October 2012
Convicted Sex Offender Cleared of New Charges in Bedford County (Virginia), October 5, 2012:
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office says it was a case of mistaken identity.
Thursday morning they released a registered sex offender who had been charged with being at a school bus stop. Donald Dove was set free and cleared of all charges.
Dove had been arrested last week, after a 13-year-old girl told investigators a man had approached her at the bus stop in Evington last Wednesday and asked her to go home with him.
Investigators say numerous witnesses had identified Dove as that man. Then Thursday morning they got a call about a man walking near the same bus stop, and after talking to him, he admitted it had been him last week who had approached the girl. Major Ricky Gardner says the two men have similar descriptions.
Since this man is not a convicted sex offender, no crime took place, though deputies told him his actions were highly inappropriate.
http://www.wset.com/story/19745954/convicted-sex-offender-cleared-of-new-charges-in-bedford-county
Sex Offender Sues four Orange County Cities Over Park, Beach Bans (CA), October 5, 2012:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/sex-offender-sues-oc-cities-over-park-beach-ban.html
Texas Won’t Participate in National Sex Offender Registry, October 5, 2012:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-won-t-participate-in-national-sex-offender-3923910.php
The News-Journal’s Predatory Sensationalism On Sex Offenders Near Local Schools (FL), October 4, 2012:
http://flaglerlive.com/45047/sex-offenders-schools/
(A MUST Read!)
Many States Fall Short of Federal Sex Offender Law, October 4, 2012:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/states-fall-short-federal-sex-offender-law-17398456
County Leaders Don’t Repeal Sex Offender Law (NY), October 4, 2012:
http://tonawanda-news.com/local/x240473103/County-leaders-dont-repeal-sex-offender-law
Sex Offender Challenges City Bans (CA), October 4, 2012:
Orange County resident targets Huntington Beach, three other cities in lawsuit filed in September.
http://www.hbindependent.com/news/tn-hbi-1011-offenderlawsuit-20121004,0,603629.story
Editorial: Cutting the Risks for Defendants Who Plea Bargain, October 3, 2012:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-fairer-deal-for-those-who-plea-bargain/2012/10/03/47fa81ce-081d-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html
Editorial: Virginia’s Archaic System for Restoring Voting Rights, October 1, 2012:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/virginias-archaic-system-for-restoring-voting-rights/2012/10/01/b5a7f008-0bfb-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html
Simi Valley’s Halloween Law is a Bad Trick, Sex Offenders Say (CA), October 1, 2012:
A law enacted last month bars sex offenders from using Halloween decorations on their homes. A lawyer for five sex offenders is calling for an injunction, saying it violates their free speech rights.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-halloween-offenders-20121002,0,7836776.story
Juvenile Sex Offenders: Locked Up for Life? October 1, 2012:
http://jjie.org/juvenile-sex-offenders-locked-up-for-life/94942
September 2012
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Simi Valley’s Halloween Sex Offender Ordinance (CA), September 28, 2012:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/sep/28/lawsuit-challenges-simi-valleys-halloween-sex/
Simi Valley Halloween Ordinance Challenged in Federal Court (CA), September 28, 2012:
http://issuu.com/eadvocate/docs/ca-halloween-press_release_-_final?mode=window&viewMode=singlePage
Brit Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Accidentally Sexting Two Teenage Girls, September 28, 2012:
A 24-year-old swimming instructor from Birmingham will be branded a sex offender for life after he inadvertently sent a sext meant for his partner to his entire BlackBerry contact list.
Craig Evans had just finished typing out a solicitation for “skin on skin” sex with his unnamed girlfriend, when “a slip of the fingers” caused the message to be sent to everyone he knows — including two girls aged 13 and 14 who were in his swim class.
Unfortunately, while Lord Justice Elias acknowledged that Evans was “evidently misguided in the use of his BlackBerry,” he refused to erase the stain from his record completely, instead slapping him with a nine-month suspended sentence and a spot on the sex offenders list.
And all because, as one Daily Mail reader put it, “he’s got sausage fingers.” Sexters beware.
http://gawker.com/5947280/brit-sentenced-to-18-months-in-jail-for-accidentally-sexting-two-teenage-girls
Sex Offender Vows to Fight Eviction at Plano Apartment Complex (TX), September 28, 2012:
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Sex-offender-vows-to-fight-eviction-at-Plano-apartment-complex-171891191.html
Opinion: Felons as Cabbies: Oswego’s Ban an Overreach in Name of Public Safety (NY), September 28, 2012:
http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2012/09/felons_as_cabbies_oswegos_ban.html
Editorial: The Sex Offenders Next Door (NY), September 28, 2012:
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/39/editorialse_se_2012_09_27_q.html
Bill to Protect Child Actors from Sex Offenders Becomes Law (CA), September 28, 2012:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hollywood-child-molester-law-20120928,0,7027935.story
The Other Death Sentence, September 25, 2012:
More than 100,000 Americans are destined to spend their final years in prison. Can we afford it?
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/massachusetts-elderly-prisoners-cost-compassionate-release
Juvenile Offenders in Limbo Under Outdated State Laws, September 25, 2012:
http://jjie.org/juvenile-offenders-limbo-under-outdated-state-laws/94610
Mysterious Mental Illness Epidemics Hit Sexual Predators in Arizona, Illinois, September 25, 2012:
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2012/09/mental-illness-epidemics-hit-sexual.html
Cobb Man Wrongfully Kept on Sex Offender Registry (GA), September 25, 2012:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/cobb-man-wrongfully-kept-sex-offender-registry/nSL4C/
ABC Nightline:
Solitary Confinement: No Way Out of the Monster Factory
Part 1: ABC News’ Dan Harris voluntarily spends 48 hours in a tiny cell at the Denver County Jail.
