Criminal Law

WI - Bill considers defendant's past in sex offenses

Posted on February 02, 2011
Original Article 02/02/2011 CHEYENNE ? Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow an accused sex offender's past misconduct to be used as evidence in criminal and civil cases. - So are you going to do this for all other criminals? Bring up their past as well? If not, then it's discrimination...

AR - House committee backs sex offender bill

Posted on February 02, 2011
Original Article 02/01/2011 By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK ? A bill that would eliminate the waiting process before law enforcement agencies can notify the public when an out-of-state sex offender moves into their community was endorsed today by the House Judiciary Committee...

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Posted on February 02, 2011
Hayward man convicted in baby's scalding death - San Jose Mercury News

UK - Former police man (Jordan Janssen) jailed for making indecent films of kids

Posted on February 01, 2011
Original Article 02/01/2011 By Reena Kumar A former police constable has been jailed for one year after being found guilty of making and distributing indecent images of children. Jordan Janssen, 37, of Maryon Grove, Charlton, was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police?s Paedophile Unit on July 15 last year after being identified through an online investigation...

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CANADA - Constable Toni Grann charged with allegedly falsifying Ontario Sex Offender Registry records will appear in court in March

Posted on February 01, 2011
Original Article 02/01/2011 By Jeff Labine A Thunder Bay Police Services constable charged with allegedly falsifying Ontario Sex Offender Registry records will appear in court in March. Const. Toni Grann briefly appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on Tuesday and had her matter adjourned until March 28...

NJ - Video Shows Planned Parenthood Advising Pretend Pimp About Underage Sex Slaves

Posted on February 01, 2011
Original Article 02/01/2011 By Jonathon M. Seidl The pro-life group Live Action, which is known for its undercover videos, has released new ?sting?-style footage showing a Planned Parenthood office in New Jersey offering advice to a pretend pimp and his partner regarding their underage sex slaves...

CSOM - Exploring Public Awareness and Attitudes about Sex Offender Management

Posted on February 01, 2011
This study does show that the media disinformation does shape what people think about sex offenders, and is why we need to concentrate of calling them out on their lies, when we see it, IMO. View larger version

UK - Former police inspector (Richard Wayne Harris) who downloaded nearly 2,000 indecent images spared jail

Posted on January 31, 2011
Original Article 01/31/2011 A former police inspector from Ammanford who downloaded nearly 2,000 images of child pornography has avoided custody. Richard Wayne Harris admitted 16 charges of downloading indecent images of children as young as four, at Ammanford Magistrates' Court in December...

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Posted on January 31, 2011
4-Year-Old Girl Dies Of Alcohol Poisoning - News Story - WSB Atlanta Four-year-old girl drinks herself to death after her father 'plies her with alcohol' | Mail Online

OK - Republican lawmakers shifting tough-on-crime stance as state budget problems multiply

Posted on January 31, 2011
Original Article 01/31/2011 By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? When Harry Coates campaigned for the Oklahoma state Senate in 2002, he had one approach to crime: "Lock 'em up and throw away the key." Now, Coates is looking for that key. He and other tough-on-crime lawmakers across the country, faced with steep budget shortfalls, are searching anxiously for ways to let inmates out of prison faster and keep more offenders on the street...

OFF TOPIC - Please report suspicious activity at Walmart to Janet Napolitano at DHS

Posted on January 31, 2011

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Posted on January 30, 2011
Mom Charged in Kids' Slayings Treated at Hospital - ABC News

MN - WARNING - Kissing is now considered sex and a "predatory" sex crime in Minnesota!!!!!

Posted on January 30, 2011
Original Article Yep, we have lost our minds. Reprimanded, yes, but all this? A bit excessive if you ask me. 01/19/2011 By Elizabeth Mohr A Stillwater state prison employee has been convicted for having a sexual relationship with an inmate. - Kissing is not sex! [name withheld], 48, was sentenced in Washington County District Court earlier this month to 240 hours of community service and two years of probation...

UK - Stranger Danger

Posted on January 30, 2011
Original Article ?Believe me, this represents a quantum leap forward in protecting our children from roving child molesters,? declares Jim Tratt, as he unveils his new ?Stranger Danger? iPhone application. ?Once you have this installed on your phone, you and your kids need never worry about ?stranger danger? again...

IN - Sex & Violent Offender Registry

Posted on January 30, 2011
Original Article 01/30/2011 NOTICE: TO ALL VIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO COMMITTED THEIR OFFENSES IN INDIANA PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2007 AND WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS VIOLENT OFFENDERS AS A CURRENT CONDITION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE The violent offender law requiring registration and a registry of violent offenders is unconstitutionally retroactive under the Indiana Constitution as applied to violent offenders who committed their offenses in Indiana before the date the law went into effect, July 1, 2007, except insofar as the persons are required to register as a current condition of probation or parole...

