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Sex Offenders - Cracking down on sex offenders (Federal Way Mirror) State representatives
Cracking down on sex offenders (Federal Way Mirror)
State representatives met in a public forum July 30 at Federal Way City Hall to begin a process they hope will better protect children against sex offenders specifically those who fail to register their location in Washington state.
Washington Dems unlikely to call special session on sex offenders (KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities)
Associated Press - July 31, 2007 11:05 AM ET FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) - About 80 people attended a forum at the Federal Way City Hall calling for tougher restrictions on sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Often Live Alongside Elderly (WLWT-TV Cincinnati) Sex offenders
Sex Offenders Often Live Alongside Elderly (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)
Sex offenders are living in many Ohio nursing homes, and there is no state law that requires residents be notified in many of the cases.
Special driver's licenses to be issued to sex offenders (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
School safety is top priority for many parents. Some schools already have security systems like the Raptor which can do quick visitor background checks to identify sex offenders. But there s a new and faster way authorities hope to keep your little ones safe.
Sex Offenders - Sending sex offenders somewhere else (The Star-Ledger) When the state
Sending sex offenders somewhere else (The Star-Ledger)
When the state Department of Corrections built a prison for sex offenders in the Avenel section of Woodbridge in 2001, it was billed as a temporary facility to house sexual predators who finished serving sentences but who were deemed too dangerous to be released.
Sex offenders cry fowl (Sydney Morning Herald)
Men busted in sex sting ordered to put on chicken costumes.
Sex Offenders - A costly program for a few sex offenders (Wisconsin State
A costly program for a few sex offenders (Wisconsin State Journal)
MAUSTON -- At Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, where the state houses sex offenders deemed too dangerous for release after they finish their prison sentences, Director Steve Watters is showing off one of the perks for patients who excel in therapy. The single rooms where they sleep have "movable furniture," he said, with slightly nicer beds on wheels rather than the built-in cement bunks ...
Judge says 4 Lancaster sex offenders can live near schools for now (The Columbus Dispatch)
A judge has ruled that four sex offenders who are violating state law by living within 1,000 feet of elementary schools in Lancaster can stay put while their appeal is pending.
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Sex Offenders - Police Notify Residents Of 2 Sex Offenders (WISC Channel3000.com via
Police Notify Residents Of 2 Sex Offenders (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)
Town of Madison police are notifying residents about the release of two sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - MySpace 'should see UK sex offenders list' (Daily Telegraph) A
MySpace 'should see UK sex offenders list' (Daily Telegraph)
A leading children's charity has called for social networking websites to be given access to the register of sex offenders so that paedophiles can be blocked from targeting children on these sites.
MySpace claims it has booted sex offenders (UPI)
MySpace, responding to complaints from several U.S. states, says its software has allowed it to boot 29,000 registered sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Tracking Sex Offenders on MySpace (WJTV Jackson) MySpace finds more
Tracking Sex Offenders on MySpace (WJTV Jackson)
MySpace finds more registered sex offenders with MySpace profiles
Sex Offenders - 29,000 Sex Offenders Have Profiles, MySpace Says (Wired News) A
29,000 Sex Offenders Have Profiles, MySpace Says (Wired News)
A new survey by the social networking site finds at least four times as many registered sex offenders as previously reported.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders found on MySpace site (Channel 4) MySpace.com has
Sex offenders found on MySpace site (Channel 4)
MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered US sex offenders with profiles on the popular social networking website -- more than four times the number cited by the company two months ago, North Carolina officials said.
N.C. AG: MySpace finds 29,000 sex offenders on its Web site (WBTV Charlotte)
MySpace.com has found four times as many registered sex offenders on its social networking site than it cited two months ago.
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Sex Offenders - State's sex offenders website expands (News 10 Now Syracuse) The
State's sex offenders website expands (News 10 Now Syracuse)
The names of level two sex offenders are being added to the state's sex offender web site.
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Sex Offenders - California law may force 2,100 sex offenders to move (Deseret
California law may force 2,100 sex offenders to move (Deseret Morning News)
As many as 2,100 newly paroled sex offenders are living illegally near schools and parks under the tough residency requirements passed overwhelmingly by California voters last fall, the state corrections secretary said.
Statistics: most sex offenders know victims (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - July 22, 2007 9:55 AM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire authorities say recent ordinances to prohibit sex offenders from living near schools and parks probably won't stop...
