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Sex Offenders - Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (St. Charles Journal)
Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (St. Charles Journal)
St. Charles County parks could be the newest place sex offenders are prohibited from visiting.
Sex Offenders - S.D. OKs tougher rules against sex offenders (San Diego Union-Tribune)
S.D. OKs tougher rules against sex offenders (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO: More restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live, and a list of additional places they must avoid, were approved unanimously yesterday by the City Council.
Sex Offenders - Lawmakers weigh bills to tighten restrictions on sex offenders (Boston
Lawmakers weigh bills to tighten restrictions on sex offenders (Boston Globe)
Lawmakers are weighing dozens of bills designed to toughen restrictions on sex offenders -- from forcing offenders to register e-mail addresses and online names with the state to barring them from driving school buses and ice cream trucks.
Council to approve new rules for San Diego sex offenders (North County Times)
SAN DIEGO -- Registered sex offenders in San Diego would be prohibited from coming within 300 feet of facilities that serve children under an ordinance tentatively approved today by the City Council.
Sex Offenders - Ordinance would target sex offenders (News 14 Carolina) SALISBURY, N.C.
Ordinance would target sex offenders (News 14 Carolina)
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Rowan county leaders continued their push Monday night to keep families, and their children, safe from sex offenders. A committee approved an ordinance banning sex offenders from county parks, libraries and fairgrounds, setting the stage for a county commission vote next month.
Sex Offenders - Bill would ban sex offenders from campgrounds (Meramec Journal) Convicted
Bill would ban sex offenders from campgrounds (Meramec Journal)
Convicted sex offenders may have to pitch their tents on private property.
Sex Offenders - Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via
Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The stereotype of the middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped is inaccurate, a new study finds.
Sex Offenders - Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via
Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The stereotype of the middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped is inaccurate, a new study finds.
Sex Offenders - Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via
Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The stereotype of the middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped is inaccurate, a new study finds.
Sex Offenders - Lawmakers back scaled-down GPS tracking for sex offenders (Greeley Tribune)
Lawmakers back scaled-down GPS tracking for sex offenders (Greeley Tribune)
DENVER Violent sex offenders would have to wear GPS tracking devices under a bill backed by state lawmakers on Wednesday after they heard emotional testimony from a Florida man whose daughter was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender.
Sex offenders going home (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Thousands of Ohio sex offenders can return to their homes after the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of one.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders can go home (The Cincinnati Enquirer) Thousands of
Sex offenders can go home (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Thousands of Ohio sex offenders can return to their homes after the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Green Township man. Gerry Porter fought a 2003 law retroactively requiring him to move because of an earlier conviction.
Rape Victim's Father Wants Sex Offenders Monitored (FOX 31 Denver)
DENVER - Violent sex offenders would have to wear GPS tracking devices under a bill backed by state lawmakers on Wednesday after they heard emotional testimony from a Florida man whose daughter was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender.
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Sex Offenders - Bill would ban sex offenders from campgrounds (Meramec Journal) Convicted
Bill would ban sex offenders from campgrounds (Meramec Journal)
Convicted sex offenders may have to pitch their tents on private property.
Report: Child sex offenders live near many day cares (The Courier News)
Hundreds of day-care centers across Illinois and one in every four in Chicago have child sex offenders living within 500 feet of their doors -- despite a state law designed to keep them farther away, according to a report published Monday.
Sex Offenders - Lawmaker urges online monitoring of sex offenders (KTVF Fairbanks) State
Lawmaker urges online monitoring of sex offenders (KTVF Fairbanks)
State Rep. Andrea Doll says police in Alaska should to be better equipped to monitor sex offenders and their online identities.
Sex Offenders - Tonight At 5: Help Catch Tri-State's Worst Sex Offenders (WLWT-TV
Tonight At 5: Help Catch Tri-State's Worst Sex Offenders (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)
Prosecutors want them behind bars. Police are looking for them. And tonight at 5, you can join the hunt. News 5 profiles the worst sex offenders beginning tonight at 5 p.m.
Sex Offenders - Police admit to losing sex offenders (icWales) THE father of
Police admit to losing sex offenders (icWales)
THE father of the victim of evil paedophile Craig Sweeney has called on police to name six sex monsters they admit to losing in Wales.
Landlord Breaking Law By Housing Multiple Sex Offenders (NBC 7/39 San Diego)
A Spring Valley landlord was told on Friday that he's breaking the law by allowing a group of sex offenders to live under one roof.
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Sex Offenders - St. Charles considers ban on sex offenders from parks (Belleville
St. Charles considers ban on sex offenders from parks (Belleville News-Democrat)
Some convicted sex offenders would be banned from parks in St. Charles County under a new proposal Thursday.
Sex Offenders - Officials: Ban Sex Offenders From Public Buildings (WCVB Boston) City
Officials: Ban Sex Offenders From Public Buildings (WCVB Boston)
City councilors in New Bedford are trying to protect kids by keeping sex offenders out of public buildings after police said a child was raped at a library.
Sex Offenders - St. Charles County Considers Ban Of Sex Offenders From Parks
St. Charles County Considers Ban Of Sex Offenders From Parks (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
Some convicted sex offenders would be banned from parks in St. Charles County under a new proposal. Councilman Joe McCulloch's measure would ban from the eight county-operated parks those convicted of committing crimes against children. Violators would be warned the first time. After that, they could face fines of up to $500 or up to 90 days in jail. The ordinance would allow sex offenders to ...