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Posted on January 29, 2011
Crime Scene - Va. jury wants 50 yrs. in boy's death $500k bail set for mother | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com 2theadvocate.com | News | Mother, boyfriend booked in death of girl, 4 — Baton Rouge, LA Two adults arrested in death of Alpharetta girl  | ajc...

MI - Detroit shooter was under investigation for a sex crime

Posted on January 29, 2011
Original Article 01/29/2011 Detroit - [name withheld] the gunman who was shot and killed after walking into a Detroit police station and wounding four officers was under investigation for holding a 13-year-old as a sex slave. In a report on Digital Journal [name withheld] walked into Detroit's 6th Precinct and opened fire on officers in the station...

OH - Marblehead officer (Phillip Howell) quits amid accusations of sexually assaulting a 19 year old female

Posted on January 29, 2011
Original Article 01/29/2011 By Melissa Topey A Marblehead police officer has resigned after being accused of providing alcohol to a 19-year-old woman and sexually assaulting her in a motel room. Phillip Howell, 42, of Port Clinton, sent his resignation letter (PDF) to police chief Greg Fultz on Monday...

TX - San Antonio ban of sex offenders doesn't address real problems

Posted on January 29, 2011
Original Article 01/30/2011 Bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to distancing places where children congregate from the living quarters of a registered sex offender. Last week, the tiny hamlet of San Antonio in east Pasco banned sex offenders from living in the town even though there is no proof such strident residency rules prevent attacks or decrease recidivism...

OFF TOPIC - Manipulated TV: 'Good news - bad business'

Posted on January 29, 2011

NC - Sex offenders fight ban on joining social networks

Posted on January 29, 2011
Original Article 01/28/2011 By JESSE JAMES DECONTO RALEIGH - Registered sex offenders aren't allowed at schools, churches, shopping malls or other places where children may gather in the real world. But what about Facebook and other spots in the virtual world? Two local lawyers say it's unconstitutional to bar registered sex offenders from such social networking sites, and they're seeking to overturn a North Carolina law passed by the state legislature three years ago...

MD - Sen. Introduces Bill Requiring Driver's License Identification of Sex Offenders

Posted on January 29, 2011
Original Article 01/28/2011 By Holy Nunn Legislation would require that driver's licenses display a code identifying sex offenders to law enforcement ANNAPOLIS - State Sen. Richard F. Colburn wants to make sure police officers in Maryland know what they're dealing with when they stop a sex offender on the road, especially if that sex offender has a child in the car...

WA - DOES THE PRISON TREATMENT PROGRAM REDUCE RECIDIVISM?

Posted on January 29, 2011
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LA - Higher sex offender registration fees may be unconstitutional

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/28/2011 By Theresa Schmidt LAKE CHARLES (KPLC) - No doubt many people would prefer there to be no sex offenders in their neighborhoods. Said Police Juror Hal McMillin, "We have no love lost for sex offenders in Calcasieu Parish...

MN - Cornish bill would add names to sex offender registry

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/27/2011 By Mark Fischenich From [name withheld] in St. Paul to [name withheld] in Owatonna, there are currently about 210 sex offenders listed on an online registry of Minnesota residents freed from prison but deemed most likely to re-offend...

SD - False rape report results in $500 fine for former student (Rebecca Diamond)

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/26/2011 By EMMA DEJONG A former SDSU student who falsely reported a rape in December pleads guilty Rebecca Diamond, a former SDSU student, pleaded guilty to false reporting and was sentenced with a $500 fine. In December, she reported to the SDSU Police Department that she was sexually assaulted, and then later repealed the report...

UK - Lowestoft Student (Jemma Knights) made false rape claim for sympathy and friends

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/27/2011 A hair and beauty student who falsely accused a man of raping her to gain sympathy was given a six- month community supervision order yesterday. Because of her false accusation Jemma Knights wasted 37 hours of Lowestoft police?s time...

TX - Wrongly convicted US man cleared after 25 years

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article See the video at the site above. 01/28/2011 A Texas man has walked free from prison after DNA tests suggested he is not guilty of committing a sexual assault for which he was convicted. [name withheld], 61, had five months of his 25-year sentence left to serve...

UK - Cookstown officer (Brian Wilfred Richard Connor) jailed for child abuse images

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/29/2011 A former police officer at Cookstown Station, who admitted downloading over 600 indecent images of children, was yesterday, Monday, jailed for six months at Londonderry Crown Court. Brian Wilfred Richard Connor, 46, of Clooney Road in Knockloughrim, pleaded guilty to 27 charges involving 603 abusive images...

FL - PBSO looking at sex offenders under new light to determine risk of new crimes

Posted on January 28, 2011
Original Article 01/28/2011 By Jerome Burdi The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is combing through its hundreds of sex offender records to identify who is most likely to commit another sex crime. Those few will be getting additional scrutiny, deputies said...

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