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MA- Coakley wins injunction against neighbor from hell

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 Massachusetts:Last week Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that her office had obtained a three-year injunction against Deborah May, a Norwood woman accused of terrorizing her gay former neighbor. The injunction comes as part of a settlement with May, approved by Norfolk Superior Court Judge E...

FL- EDITORIAL: 'Sexting' isn't a crime

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 Florida:The New Jersey teen who posted 30 nude pictures on her MySpace page for the visual pleasure of her boyfriend needs counseling, education and discipline, not a juvenile arrest record.Charging the 14-year-old with possession and distribution of child pornography - as the Passaic County Sheriff's Office did - is absurd...

SD- Finally free

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 South Dakota:Irvin Schoenwetter wept when he took his first breath of air outside the prison walls. He had served his time, but he wasn't truly a free man. He had spent seven long years behind bars for a child rape he did not commit. He was no longer an inmate, but he was still a prisoner of the circumstances that in 1988 had taken him to Sioux Falls and the state penitentiary...

DC- Chief justice blocks release of sex offenders

Posted on April 03, 2009
Interesting action today: First see SCOTUS Blog, then commentary and court order below:See Also:Sex CrimesSentencing Law & Policy4-3-2009 Washington DC:WASHINGTON (AP) ? Chief Justice John Roberts has granted the Obama administration's request to the Supreme Court to block the release of certain sex offenders who have completed their federal prison terms...

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VA- 'Sexting' Hysteria Falsely Brands Educator as Child Pornographer

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 Virginia:It was an incident that began innocently enough, but nearly ruined the life and three-decade career of a veteran high school teacher and administrator.Rumors had been flying at Freedom High School in South Riding, Virginia that students were distributing nude pictures of each other on their cell phones...

OH- ACLU Urges Prosecutors, State Legislators to Treat Children With Compassion

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 Ohio:Move to Charge Youth Who ?Sext? With Sex Crimes Unfair and DamagingCOLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent letters to all county prosecutors and members of the Ohio General Assembly today, calling on them to respect the role of law and not impose heavy-handed charges on ?sexting? teens...

DC- Court asked to block release of sex offenders

Posted on April 03, 2009
4-3-2009 Washington DC:WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration is seeking to block the release of sex offenders who have completed their federal prison terms, despite federal court rulings invalidating a law allowing the indefinite commitment of "sexually dangerous" prison inmates...

NY- Lawyer wants federal sexting law

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 New York:PITTSBURGH, April 1 (UPI) -- A New York lawyer is pushing for a federal law that would make it a misdemeanor for teenagers to send sexual pictures via cell phone. Parry Aftab, executive director of WiredSafety, said current state laws are "too hot or too cold," the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Wednesday...

NC- GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders Doesn't Watch Every Move

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 North Carolina:Winston-Salem, NC - Judges are more and more ordering sex offenders to have to wear a GPS monitoring system upon release. In February, police charged Elbert Jeffries, Jr., after they say he visited a local middle school not once, not twice, but four times...

KY- Son Wants Sex Offender Mom At Graduation

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Kentucky:FORT MITCHELL, Ky. -- The son of registered sex offender is asking his high school to allow his mother to attend graduation ceremonies.Alex Dinkel says his mother deserves to be with him when he graduates from Covington Catholic on May 19...

OR- Does 'Sexting' Count as Child Pornography?

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Oregon:EUGENE, Ore.-- More and more teens are sending naked pictures of themselves to their peers. It's called 'sexting' and lawmakers say it's a big problem. Many teens who are sending and receiving these racy messages are underage, which brings up the issue of pornography...

WA- McNeil Island Corrections Center may face closure

Posted on April 02, 2009
This is not the facility where sex offenders are held!4-2-2009 Washington:OLYMPIA, Wash. - Should the state close prisons to try and narrow the $9 billion budget gap?The Senate's budget proposal targets the McNeil Island Corrections Center for extinction...

Bill in Congress - HR 1375

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-1-2009 National:`No Parole for Sex Offenders Act'Sponsor: Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] Introduced 3/6/2009 Bill HR 1375The STATED intent of the bill is: To ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole. My Summary:A bill to force states (under threat of denial of various grant money) to deny parole for any sexually violent predator, and SELECTED other

MD- Inmate fatally stabbed at city detention center

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Maryland:A 26-year-old man awaiting trial on a rape charge was fatally stabbed Thursday morning inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, according to a statement from state prison officials.The victim was identified as Nathaniel George, who had been held without bail since August pending trial...

OH- ACLU: 'Sexting' is not a crime

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Ohio:COLUMBUS ? Youths should not be treated like criminals for sending nude photos over cell phones or the Internet, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday.At a Columbus news conference, lawyers from the ACLU and Ohio State University said that no Ohioan has been convicted of a felony yet, but lives could be ruined if underage youths have to register as sex offenders for

For teens, a friend online is usually a friend offline, too

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 National:New research about online and offline friends shows that most teens use the Internet to interact with people they already know rather than strangers who might turn out to be predators.The 2008 study by University of California researchers asked 251 teens about their face-to-face friends and those they communicate with via social networking and instant messaging...