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Sex Offenders - How close is too close? Sex offenders and bus stops
How close is too close? Sex offenders and bus stops 3:24 PM (WCNC Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- When convicted sex offenders live near your kids school bus stop, how close is too close? Six-hundred feet? How about across the street?
Sex Offenders and Bus Stops (WETM 18 Elmira)
In a WETM 18 News Investigation, we found out if there is a problem locally with sex offenders living too close to bus stops, and what your child's school district...
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Sex Offenders - Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (O'Fallon Journal) St.
Parks might become off-limits to sex offenders (O'Fallon Journal)
St. Charles County parks could be the newest place sex offenders are prohibited from visiting.
Sex Offenders - Lawmaker suggests making some sex offenders report places of work
Lawmaker suggests making some sex offenders report places of work (WBAY Green Bay)
Associated Press - February 11, 2008 11:15 AM ET MILWAUKEE (AP) - The legislator who wrote Wisconsin's sex offender disclosure laws wants authorities to look into whether some sex offenders...
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders accused of not registering (The Pantagraph) BLOOMINGTON
Sex offenders accused of not registering (The Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON A 27-year-old man and a 20-year-old man are both accused of violating requirements as sex offenders by failing to register with police within five days of release from prison.
Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders (Republican-American)
SOUTHBURY -- Residents blasted state officials during a community education meeting on sex offenders Thursday night, demanding information about the recent release of convicted serial rapist David Pollitt now living in town.
Sex Offenders - Colorado law allows sex offenders to live near bus stops
Colorado law allows sex offenders to live near bus stops (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
Mesa County, Co (KJCT)- More than 22 states across the country have laws restricting where sex offenders can live. Some states ban sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet or more of schools and bus stops.
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Sex Offenders - Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders
Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders (Republican-American)
SOUTHBURY -- Residents blasted state officials during a community education meeting on sex offenders Thursday night, demanding information about the recent release of convicted serial rapist David Pollitt now living in town.
Jury trials sought before release of sex offenders (Eagle-Tribune Online)
BOSTON A coalition of prosecutors, legislators and victims' rights advocates wants to make it harder for sex offenders to go free after serving their sentences.
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Sex Offenders - Jury trials sought before release of sex offenders (Eagle-Tribune Online)
Jury trials sought before release of sex offenders (Eagle-Tribune Online)
BOSTON A coalition of prosecutors, legislators and victims' rights advocates wants to make it harder for sex offenders to go free after serving their sentences.
Sex Offenders - Florida Orders Sex Offenders From Bridge (AP via Yahoo! Singapore
Florida Orders Sex Offenders From Bridge (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
The state is trying to dissolve a community of sex offenders living under a bridge that includes a makeshift gym, kitchen, living room and numerous pets. The men have lived under the Julia Tuttle Causeway for more than a year. They say limited money and strict local ordinances make it nearly impossible for them to live anywhere else. But state officials are telling them to leave. ...
Sex Offenders - Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders
Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders (Republican-American)
SOUTHBURY -- Residents blasted state officials during a community education meeting on sex offenders Thursday night, demanding information about the recent release of convicted serial rapist David Pollitt now living in town.
Six Sex Offenders Sought in Aiken (WLTX-TV Columbia)
Aiken County deputies are searching for six sex offenders they say failed to register with the sheriff's department.
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Sex Offenders - Bridge Dwelling Sex Offenders Given The Boot (CBS4 Miami) Sex
Bridge Dwelling Sex Offenders Given The Boot (CBS4 Miami)
Sex offenders living under a bridge linking Miami to Miami Beach have been given the boot by the state. The men took up the makeshift residence under the Julia Tuttle Causeway after a Miami-Dade county ordinance passed in 2005 made it illegal for convicted sex offenders to live within 2,500 feet of schools.
Stricter rules proposed to help state better track sex offenders (The Norwich Bulletin)
In her budget proposal this week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced funding and tougher requirements for sex offenders that would include a three-tier system based on the seriousness of the offense.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders evicted from Miami bridge (UPI) Convicted sex offenders
Sex offenders evicted from Miami bridge (UPI)
Convicted sex offenders who have been living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway bridge in Miami learned Sunday that they are being evicted.
Sex Offenders Told To Leave Bridge (The Tampa Tribune)
About a dozen sex offenders living under a bridge linking Miami to Miami Beach have until today to find another place to call home, officials said.
Sex Offenders - Two sex offenders arrested in Jackson County (The Mississippi Press)
Two sex offenders arrested in Jackson County (The Mississippi Press)
JACKSON COUNTY -- The Jackson County Sheriff's Department arrested two sex offenders this week for not complying with registration requirements, according to a department news release.
Sex Offenders - UNLV Police Say Campus is Safe From Sex Offenders (KLAS
UNLV Police Say Campus is Safe From Sex Offenders (KLAS Las Vegas)
The man suspected in Brianna Denison's attack has a history of sexually assaulting women in the area near the University of Nevada - Reno. No less than 93 sex offenders live within a mile of that university, which made us wonder just how many sex offenders might live near students at UNLV. Reporter Aaron Drawhorn investigates.
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Sex Offenders - Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders
Another forum held in Southbury on release of sex offenders (Republican-American)
SOUTHBURY -- Residents blasted state officials during a community education meeting on sex offenders Thursday night, demanding information about the recent release of convicted serial rapist David Pollitt now living in town.
Legislation could place more sex offenders on registry (York News-Times)
YORK -- There are currently three men registered as Class III sex offenders in York County -- one in York, one in Waco and another who is currently incarcerated in the state's penal system.
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