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Sex Offenders - Jessica's Law may force 2,100 sex offenders to move (Madera
Jessica's Law may force 2,100 sex offenders to move (Madera Tribune)
SACRAMENTO - As many as 2,100 newly paroled sex offenders are living illegally near schools and parks under the tough residency requirements passed overwhelmingly by California voters last fall, the state corrections secretary said Wednesday.
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Sex Offenders - Thousands of Sex Offenders Evicted (CBS 47 Fresno) Sex Offenders
Thousands of Sex Offenders Evicted (CBS 47 Fresno)
Sex Offenders living near schools or parks are told to move or be arrested
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Sex Offenders - Some Sex Offenders Live too Close to Schools (KEYT 3
Some Sex Offenders Live too Close to Schools (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
A state official recently admitted "Jessica's Law" isn't being strictly enforced. In Ventura County there are over 2,000 sex offenders living near schools but this will change soon.
Sex Offenders May Be Forced to Move (ABC News)
California Law May Force 2,100 Sex Offenders to Move
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Sex Offenders - MySpace Hands Over List Of Arkansas Sex Offenders (The Morning
MySpace Hands Over List Of Arkansas Sex Offenders (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK -- The state attorney general's office has received the names of about 50 Arkansas sex offenders who created profiles on the MySpace Web site, an assistant attorney general said Tuesday.
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Sex Offenders - Ark AG: Sex Offenders Using MySpace (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Ark AG: Sex Offenders Using MySpace (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's office said Tuesday it had received a list of about 50 registered sex offenders who had been subscribers to the popular social networking site MySpace.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace.com Outs 50 Arkansas Sex Offenders (FOX 13 Memphis) LITTLE
MySpace.com Outs 50 Arkansas Sex Offenders (FOX 13 Memphis)
LITTLE ROCK (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's office said today it has received a list of about 50 registered sex offenders who had been subscribers to the popular social networking site MySpace.
Police give updates on two sex offenders (Fargo Forum)
Fargo police released new information Monday about two sex offenders who have changed their addresses.
Sex Offenders - Jeff rule on sex offenders fought (Louisville Courier-Journal) The Indiana
Jeff rule on sex offenders fought (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Indiana Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Jeffersonville ordinance that prohibits convicted sex offenders from entering city parks. "People in Indiana have a right to enter parks absent some proof that they present a harm to others," Ken Falk, legal director of the ICLU, said yesterday.
Sex Offenders - Warning on migrant sex offenders (BBC News) A police chief
Warning on migrant sex offenders (BBC News)
A police chief says sex offenders are entering the UK after borders were opened to eastern Europe.
Registry of sex offenders draws fire (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Attention neighbors. A sex offender has moved into this area!! We are asking everyone to become aware!! Fined (sic) out who they are and what their address is! www.neighborhoodredalert.com
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Sex Offenders - County sex offenders on Myspace.com (Lake County News Sun) The
County sex offenders on Myspace.com (Lake County News Sun)
The Illinois Attorney General's Office recently uncovered two dozen Myspace profiles belonging to convicted Lake County sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Police arrest two convicted sex offenders found together (Australian Broadcasting
Police arrest two convicted sex offenders found together (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Queensland Government says two convicted sex offenders have been arrested for allegedly breached their supervision orders.
Sex Offenders - Hundreds Of Sex Offenders Missing Since Katrina (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via
Hundreds Of Sex Offenders Missing Since Katrina (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of registered sex offenders -- including rapists and child molesters -- are still missing after they were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
New proposal could limit where registered sex offenders live in Fort Bend (ABC 13 Texas)
It's a move to make neighborhoods safer. Proposed changes that may mean registered sex offenders won't be allowed to live in certain parts of Fort Bend County.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders often cautioned not prosecuted (ic Surrey Online) SEX
Sex offenders often cautioned not prosecuted (ic Surrey Online)
SEX offenders in Crawley are increasingly escaping with police cautions. Figures obtained by the News show a rise in sex attackers avoiding prosecution over a three-year period.
Final Number of Sex Offenders at Fair (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Holding steady at two. That's the total number of sex offenders caught and turned away from the S alem F air this year. When the fair was in full swing last week, 10 On Your Side showed you probation officers patrol l ing the fairgrounds looking for sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Sanbornton Discusses Restrictions On Sex Offenders (WCSH 6 Portland) SANBORNTON,
Sanbornton Discusses Restrictions On Sex Offenders (WCSH 6 Portland)
SANBORNTON, N.H. (AP) -- Selectmen in Sanbornton are considering whether to make their community the fifth in the state to restrict where sex offenders can live.
N.J. sex offenders flock to MySpace (The Record)
Nearly 150 registered sex offenders in New Jersey -- more than half of them on parole or probation -- have used MySpace, the state attorney general announced Tuesday.