WI- Official: Ordinance driving sex offenders into hiding

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Wisconsin:Noncompliance up after law passed, Green Bay board toldGreen Bay's sex offender residency requirements appear to be driving sex offenders into hiding, a prison official says.Tom Smith, who works for the Department of Corrections' sex offender registration program, spoke to the city's Sex Offender Residency Board Wednesday...

HI- Internet sex law ?bad? (Internet Sting Law)

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 Hawaii:House member seeks leniency in ?imaginary crime?WAILUKU - State Rep. Joe Bertram III urged leniency Wednesday for a Makawao man who was sentenced for using the Internet to arrange sexual contact with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, saying the defendant shouldn't be sent to prison for an "imaginary crime...

Effort begins to standardize sexting penalty

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-2-2009 National:A New York lawyer and an Ohio couple, whose daughter committed suicide after a sexting incident, seek a federal law to set penalties for teens who send racy photographs via cell phones.Attorney Parry Aftab, joined by Albert and Cynthia Logan of Cincinnati, say there's too much variance in how sexting cases are handled from state to state...

OFF TOPIC- Craigslist killer sentenced to life in prison for murder of Katherine Olson

Posted on April 02, 2009
Will all persons previously convicted of homicide be kicked off Craigslist?4-2-2009 National:Michael John Anderson was convicted on Tuesday, then sentenced on Wednesday, for the premeditated murder of Katherine OlsonThe Associated Press is reporting that Michael John Anderson, who, in the fall of 2007, was arrested on charges of placing a phony Craigslist ad for the sole purpose of murdering its

MI- 'Net predator sting suspect convicted

Posted on April 02, 2009
4-1-2009 Michigan (Phase-I Sentencing):He faces 20 years behind bar and/or $20K fineGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - One of 22 men caught in an Internet predator sting has been convicted.It was October 2008 when the sting occurred at a home in Grand Rapids Township...

NY- Randy Green sentenced for Rail Trail murder

Posted on April 02, 2009
See original story:4-2-2009 New York:GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. -- The man who admitted to killing a convicted sex offender in Gloversville will spend the next 22 years behind bars.Randy Green pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and was sentenced Thursday...

VT- Student denies sexting charges

Posted on April 01, 2009
A sad twist in a case that many consider to be sexting, but under Vermont law there is a unusual application of another law. 4-1-2009 Vermont:A former South Burlington High School student already accused of sexually assaulting two classmates was charged Tuesday with crimes related to child pornography on allegations he forced two other teenage girls to send him explicit photos and videos...

NV- Judge Certifies Class Action in Nevada Prison Suit

Posted on April 01, 2009
4-1-2009 Nevada:A federal judge in Nevada on Tuesday certified class action status for a lawsuit filed by inmates who claim inadequate medical care at Ely State Prison constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and civil rights violations.In his 14-page order, U...

Parental control is best prevention against sex predators

Posted on April 01, 2009
4-1-2009 National:Expect a tidal wave of anger from politicians over a federal judge?s ruling that one of those oh-so-popular sex-offender residency laws has been ruled unlawful.The judge ruled that a restriction set up in Allegheny County amounted to ?after-the-fact punishment? and runs contrary to state laws designed to reintegrate and rehabilitate sex offenders...

New Data Show Child Sexual Abuse Down 5 Percent Nationally

Posted on April 01, 2009
This is from Child Maltreatment reports, cases handled by child protective agencies. Make certain this is cited properly, if anyone cites these statistics.4-1-2009 National:Child sexual abuse cases nationwide declined 5 percent from 2005 to 2006, capping a 14-year decline of more than 50 percent, according to an analysis of new data released by the Crimes against Children Research Center at the

NY- Parole officer shoots, kills man who brandished knife in Queens parole office; victim likely parolee

Posted on April 01, 2009
A difficult case but still a death of a sex offender, during the commission of a new crime in the parole office. This man had a history of mental troubles and this seems to fit suicide by cop, especially since it took place inside a parole office.4-1-2009 New York:A paroled rapist who was once accused of shooting a cop was gunned down Tuesday after a violent confrontation inside a crowded

MI- Byron Township man caught in online predator sting pleads guilty

Posted on April 01, 2009
4-1-2009 Michigan (Phase-I Sentencing):GRAND RAPIDS -- A Byron Township man has pleaded guilty to using the Internet to commit child sexually abusive conduct.Jason Ebels, 25, was in Kent County Circuit Court Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to the crime, which could bring at least 18 months behind bars...

The Online Predator Scare

Posted on April 01, 2009
4-1-2009 National:Profiting from the panicThere is money to be made from fear?and business has been good for those hawking the online child predator threat. Exploiters of the scare range from the Internet-policing groups who ferret out suspects and share information with authorities (and sometimes, for a fee, with journalists) to vendors of software intended to help parents monitor and restrict

TX- State to appeal judicial decison calling for more due process for child killer Raul Meza

Posted on March 31, 2009
3-31-2009 Texas:The Texas attorney general will appeal a recent decision by a federal judge calling for an "appropriate hearing" in the implementation of parole conditions for notorious child killer Raul Meza. The decision could lead to a spate of suits from other parolees...

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