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NY - Update on East Rochester sex offender law

View the article here 02/25/2009 Village lawmakers say it's a safety precaution but is a new law restricting sex offenders in East Rochester from living in certain areas legal? The goal is to make the community safer but a new law banning registered sex offenders from certain neighborhoods is coming under fire. The New York Chapter of the Civil Liberties Union says the law is unfair. The village of East Rochester passed a law banning convicted sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, community and rec centers, playgrounds and parks and daycare centers. Similar laws in at least two other counties in New York State have been struck down but East Rochester thinks it's legal and its right. Village Administrator Martin D'Ambrose said, "In a village like East Rochester we have a lot of kids who travel by means of foot, by bike and so we want to be sure that the areas that they're in are safe...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).