Several law-enforcement agencies Dec. 2 conducted unannounced checks of 40 registered sex offenders in Delaware County, finding that a high percentage were in compliance with their residential registration. During the survey, only one was found not in compliance with Ohio’s rules for
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By Sean Bw Parker . . . With the rolling out of the #MeToo-inspired “consent” push in the late 2010s, the majority of allegations of rape went from being one of intentional sexual violence to one of highly-disputed and finely-nuanced messaging. The
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By Catherine Dominguez . . . An elderly bed-ridden registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency. The
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By Mike Mason . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes. In the 28 years
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By Larry . . . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has breathed new life into the case of Does v. Richard L. Swearingen. While this is indeed good news, NARSOL cautions that we not become too giddy. The
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By F.A.C. . . . Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that mandatory sex offender registration and lifetime sex offender registration were unconstitutional. Basically, removing a judge’s discretion to determine whether someone warrants this label and all the restrictions that come with
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – By Michael Hoffman . . . Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office knocked on doors, but they did not look for candy. They made sure sex offenders adhered to the rules. “They know what they’re supposed to
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NARSOL calls for end to sex offender registries Cites overwhelming evidence of ineffectiveness after a quarter century FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . Oct. 27, 2022 Why do we have sex offender registries? Patty Wetterling, the mother of Jacob Wetterling, was largely
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From Professor Ira Ellman: At the May meeting the members adopted a number of amendments, including three that I offered, which improved the drafts. The Reporter revised the text of the Model Penal Code accordingly, and this revised text has now been
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Raleigh, North Carolina . . . It’s time for the North Carolina State Fair, but thousands of North Carolina’s citizens are prohibited from attending it. Free citizens! Some of these citizens are fathers and mothers with children who will likely miss out on
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