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/solitary-confinement-monster-factory-17286146
Solitary Confinement: A Controversial Punishment
Part 2: Prisoners forced to live in solitary can suffer mental breakdowns and claustrophobia
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/solitary-confinement-controversial-punishment-17286143?tab=9482930§ion=1206872&playlist=1887643
Solitary Confinement: Is It Torture?
Part 3: Some critics claim when a prisoner is denied social interaction, it is “legalized torture.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/solitary-confinement-torture-17286139?tab=9482930§ion=1206872&playlist=1887643
WCSO: New Scam Accuses Computer Users of Viewing Child Porn, September 24, 2012:
http://www.wtxl.com/content/localnews/story/WCSO-New-scam-accuses-computer-users-of-viewing/WKvY7W2pt02c7ziK051kqg.cspx
Oklahoma, Ahead of the Times in Re-integrating Sex Offenders Into Society, September 24, 2012:
http://kosu.org/2012/09/oklahoma-ahead-of-the-times-on-re-integrating-sex-offenders-into-society/
State to Pay Lawyers $110/hour in Representing Sex Offenders (LA), September 22, 2012:
http://theadvocate.com/home/3954480-125/state-to-pay-lawyers-110hour
Offender Review Funding Sought For (LA), September 22, 2012:
http://theadvocate.com/news/3937747-123/offender-review-funding-sought-for
US House Passes Hallowed Grounds Act With Amendment, September 21, 2012:
http://congress-courts-legislation.blogspot.com/2012/09/us-house-passes-hallowed-ground-act_21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CongressCourtsAndNationalLegislationccl+%28Congress%2C+Courts+and+National+Legislation+%28CCL%29%29
New Website Shows ‘Collateral Consequences’ of Criminal Convictions, September 20, 2012:
The American Bar Association and a Justice Department unit have launched a new website that allows users to search federal and state laws that hinder people with criminal records from being able to do basic things — like finding work and obtaining housing — to be able to reenter society successfully.
During remarks at the site’s launch yesterday on Capitol Hill, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) noted how vital it is to understand what these “collateral consequences” can mean for those who have been convicted of crimes.
“Somebody may lose their right to vote, they may lose their right to hold certain licenses to practice a profession, sometimes even lose the right of where they can live,” Leahy said.
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/09/new-website-shows-collateral-consequences-of-criminal-convictions.html
Bikers Stand Guard Outside Richland School Near Where Sex Offender Lived (WA), September 20, 2012:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/09/20/2697726/bikers-stand-guard-outside-richland.html
The Truth About Private Prison Contracts
http://www.nationofchange.org/truth-about-private-prison-contracts-1348147617
Niagara County Sex-Offender Laws May Be Repealed (NY), September 19, 2012:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/video/Niagara-County-Sex-Offender-Laws-May-Be-Repealed-170414126.html
Repeat Sex Offender Numbers Low in County (NM), September 19, 2012:
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/09/19/news/repeat-sex-offender-numbers-low-in-county.html
House Passes Hartzler’s Hallowed Grounds Act as Part of Veterans Bill, September 19, 2012:
http://southcountymail.com/news/house-passes-hartzler-s-hallowed-grounds-act-as-part-of/article_03968420-02db-11e2-81b4-0019bb2963f4.html
Assessing “Volitional Control” in Sex Offenders, September 18, 2012:
Civil Commitment of SVP’s
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2012/09/assessing-volitional-control-in-sex.html
Man Who Killed Sex Offenders Gets Life (WA), September 17, 2012:
Patrick Drum
A man who gunned down two sex offenders on the Olympic Peninsula was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without possibility of parole, but a judge warned those sympathetic to his cause to back off.
During sentencing Tuesday, the judge made it clear there should be no kind of vigilantism and told Drum’s supporters to back off from the attacks on the victims’ families. The wife of one of the victims says people who support Drum and consider him a “hero” have stalked their house, thrown things at their car, spat on them and more.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Man-who-killed-sex-offenders-gets-life-3874725.php
Sex Offenders Not Allowed at Allen Parish Fair (LA), September 17, 2012:
http://www.kplctv.com/story/19573826/sex-offenders-not-allowed-at-allen-parish-fair
Opinion: Sex Offenders are People Too, September 17, 2012:
Obviously, criminals are not the most pitiable people so it’s hard to feel bad for a registered sex offender, but one measure of a developed society is how well it treats its most despicable members. An advanced society tries to put an end to the cycle of crime by rehabilitating criminals so they can atone for what they did and then get back to their lives. A less advanced society is content with punishing transgressors by casting them off into a life where crime is the only viable path.
Our commitment to justice is not tested with everyday thieves, but in the extremes of criminal activity. We don’t test our devotion to rehabilitation with the little old lady caught stealing a ham to feed her starving grandchildren. We test it with child molesters and rapists. We must be able to treat those individuals with fairness and attempt to rectify whatever made them act in a criminal way.
