Articles to Stay Informed (2006- 1994):

Ten Years For Consensual Sex, December 19, 2006:
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2006/12/19/103911/32

Girl, 13, Charged as Sex Offender and Victim, December 6, 2006:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4783650

Some Curbs on Sex Offenders Called Ineffective, Inhumane, November 22, 2006:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/21/AR2006112101468.html

Sex, Lies And Statistics, November 11, 2005:
http://www.forbes.com/2005/11/22/internet-pornography-children-cz_sl_1123internet.html

Making Time Fit the Crime for Predators (Virginia), November 2006:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/92446

'Sex Offender' Label Makes No Distinction; For Many Men, Registry Has Lasting and Devastating Effects, October 2, 2006:
http://www.nacdl.org/sl_docs.nsf/freeform/sex_offender009?OpenDocument

Joint Police Effort Tracks Area Local Offenders (Virginia), September 27, 2006:
http://hamptonroads.com/node/160001

Sex Offender Law Causes Colleges Consternation (Virginia), June 25, 2006:http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/sex_offender_law_causes_colleges_consternation/2384/

Sex Offender Murder Suspect Kills Self, April 17, 2006:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/17/national/main1501271.shtml

Va. Grapples With Ballooning Cost to Confine Sex Offenders, April 2, 2006:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/01/AR2006040101092.html

Iowa's Residency Rules Drive Sex Offenders Underground; NY Times, March 15, 2006:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/national/15offenders.html

Attorney General-elect Backs Legislation on Sex Offender Penalties (Virginia), January 11, 2006:
http://hamptonroads.com/2006/01/attorney-generalelect-backs-legislation-sex-offender-penalties

Politicians Beware: Sex Crimes May Soon Be Off-Limits (Virginia), January 11, 2006:
Don't call it the Ed Barber bill.
"I don't want to go that far, no," says Delegate Riley Ingram, a Republican who represents Hopewell in the General Assembly. He's introduced legislation to restrict convicted sex offenders from holding public office.
Barber, former chairman of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery against his stepdaughter. He voluntarily resigned his seat on the board amid scandal.
Ingram's bill seeks to close a loophole.
The bill requires all public officials to step down if convicted of sex crimes and if they are required to register on the state's Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Felony convictions of any type already require officials to give up office.
http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/politicians-beware-sex-crimes-may-soon-be-off-limits/Content?oid=1379916

Sex Offender Registration Leads to Murder, September 6, 2005:
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2005/09/06/823/44200
  
Killings of 2 Bellingham Sex Offenders May Have Been by Vigilante, Police Say, August 30, 2005:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002456680_sexoffender30m.html

Sex offender restrictions should be decided on case-by-case basis; The Daily Iowan, February 24, 2003:
http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2003/02/24/Opinions/Sex-Offender.Restrictions.
Should.Be.Decided.On.CaseByCase.Basis-377121.shtml

A System Out of Control: The Epidemic of False Allegations of Child Abuse-By Armin A. Brott, 1994:
A System Out of Control.doc

RSOL of Virginia strives to provide accurate and current information to the citizens of Virginia.
We do not claim to be a legal resource. Always consult with an Attorney and the Virginia State Police (804) 674-2825 where needed.
We at RSOL of Virginia do not in any way condone the sexual abuse of anyone in anyway, shape, or form.
We support appropriate punishment and treatment for offenders based on their individual case.       
We support the reform of many of the statutes that currently require registration, that an accusation alone is sufficient to convict, prosecution for “Sexting” between teens and young adults, prison time and the requirement to register for consensual acts between teens and young adults, the retroactive approach to applying new laws, the increases in offender classifications by Legislators, the harsher compliancy penalties than the original conviction, the total computer and internet banishment for those whose crimes were not computer related and all residency restrictions.
We support reform of the sex offender registries so that the public can be aware of the presence of truly dangerous, untreatable and repeat offenders while allowing the majority of offenders to re-enter society and become productive citizens that can secure housing, employment, participate in their families lives and live without fear of community threats or retaliation.