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Prohibition on sex offenders using social media websites among new laws being considered in California

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this new San Diego Union Tribune article, which is headlined "Bill would limit sex offenders? Internet use: Enforcement would be difficult, critics say," the recent high-profile crimes involving sex offender John Gardner in California is prompting more tech-savvy tough-on-sex-offender legislation. Here are the details: Sex offenders trolling the Internet for their next young victim could wind up back behind bars, even without committing a new crime.  That is the goal of a measure moving through the Legislature that would prohibit paroled child molesters from using social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook. ?Predators have left the playground and are now going to the Internet,? warned Harriet Salarno, president of Crime Victims United, an advocacy group that has endorsed the ban...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 26, 2010 (boomark / email).