Of course, such an overhaul of our attitude toward crime won’t be easy. We are accustomed to harsh punishment to scare people into not being criminals. The goal instead should be to eliminate the conditions causing an individual to do something illegal. Crime prevention needs to stretch beyond the legal system. The best antidote for crime is more available jobs, not more police officers. And a judicial system concerned with getting criminals the help they need to avoid future crimes would benefit society the most.
Punishing criminals without giving them a chance to rectify their wrongs is inhumane and it should be illegal. It’s time we start acting as the advanced society we know we are.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2012/09/sex-offenders-are-people-too/
State Hires New Head of Sex Offender Program (MN), September 17, 2012:
http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1059023279/State-hires-new-head-of-sex-offender-program
South Fort Myers Apartment Complex Welcomes Sex Offenders with Nowhere to Go; Some Neighbors Upset (FL), September 16, 2012:
http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120916/NEWS0117/309160044/Apartment-complex-welcomes-sex-offenders-nowhere-go-some-neighbors-upset
(God bless this landlord!)
Children At Risk: Treatment Aims to Prevent Repeat Offenses, September 16, 2012:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/children-at-risk-treatment-aims-to-prevent-repeat-offenses-1.1373919
Sex Offender Residency Case Dropped (NH), September 15, 2012:
The city of Franklin has dropped its legal fight to overturn a January court decision that found its ordinance restricting the residency of sex offenders unconstitutional. But the city will try other ways to keep sex offenders from living near schools, parks and other places children congregate, Mayor Ken Merrifield said.
The city’s appeal was scheduled to be heard by the state Supreme Court next week.
The decision means the city cannot enforce the residency part of the 2007 ordinance, which forbids registered sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of schools, playgrounds, athletic fields, public beaches, child-care facilities and municipal ski areas
http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/355003/sex-offender-residency-case-dropped?SESS57c466f5de5e92a73a43a4c246d1f21a=google&page=full
California Appeals Court Upholds As-applied Challenge to Sex Offender Residency Restriction of Jessica’s Law, September 14, 2012:
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/09/california-appeals-court-upholds-as-applied-challenge-to-sex-offender-residency-restriction-of-jessi.html
Prop. 83 Violates Sex Parolees’ Rights (CA), September 14, 2012:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Prop-83-violates-sex-parolees-rights-3867101.php
Sex Offenders React To Tougher Residency Restrictions (CA), September 14, 2012:
http://www.turnto23.com/news/sex-offenders-react-to-tougher-residency-restrictions
San Diego Sex Offenders Upset Residency Limit, September 14, 2012:
California’s Fourth Appellate District affirmed Tuesday, finding that the law’s “blanket enforcement as a parole condition in San Diego County has been unreasonable and constitutes arbitrary and oppressive official action.”
The panel also noted how the residency restriction limits parolees’ access to rehabilitative and medical treatment services, which “are generally located in the densely populated areas of the county.”
“Relegated to rural areas of the county, petitioners are cut off from access to employment, public transportation and medical care,” Benke wrote.
“We find the blanket residency restriction, as applied in San Diego County, excessive and unduly broad in relation to its purpose – namely, to establish predator free zones around schools and parks where children gather,” she concluded. “The statute limits the housing choices of all sex offenders identically, without regard to the type of victim or the risk of reoffending.”
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/14/50302.htm
Macomb Co. Mom Says Teen Daughter Could Face Child Porn Charges (MI), September 13, 2012:
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/19532626/mom-says-teen-daughter-could-face-child-porn-charges-0913
Toddler Fined for Urinating in Public (MI), September 13, 2012:
Officer: ‘I’m doing this for your own protection’
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Toddler-fined-for-urinating-in-public/-/1719418/16589518/-/ad6dhgz/-/index.html
For 2nd time, Maine Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Sex Offender Registry, September 12, 2012:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/12/news/state/for-2nd-time-maine-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-sex-offender-registry/
Police Charge Woman Who Housed Wanted Sex Offender Fugitive (Virginia), September 12, 2012:
http://bdtonline.com/local/x2056647048/Police-charge-woman-who-housed-wanted-sex-offender-fugitive
Study: Program For Sex Offenders Is Reducing Crime (MN), September 12, 2012:
Each offender about to be released from prison is matched with a group of four to seven volunteer mentors, in an effort to prevent new crimes. Volunteers in the program receive training and support from the Department of Corrections.
They work with offenders to help them find jobs, housing, treatment and other resources as they return to their communities.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/09/12/study-new-program-for-sex-offenders-reduces-crimes/
Editorial: Focus on the Facts About Sex Offenders, September 12, 2012:
http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/article_a9fe6490-fc96-11e1-8e48-0019bb2963f4.html
Simi Valley Becomes First City in County to Pass Halloween Sex Offender Law (CA), September 11, 2012:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/sep/11/simi-valley-becomes-first-city-in-county-to-pass/
Tuskegee Player Tries to Make Most of Second Chance (AL), September 11, 2012:
http://m.usatoday.com/article/sports/57750356
Hand Up Ministries to Challenge Oklahoma Sex Offender Housing Law, September 10, 2012:
After its efforts in federal court failed, the nonprofit that caters to sex offender housing will file a lawsuit in district court, David Slane, the group’s attorney, said Sunday.
http://newsok.com/hand-up-ministries-to-challenge-oklahoma-sex-offender-housing-law/article/3708453
Pennsylvania Prepares for Adam Walsh Act, September 9, 2012:
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/564065/Pennsylvania-prepares-for-Adam-Walsh-Act.html?nav=742
Protecting the Innocents (PA), September 9, 2012:
Registration guideline changes for convicted sex offenders will alter past agreements
Under the new law, offenses such as indecent assault, sexual corruption of minors and statutory sexual assault – which once didn’t carry a sexual offender’s registration requirement – now will.
