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NC: Scammers targeting sex offenders in NC

·November 22, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: cbs17.com 11/17/21 The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it recently learned of a scam aimed at getting thousands in cash from those on the sex offender registry. The sheriff’s…

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NC: Convicted sex offender to serve 9 years in prison for failing to register with police

·November 18, 2021
·13 Comments

Source: triblive.com 11/17/21 A former Greensburg man living in North Carolina was ordered Wednesday to serve up to nine years in prison failing to register as a convicted sex offender.…

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NC: Man civilly committed as a sex offender for child abuse on Crow Indian Reservation

·October 3, 2021
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Source: ktvq.com 10/1/21 A man accused of sexually molesting young girls on the Crow Indian Reservation has been civilly committed as a sexually dangerous person under the Adam Walsh Child…

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NC: Pasquotank Co Sheriff’s Office partnered with U.S. Marshals to conduct sex offender operation

·March 18, 2021
·23 Comments

[wavy.com - 3/18/21] ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – On Monday the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the United States Marshals Service to conduct a Sex Offender Enforcement and Compliance Operation.…

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NC: New NC bill would push sex offenders further away from school grounds

·February 11, 2021
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[myfox8.com - 2/10/21 - NC residents write and call!] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Right now, in some North Carolina counties, sex offenders can live right beyond 1,000 of…

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NC: Guilford County investigating jail inmate’s in-custody death

·June 26, 2020
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[wxii12.com - 6/25/20] GREENSBORO, N.C. —A Greensboro man's death is under investigation after he died in custody at the Guilford County Detention Center Tuesday morning. Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers…

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NC: Registrants Win in North Carolina Court

·May 13, 2020
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[ACSOL] A federal trial court in North Carolina has ruled in favor of registrants whose out-of-state convictions were determined by law enforcement to be "substantially similar" to sex offenses in…

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NC: Sheriff warns sex offenders to stay away from the fair

·September 30, 2019
·59 Comments

Men and women on the sex offender registry know they’re supposed to avoid areas where children are, but the local sheriff wants to be sure that’s top of mind now…

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NC: GPS monitoring violates some sex offenders’ rights, NC Supreme Court rules

·August 16, 2019
·6 Comments

[thestate.com - 8/16/19] Sex offenders have rights, too, and in some cases the state has been violating those rights, the NC Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The ruling concerns people…

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NC: Court Reverses Order for Convicted Sex Offender to Wear GPS-monitoring System for Life

·June 4, 2019
·2 Comments

North Carolina’s second-highest court has reversed a decision requiring a man who pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child to wear a monitoring system for the rest of…

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NC: Child exploitation operations net 82 arrests in eight states

·May 3, 2019
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[cnn.com- 5/3/19] Authorities in eight states arrested 82 people in operations this week that also rescued or identified 17 children thought to be victims of exploitation, officials announced Friday.…

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NC: Researchers Say Consensual Sexting Between Teens Should Be Decriminalized

·April 19, 2019
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[wfmynews2.com - 4/18/19] In North Carolina, if a teen is caught sexting they face jail time and could have to register as a sex offender. GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sexting…

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NC Bill: Convicted Animal Abusers Will Be Added to an Online Registry; Much Like Sex Offenders

·April 2, 2019
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[wfmynews2.com - 4/2/19] After a person's first Animal Abuse offense, they would be put on the registry for the next two years. If they have another offense they would be…

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NC: Cleveland Co. Sheriff’s Office to start posting names of registered sex offenders on Facebook

·February 19, 2019
·47 Comments

[wsoctv.com - 2/18/19] CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. - Cleveland County’s Sheriff’s Office is taking unprecedented steps to make sure you know if a sex offender moves in near you. It is…

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NC: Process for adding out of state convictions to state registry is unconstitutional

·November 23, 2018
·20 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 11/23/18] In an opinion entered earlier this month. A North Carolina District Court Judge found the state’s process for adding people to their sex offender registry who had…

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NC: High court weighs if tracking sex offenders reasonable

·November 9, 2018
·22 Comments

North Carolina's Supreme Court is re-evaluating whether forcing sex offenders to be perpetually tracked by GPS-linked devices, sometimes for the rest of their lives, is justified or a Constitution-violating unreasonable…

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States Can’t Make Up New Laws to Punish Old Conduct Just Because They Call Them “Civil”

·October 14, 2018
·58 Comments

Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution provides that “[n]o State shall … pass any … Ex Post Facto law.” The Ex Post Facto Clause was incorporated into the Constitution…