Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies

Criminal Law

: Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies

Lawmakers Reject Sex Offender Registry Bill

By "eAdvocate"

3-4-2011 Illinois: WSIL TV -- The Illinois House rejected a bill Thursday that would have removed some sex offenders from the state's registry. The so-called Romeo and Juliet law would have allowed certain young sex offenders to petition a judge for removal from the list. Supporters say they'll continue to push the issue and plan to propose the bill again. The measure would have only applied to non-violent offenders convicted of a sex crime in their teens or early 20's. The victim had to be at least 14-years-old, and the offender couldn't be more than four years older. ___ is one of those on the Illinois sex registry that stood to benefit from the law. He was convicted of statutory rape in Texas when he was 18. "I was dating a 14 year old girl, getting ready to be 15, just a high school thing," he explained, "We were in school, she was two grades under me...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on March 04, 2011 (boomark / email).