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/564064/Protecting-the-innocents.html?nav=742
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Being on School Grounds (NC), September 9, 2012:
A Durham man who is a registered sex offender pleaded guilty to being on school property but told the judge he was only there to pick up his stepdaughter when school let out early that day.
Griffin told Superior Court Judge Michael O’Foghludha that on that afternoon he was at home, in his work uniform and was just preparing to leave for work when his wife called him on the telephone.
She told him that her daughter’s school was letting out early that afternoon, and she couldn’t get off work to go pick her up. She asked if he could pick the girl up from school, Griffin said.
“As a husband and a father, that’s what I did,” he said.
Griffin told the judge that he thought his wife had called school officials and told them that he would be coming to the school to get his stepdaughter. After he was arrested, he found out his wife had not called the school to let them know he would be coming to the school.
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/20089755/article-Sex-offender-pleads-guilty-to-being-on-school-grounds-
Conn. AG: Beware of Scam by ‘FBI’, September 7, 2012:
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/State-AG-Beware-of-scam-by-FBI-3845140.php
McDonnell Signs Bill Toughening Penalties for Sex Offenders (Virginia), September 7, 2012:
http://fairfaxnews.com/2012/09/mcdonnell-signs-bill-toughening-penalties-for-sex-offenders/
(These became law, 2 months ago and yet the Administration felt the need to have a media event/ceremony. Wow!)
McDonnell Signs Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders (Virginia), September 7, 2012:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/19487382/mcdonnell-signs-legislation-targeting-sex-offenders
Sex Offender Conference Begins (NM), September 7, 2012:
Change advocated to registry law for sex offenders
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/sex-offender-conference-begins-dr
The Justice Department’s Child Porn Problem, September 7, 2012:
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/lori-handrahan/the-justice-departments-child-porn-problem/
Sex Offender Arrested in Irvine Park (CA) , September 7, 2012:
A registered sex offender was in custody after visiting a park to play tennis, the first such arrest in the city since it adopted a law that banned sex offenders from city parks.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/sex-370693-county-park.html
(California probably doesn’t bother notifying all their RSO’s of the new laws passed that they must abide by, just like Virginia doesn’t. There were probably no signs posted either. If you don’t catch it on the news you have no idea. He went to play tennis in his regular place and now he’s facing a felony and time in prison. This is insanity!)
“I Am a Sex Offender — For Life”, September 6, 2012:
http://www.theagitator.com/2012/09/06/i-am-a-sex-offender-for-life/
Sex Offender Conference Aims to Change Laws (NM), September 6, 2012:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2756343.shtml?cat=504
Opinion: Losing Your Future to Sexual Assault, September 6, 2012:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123316936
Fourth Circuit Finds Clearly Erroneous District Court Findings on Federal Sex Offender Civil Commitment, (Virginia) September 6, 2012:
US v. Wooden
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/09/fourth-circuit-finds-clearly-erronoues-district-court-findings-on-federal-sex-offender-civil-commitm.html
Private Prison Company’s New Profit Source: Mental Health, September 6, 2012:
GEO Group
http://www.indypendent.org/2012/09/06/private-prison-company%E2%80%99s-new-profit-source-mental-health
Photo of Mom Potty-training Kids at Restaurant Table Sparks Outrage (UT), September 6, 2012:
http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2012/09/07/photo-of-mom-potty-training-kids-at-restaurant-table-sparks-outrage/
Wrongfully Accused Athlete Nominated For Courage In Sports Award, September 6, 2012:
Brian Banks
http://newsone.com/2034431/brian-banks-courage-in-sports-award/
GEO Group Completes $27M Acquisition of Municipal Corrections Finance, September 5, 2012: http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/GEO+Group+(GEO)+Completes+$27M+Acquisition+of+Municipal+Corrections+Finance/7703055.html
Third Circuit Requires More Rigorous Approach to Supervised Release Conditions, September 5, 2012:
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/09/third-circuit-requires-more-rigorous-approach-to-supervised-release-conditions.html
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2012 September 5, 2012:
http://congress-courts-legislation.blogspot.com/2012/09/justice-assistance-grant-jag-program.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CongressCourtsAndNationalLegislationccl+%28Congress%2C+Courts+and+National+Legislation+%28CCL%29%29
Using Chemical Castration to Punish Child Sex Crimes, September 5, 2012:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/05/health/chemical-castration-science/index.html
Does Imprisonment Benefit Society? September 5, 2012:
The Voice of Russia is kicking off a series, in which we are considering many of the issues facing the American criminal justice system from concerns of racial disparity and discrimination against the poor to the fight for medical and mental health treatment.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_05/Does-imprisonment-benefit-society/
Court of Appeals: Computer Ignorance in Child Porn Case is No Excuse, September 5, 2012:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/09/court_of_appeals_computer_igno.shtml
10 States That Spend More on Prisons Than Education, September 5, 2012:
http://www.onlinedegrees.org/10-states-that-spend-more-on-prisons-than-education
Albuquerque to Host Sex Offender Laws National Conference, September 3, 2012:
This week, Albuquerque is host to a national conference on sex offender laws. Attorneys, politicians and registered sex offenders will be in the city to talk about the subject. The topic has some on edge, so much so, the Albuquerque Police Department is stepping in.
