·July 25, 2018
·12 Comments

[bostonherald.com - 7/25/18] Disgraced comic icon Bill Cosby will have to register as a sex offender in Massachusetts if he returns to his sprawling Shelburne Falls estate — and state…

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MA: Changing sex offender law needs to be evidence-based

·July 10, 2018
·1 Comment

Massachusetts is hardly soft on sex offenders, being one of only 20 states and the District of Columbia that incarcerate people convicted of sex offenses after they’ve completed their criminal…

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MA: Child Rapist Bill Triggers Debate Over Punishment, Process

·June 28, 2018
·3 Comments

[wbur.org - 6/27/18] Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito appealed to lawmakers Tuesday for new sentencing and civil commitment laws targeting repeat child rapists, but opponents of Gov. Charlie Baker's bill argued…

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MA: Psychologist said serial rapist was not dangerous

·June 18, 2018
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[eagletribune.com - 6/13/18] A psychologist who has spoken on behalf of child rapist Wayne Chapman was also hired as an expert in a 2012 case involving the potential release of…

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MA: Can there be life after civil commitment?

·June 15, 2018
·1 Comment

[narsol.org - 6/15/18] By Sandy . . . Over forty years ago, Wayne Chapman was convicted of raping two boys. He claimed to have had as many as a hundred…

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MA: Victims’ advocate wants psychologists charged if sex offenders repeat

·June 4, 2018
·9 Comments

[bostonherald.com 6/3/18] A leading victims advocate wants state-appointed psychologists who declare sex offenders can be released from prison held accountable if the predators strike again. Jennifer Lane, president of Community…

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MA: From the Capitol: Democrats reject common sense fixes

·April 22, 2018
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[journalstandard.com 4/20/18] This last week in Springfield has me thinking about common sense more and more. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have run roughshod over what I believe are common…

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MA: The New Sex Ed: What Young People Need to Know About Sex Laws

·March 18, 2018
·5 Comments

[Keren Goldenberg at kgdefenselaw.com] Like everyone else living in New England, I could not avoid the exhaustive media coverage of the St. Paul School rape trial. From a legal perspective,…

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MA: Sex offender registry changes sought

·March 13, 2018
·17 Comments

The lowest level of convicted sex offenders would be required to register with local police and face increased scrutiny under plans to expand the state’s registry. A proposal by Senate…

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MA: Westfield officials hesitant to repeal sex offender ordinance despite high court ruling

·January 19, 2018
·9 Comments

One resident and several councilors spoke out against repealing the city's sex offender ordinance Thursday at the Westfield City Council meeting. The ordinance restricts where registered sex offenders may live…

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MA: Westfield moves to repeal unconstitutional sex offender ordinance

·January 13, 2018
·3 Comments

[masslive.com] By Hope E. Tremblay Special to The Republican WESTFIELD - The City Council's legislative and ordinance subcommittee Thursday took the first step toward repealing a local ordinance that unconstitutionally…

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MA: Lawmakers consider shining light on secret sex offenders

·December 1, 2017
·12 Comments

Secret sex offenders could soon be forced out of the shadows in Massachusetts. The state considers Level 1 sex offenders a low risk to re-offend so information about them is…

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MA: Tracking Sex Offenders: Chelsea PD first in state to try new tool

·November 16, 2017
·20 Comments

[Boston 25 News] The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board is under scrutiny for losing track of hundreds of sex offenders. Just last month, the state auditor testified on Beacon Hill…

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MA: Senate passes sweeping criminal justice bill after emotional debate

·October 30, 2017
·1 Comment

The Massachusetts Senate early Friday passed a sweeping bill that would upend state laws on crime and punishment, aiming to reduce the number of people ensnared in the thicket of…

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MA: ‘Change of culture and mindset’ needed at Sex Offender Registry Board after probe finds no current addresses for 1,769 sex offenders, state auditor says

·October 24, 2017
·10 Comments

Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump on Tuesday criticized the Sex Offender Registry Board for what she described as a culture of passivity in tracking sex offenders, after an audit found the…

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MA: Questions raised over statutory rape provision in senate criminal justice bill

·October 16, 2017
·1 Comment

A proposal within a comprehensive Massachusetts Senate criminal justice reform bill to create a “close age exception” for the state’s statutory rape law is just one of several provisions to…

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