Sex Offenders - Some new tools to track sex offenders/predators (Bay News 9
Some new tools to track sex offenders/predators (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is making it easier for residents to keep track of sex offenders and predators. The sheriff's office calls one of its new Internet features SOL, meaning Sex Offender Locator.
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Sex Offenders - 'Nightmare' for CNY: Huge cost to confine sex offenders (The
'Nightmare' for CNY: Huge cost to confine sex offenders (The Post-Standard)
State lawmakers earlier this year passed a bill that allows convicted sex offenders to be detained for treatment after they have completed their prison sentences.
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Sex Offenders - Sugar Land May Crack Down On Sex Offenders (KPRC Click2Houston.com
Sugar Land May Crack Down On Sex Offenders (KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News)
The city of Sugar Land is considering a new ordinance that would seriously crack down on sex offenders wanting to live there, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.
Council will study proposed sex offender ordinance (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY A city committee will unveil a proposed ordinance Wednesday that would restrict the movements of sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
TAMPA - Instead of relaxing, some Tampa residents were marching on Independence Day. Members of the John Calvin Presbyterian Church held signs and chanted outside the home of a man who owns an apartment complex next to the chapel. The apartments cater to convicted sex offenders.
Sugar Land May Crack Down On Sex Offenders (KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News)
The city of Sugar Land is considering a new ordinance that would seriously crack down on sex offenders wanting to live there, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.
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Sex Offenders - Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
TAMPA - Instead of relaxing, some Tampa residents were marching on Independence Day. Members of the John Calvin Presbyterian Church held signs and chanted outside the home of a man who owns an apartment complex next to the chapel. The apartments cater to convicted sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
Protestors: Sex offenders must move out (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
TAMPA - Instead of relaxing, some Tampa residents were marching on Independence Day. Members of the John Calvin Presbyterian Church held signs and chanted outside the home of a man who owns an apartment complex next to the chapel. The apartments cater to convicted sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - New Jersey says 141 sex offenders used MySpace (Reuters via
New Jersey says 141 sex offenders used MySpace (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
More than 140 sex offenders convicted in New Jersey had profiles on the networking Web site MySpace, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday.
Nearly 150 sex offenders have profiles on MySpace.com (Moldova.org)
Nearly 150 convicted New Jersey sex offenders had profiles on MySpace.com, with more than half either on probation or parole. "We have the proof in hand to confirm the worst fears of New Jersey's concerned parents and educators - that sex offenders are active on Web sites used by children and teenagers," Attorney General Anne Milgram said. She said the sex offenders on probation and parole can be ...
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Sex Offenders - State Attorney General to investigate MySpace use by sex offenders
State Attorney General to investigate MySpace use by sex offenders (The Record)
Nearly 150 registered sex offenders in New Jersey -- more than half of them on parole or probation -- have used MySpace, the state Attorney General announced this morning.
Sex Offenders - More young sex offenders face long lockdowns (Pioneer Press) It's
More young sex offenders face long lockdowns (Pioneer Press)
It's not just serial sex offenders with long criminal histories Minnesota prosecutors are trying to lock away in state security hospitals these days. They are increasingly going after younger predators.
For some sex offenders, new categories (Dallas Morning News)
AUSTIN Starting this week, the state will dramatically change its system for classifying sex offenders, after years of complaints that the current risk assessment overpenalizes young, low-level offenders and lets some of the worst slip through the cracks.
Sex Offenders - Sex monsters law 'fails victims' (Herald Sun) NEW laws to
Sex monsters law 'fails victims' (Herald Sun)
NEW laws to keep the state's worst sex offenders locked up have reopened the wounds for the family of a great-grandmother who was brutally raped and murdered.
Police: Six sex offenders didn't register (Casper Star-Tribune)
Casper Police this week failed to locate six convicted sex offenders at their last known addresses. The six men, who range in age between 19 and 39, are charged with failing to register as sex offenders, because they did not submit changes of address.
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Sex Offenders - More young sex offenders face long lockdowns (Pioneer Press) It's
More young sex offenders face long lockdowns (Pioneer Press)
It's not just serial sex offenders with long criminal histories Minnesota prosecutors are trying to lock away in state security hospitals these days. They are increasingly going after younger predators.
Law enforcement agents contact sex offenders (The Eureka Reporter)
Nearly 400 convicted sex offenders were contacted and 22 were arrested last week in a collaborative effort of more than a dozen law enforcement agencies to ensure the offenders were in compliance with registration requirements.