“We were getting a lot of calls. Naturally this a very emotionally charged issue having a national sex offender registrant conference here in New Mexico,” said APD Officer Tasia Martinez.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2751352.shtml?cat=500
Sex Offender News Roundup, September 3, 2012:
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2012/09/sex-offender-news-roundup.html
(A MUST Read!)
Man Says Wrongful Conviction in 1978 Rape Case ‘a Nightmare’ (Virginia), September 3, 2012:
Bennett Barbour
http://www.nbc12.com/story/19446457/exonerated-virginia-man-man-speaks-to-nbc12
Kentucky Supreme Court to Consider Fairness of Child-Abuse Registry, September 3, 2012:
A Louisville Sunday school teacher for 25 years, “W.B.” was appalled when he found out he might be listed on Kentucky’s Central Registry of substantiated child abusers because of an accusation for which he was never charged, says his lawyer, J. Fox DeMoisey.
W.B. feared that being listed would cost him his teaching post — and worse, his reputation, DeMoisey said. So W.B. skipped the normal appeals process and sued, saying he deserved to have his case heard by a jury.
A Jefferson Circuit Court judge and the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled against him, saying that while the state should not “stigmatize the innocent,” it has an overriding interest in “keeping child abusers out of the ranks of child-care workers.”
Now, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments Sept. 12 in the case, deciding just how much due process individuals deserve before they are branded as abusers.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120903/NEWS01/309030052/Kentucky-Supreme-Court-consider-fairness-child-abuse-registry?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check=1
Schools Use RFID Chips to Track Students (TX), September 1, 2012:
http://www.teenjury.com/schools-use-rfid-chips-to-track-students/
Fathers of Slain Men Comment on Guilty Plea (WA), September 1, 2012:
Patrick Boyd Drum
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120902/news/309029999/fathers-of-slain-men-comment-on-guilty-plea
August 2012
Pricing Amy: Should Those Who Download Child Pornography Pay the Victims? August 31, 2012:
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/pricing_amy_should_those_who_download_child_pornography_pay_the_victims/
Accused Double Murderer Pleads Guilty (WA), August 30, 2012:
Patrick Boyd Drum
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120831/NEWS/308319983/accused-double-murderer-pleads-guilty
Hired & Fired: How Employers Can Avoid Liability, August 30, 2012:
http://rmmagazine.com/2012/08/30/hired-fired-how-employers-can-avoid-liability/
Is the Sex Offender List Too Broad? (Virginia), August 29, 2012:
http://www.smithfieldtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:list&catid=25:top-stories&Itemid=28
Sex Criminals Facility Policies Survive Lawsuit (IL), August 29, 2012:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/08/29/49767.htm
Registered Sex Offenders Required to Register During Evacuations (LA), August 28, 2012:
http://www.wafb.com/story/19400359/registered-sex-offenders-required-to-register-during-evacuations
Federal Appeals Court Says State Needs to Fix Sex Offender Registry (IN), August 28, 2012:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120828/NEWS/208290313/Federal-appeals-court-says-state-needs-fix-sex-offender-registry?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Court Rules State Sex Offender Registry Unconstitutional (IN), August 28, 2012:
http://heraldbulletin.com/breakingnews/x1971511398/US-appeals-court-Indiana-registry-lacks-due-process
Indiana Sex Offender List Violates Due Process, August 28, 2012:
A federal appeals court said Indiana’s sex and violent offender registry unconstitutionally violated the due process rights of thousands of registrants because it did not give them a chance to fix mistakes.
Concluding that erroneous labeling as a “sexually violent predator” implicated a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause, the 7th Circuit noted that Indiana had recently begun letting current prisoners challenge pending registry listings, but gave other registrants no such opportunity.
“The policy provides no process whatsoever to an entire class of registrants — those who are not incarcerated,” and is therefore “constitutionally insufficient,” Circuit Judge Diane Wood wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/28/us-usa-sexcrimes-indiana-idUSBRE87R0UD20120828
ACLU of Indiana Wins U.S. Court of Appeals Due Process Case, August 28, 2012:
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a U.S. District court ruling that had allowed the Indiana Department of Correction to operate a public sex offender database that failed to provide minimal procedures for those listed on the registry to challenge its accuracy. The Court called the process used by the DOC “constitutionally insufficient.”
“The Court found that the only way to guard against stigmatizing errors is to afford minimal due process,” said Ken Falk, Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, who argued the case before the Seventh Circuit.
The Court also observed that providing additional procedures to correct registry errors may benefit the state as well as registrants. “Erroneously labeling an offender a sexually violent predator imposes unnecessary monitoring costs on state law enforcement and reduces the efficacy of the registry in providing accurate information to the public,” the ruling said.
http://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/aclu-indiana-wins-us-court-appeals-due-process-case
Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State, August 27, 2012:
FCPD, Virginia State Police unsure of what caused downward trend.
http://fallschurch.patch.com/articles/forcible-sexual-assaults-down-in-fairfax-county-state
Sentencing Youth as Adults Harms Us All, August 27, 2012:
http://juvenilejusticeblog.web.unc.edu/2012/08/27/sentencing-youth-as-adults-harms-us-all/
Minn. Coach’s Child Porn Case Tests Investigators, August 27, 2012:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2012/08/27/minn_coachs_wife_porn_charges_ridiculous/
Dogged by Complaints, Prison Operator GEO Group Keeps Growing, August 25, 2012:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/dogged-by-complaints-prison-operator-geo-group-kee/nRHZ8/
Texan Wrongly Convicted of Rape Freed After 24 years in Prison, August 25, 2012:
David Lee Wiggins
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-rape-texas-exonerated-20120824,0,3917219.story
David Lee Wiggins Cleared Of Rape By DNA Test, August 24, 2012:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/david-lee-wiggins-cleared-rape-dna-test_n_1828813.html
‘Orwellian’: Lawyer of Former Marine Detained Over Facebook Posts Says 20K ‘Civil Commitments’ in Virginia Each Year Part of Bigger Problem, August 24, 2012:
Civil Commitment for Mental Illness v. Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/orwellian-lawyer-of-former-marine-detained-over-facebook-posts-says-20k-civil-commitments-in-va-each-year-part-of-bigger-problem/
Darrell Williams Sentencing: Support Building For Former Oklahoma State Basketball Player, August 24, 2012:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/darrell-williams-sentenci_n_1828441.html
Woodcreek Inn Ending Contract with State to House Sex Offenders (IN), August 24, 2012:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/aug/24/30pt-hed1-10-inches-p-inches-p/
Editorial: Sex Offender Program on Notice (MN), August 24, 2012:
Judge’s order could help calm controversy and aid reform.
A bipartisan effort is absolutely critical, because policymakers will have to be assured that their work to reform MSOP won’t be turned against them as a political weapon.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/167380695.html?refer=y
Jesse Jackson Speaks in Support of Convicted Sex Offender on OSU Basketball Team, August 24, 2012:
Darrell Williams
http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x143099607/Jesse-Jackson-speaks-in-support-of-convicted-sex-offender-on-OSU-basketball-team
Judge Orders Brandon Raub Released from Hospital (Virginia), August 23, 2012:
Civil Commitment for Mental Illness v. Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment.
John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute, a Virginia-based civil rights organization, rushed to Raub’s defense, filing multiple motions later denied, including a plea preventing Raub’s transfer away from family and legal counsel. Once denied, another appeal noting Raub’s initial detention orders did not follow the law Chesterfield PD was filed.
Judge Sharret agreed the arrest and detention actions were illegal and will request Raub’s discharge. As the Richmond-Times Dispatch reports, he was shocked by the failure of the magistrate to include in the order any grounds for holding Raub.
“The initial order was rubber-stamped”, says John Whitehead. “The special justice is very old. He had trouble hearing Brandon. He brought into the courtroom a personal cassette player – we tried to listen to it and you can hardly hear what’s being said. This is the so-called judge – he’s a lawyer, not a real judge – it’s like what you would see in a bad movie.”
“There’s a system here that is corrupt. And this guy is caught in it,” Whitehead told Business Insider. ”I’m friends with the local police; I could call them right now and probably get you committed if you were in Virginia. They can arrive at your door based on somebody’s testimony or your Facebook page and take you away to a mental hospital.”
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/citizen-warrior/2012/aug/23/judge-orders-brandon-raub-released-hospital/
Googler Watched Child Porn And Beheadings Daily For His Job, August 23, 2012:
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/08/23/googler-watched-child-porn-and-beheadings-everyday-for-his-job/
Attorney of Former Marine Detained for Facebook Posts Tells Beck: Psychiatrist Threatened to ‘Brainwash’ My Client With Meds (Virginia), August 23, 2012:
Civil Commitment for Mental Illness v. Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/attorney-of-former-marine-detained-for-facebook-posts-to-beck-psychiatrist-threatened-to-brainwash-my-client-with-meds/
Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 27 years Says he Maintained Discipline and Faith (Virginia), August 22, 2012:
Thomas Haynesworth
http://progress-index.com/news/man-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-27-years-says-he-maintained-discipline-and-faith-1.1362051
The Case of Brandon Raub: Can the Government Detain You Over Facebook Posts? (Virginia), August 22, 2012:
Civil Commitment for Mental Illness v. Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment.
Classifying dissidents as mentally ill is a timeless art. In the Soviet Union, millions were condemned to “psikhushkas,” or psychiatric prisons, in order to isolate, discredit and destroy dissent and activism. Even in the land of the free, President Wilson sought to silence suffragette Alice Paul through legal declarations of insanity, though thankfully the doctor refused.
With the current political climate increasingly hostile to constitutionally protected activism, activists worry that without public outrage, pliable psychological professionals and unethical federal authorities could resurrect this trend.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/citizen-warrior/2012/aug/22/can-government-detain-you-over-facebook-posts/
Sex Killers Not Who you Think They are, Researchers Say, August 21, 2012:
“The investigative strategy of prioritizing ‘known sex offenders’ would thus likely be unproductive as the majority of sexual murderers have no prior convictions for sexual crimes,” the researchers wrote.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/killers+think+they+researchers/7123677/story.html
Ohio Supreme Court to Consider Whether a Court May Impose Sex Offender Registration Requirements Months After Sentence is Imposed, August 20, 2012:
State v.Raber
http://www.adamengel.net/appealsblog/2012/08/20/ohio-supreme-court-to-consider-whether-a-court-may-impose-sex-offender-registration-requirements-months-after-sentence-is-imposed/
Hunt for the Wrongfully Convicted Continues (Virginia), August 20, 2012:
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/aug/20/tdmet01-hunt-for-the-wrongfully-convicted-continue-ar-2142036/
Kansas Supremes Extend Right to Counsel to Sexually Violent Predators Proceeding, August 20, 2012:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/2012/08/kansas-supremes-extend-right-to-counsel-to-sexually-violent-predators-proceeding.html
Brandon J. Raub, Former Marine, Detained After Anti-Government Facebook Postings (Virginia), August 20, 2012:
Civil Commitment for Mental Illness v. Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/brandon-j-raub-marine-detained_n_1817484.html
Stress on Sex Offenders Increases Risk of Re-offending (AUS), August 20, 2012:
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/stress-on-sex-offenders-increases-risk-of-reoffending-20120816-24b0y.html
State’s Sex-Offender Law Under Scrutiny (IN), August 19, 2012:
Lawmakers look at meeting stricter national standards
http://pharostribune.com/local/x946182248/State-s-sex-offender-law-under-scrutiny
Simi Valley Council to Reconsider Halloween Sex Offender Law (CA), August 19, 2012:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/19/simi-valley-council-to-reconsider-halloween-sex/
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Murder Trial of Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Neighbor (CA), August 17, 2012:
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26493:breaking-jury-returns-guilty-verdict-in-murder-trial-of-man-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-neighbor&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
Deadline Attached To State Law Sends Sex Offenders Back To Streets (OK) , August 17, 2012:
http://www.news9.com/story/19308167/deadline-attached-to-state-law-sends-sex-offenders-back-to-the-streets
Costs and Benefits of Modern “Sex Crime” Witch Hunts, August 17, 2012:
http://www.saveservices.org/2012/08/costs-and-benefits-of-modern-sex-crime-witch-hunts/
(A MUST Read!)
Minnesota Must Change Sex Offender Program, Judge Orders, August 17, 2012:
A federal judge has ordered Minnesota to reform its system for civilly committing and confining paroled sex offenders to indefinite treatment, a controversial practice that has drawn international criticism because almost no one has gotten out.
http://www.startribune.com/local/166497216.html?page=1&c=y
False Accusation Bill Stalls in Committee (PA), August 16, 2012:
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/08/16/public_spirit_willow_grove_guide/news/doc502c84fcdc80d699977115.txt
Task Force to Examine Minn. Sex Offender Program, August 16, 2012:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Task-force-to-examine-Minn-sex-offender-program-3793152.php
Sex Offenders Face Dilemma When Finding Housing, August 16, 2012:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/wral_investigates/story/11436830/
Sex Offender Conference Coming to ABQ (NM), August 16, 2012:
Advocates pushing for lighter punishment
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/sex-offender-conference-coming-to-abq
Divided Fourth Circuit Decides Sex Offender Restrictions are Not “custody” for Habeas Purposes (Virginia), August 15, 2012:
Eric Wilson of The Norfolk Four
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/08/divided-fourth-circuit-decides-sex-offender-restrictions-are-not-custody-for-habeas-purposes.html
Congress Takes a Break Leaving Critical Legislation on Hold for September, August 15, 2012:
Lawmakers began a five-week recess at the beginning of August, scheduling only 13 more working days before the Nov. 6 election.
http://www.seolawfirm.com/2012/08/congress-takes-a-break-leaving-critical-legislation-on-hold-for-september/
No New Hearing for ‘Norfolk 4’ Member, August 15, 2012:
Eric Wilson
http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/15/no-new-hearing-for-norfolk-4-member/
New Cerritos Ordinance Bans Sex Offenders From City Parks, Libraries (CA), August 13, 2012:
Gary Berg, the city’s director of community and safety services, told the council Thursday that passing the ordinance isn’t going to prevent crime and enforcing it is problematic.
Nevertheless, the council passed the ordinance 4-1. Council members Jim Edwards, Bruce W. Barrows, Carol K. Chen and Mark E. Pulido voted in favor of the ordinance. Councilman Joseph Cho was the dissenting vote.
Councilman Cho asked Berg what information he had to justify supporting the ordinance, such as the number of child sex crimes committed at parks, how many children have been kidnapped in public places or if the parks or Civic Center are dangerous places.
“We have no information to suggest we have a problem in our parks,” Berg said.
He also said enforcement of the proposed ordinance is problematic.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_21305095/new-cerritos-ordinance-bans-sex-offenders-from-city
Orlando Residents Push for Stricter Sex-Offender Housing Rules (FL), August 13, 2012:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-13/news/os-sex-offender-housing-orlando-20120813_1_cluster-buster-ordinance-offenders-florida-action-committee
Juvenile Sex Offender Cases Fall by 17% (OH), August 12, 2012:
Community-based treatment is key for the rehabilitation
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/juvenile-sex-offender-cases-fall-by-17-percent/nQJy3/
Support Stops Sex Offenders (Canada), August 12, 2012:
What is the best way to prevent a sex offender at the end of his prison term from victimizing someone else?
The answer is simple, according to experts: provide a community of support.
But try to find a supportive community, and things get a whole lot more complicated.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Support+stops+offenders/7078366/story.html
Community-based Treatment is Key for the Rehabilitation of Juvenile Sex Offenders (OH), August 12, 2012:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/community-based-treatment-is-key-for-the-rehabilit/nQJy3/
Editorial: A Fresh Start: Bill to Expunge Some Offenses Makes Sense (PA), August 12, 2012:
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2012/08/a_fresh_start_bill_to_expunge.html
Some Sex Offender Ordinances Raise Doubts (TX), August 11, 2012:
http://www.themonitor.com/news/raise-62965-sex-doubts.html
Advocacy Groups Don’t Want GEO Subsidiary to Run State Hospital (TX) , August 11, 2012:
GEO Group
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-11/advocacy-groups-dont-want-geo-subsidiary-run-state-hospital
Federal Grant will Target Wrongful Conviction Cases with No DNA, August 11, 2012:
http://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2012/08/11/federal-grant-will-target-wrongful-conviction-cases-with-no-dna/
Why Giving Polygraph Tests to Sex Offenders is a Terrible Idea (UK), August 10, 2012:
Polygraphs are notoriously unreliable and easy to fool, and sooner or later sex offenders will discover the truth about them
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/aug/10/polygraph-lie-detector-tests-sex-offenders?newsfeed=true
Court Holds that Adam Walsh Act is Unconstitutional; Awaits Decision from Ohio Supreme Court, August 10, 2012:
The case is State v. Davis, 2012-Ohio-3570.
http://www.adamengel.net/appealsblog/2012/08/10/court-holds-that-adam-walsh-act-is-unconstitutional-awaits-decision-from-ohio-supreme-court/
Majority of 518 Amarillo Sex Offenders Registered for Life (TX), August 9, 2012:
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?list=195065&id=786649
State’s ‘Second Chance’ Law Gets New Look (IN), August 9, 2012:
Lawmakers worry firms might still find records
http://pharostribune.com/local/x1962245374/States-second-chance-law-gets-new-look
ADOC Looks at Final Private-Prison Bids at Public Hearings (AZ), August 9, 2012:
Geo Group
The American Friends Service Committee condemns the decision to build more private prisons as unnecessary and deeply irresponsible given the state’s economic crisis and the dismal safety records of all of the corporations involved.
Arizona’s prison population is decreasing, and the Department of Corrections projects negative growth for the next few years. Yet, the Governor and state legislature appropriated $16 million for new prison beds. Arizona’s annual corrections budget is over $1 billion, consuming 11% of the state general fund. The Department of Corrections was the only state agency whose budget saw an increase this year, even as education, social services, and health care funding was slashed.
In February of 2012, AFSC of Arizona released Private Prisons: The Public’s Problem, a comprehensive report on the for-profit prison industry in Arizona that presented damning evidence that these facilities do not save the state money, have serious safety problems, and are not accountable to the taxpayers of Arizona: http://afsc.org/resource/arizona-prison-report .
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2012/08/09/adoc-looks-at-final-private-prison-bids-at-public-hearings
Travis Iosue, Sex Offender Appearing On ‘Our America With Lisa Ling,’ Tries To Restart Life, August 7, 2012:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/travis-iosue-sex-offender-lisa-ling_n_1745010.html
New Signs Help Enhance Penalties for Sex Offenders in Certain Parts of Houlton (ME), August 7, 2012:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/07/news/aroostook/new-signs-help-enhance-penalties-for-sex-offenders-in-certain-parts-of-houlton/
Sex Offenders in County Parks: Just 1 of 17 Waivers Granted (CA), August 7, 2012:
http://www.ocregister.com/news/county-367585-sex-waiver.html
Law Banning Sex Offenders, Felons from Driving Taxis Would Force Cab Company to Lose Half their Drivers (NY), August 6, 2012:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/proposed_law_banning_sex_offen.html
Chesapeake Considers Not Prosecuting (Virginia), August 6, 2012:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/chesapeake/chesapeake-considers-not-prosecuting
Editorial: Privatizing Va. Facility is a Flawed Idea, August 5, 2012:
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/cdp-news/2012/aug/05/privatizing-va-facility-flawed-idea-ar-2110200/
(A MUST Read!)
South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Sex Offender Registry Violation, August 5, 2012:
In State v. Binnarr, the Supreme Court of South Carolina recently held that a convicted sex offender must have actual notice of registration requirements to be held accountable for failing to register in a timely fashion.
http://uspolitics.einnews.com/247pr/296081
City Repeals Sex Offender Law (NY), August 5, 2012:
http://www.metrowny.com/news/100-City_repeals_sex_offender_law.html
Cab Company Owner Concerned Over Proposed Changes (NY), August 5, 2012:
http://palltimes.com/articles/2012/08/05/news/doc501eee8b99c3a874084059.txt
Private Prisons Spend $45 Million On Lobbying, Rake In $5.1 Billion For Immigrant Detention Alone, August 3, 2012:
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and GEO Group
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) were also among the private prison lobby’s top benefactors
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/03/627471/private-prisons-spend-45-million-on-lobbying-rake-in-51-billion-for-immigrant-detention-alone/?mobile=nc
Film Festival Troubled Over Whether to Show Sex Offender’s Movie (CA), August 3, 2012:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/oceanside/oceanside-film-festival-troubled-over-whether-to-show-sex-offender/article_f932590a-2011-5b00-b12d-632b0443bd13.html
September Hearing on Corrections Corporation of America’s (CCA) Management of the District’s Correctional Treatment Facility
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/hearing-notices/corrections-corporation-of-americas-management-of-the-districts-correctiona
Dodele Suffered More than 60 Wounds (CA), August 3, 2012:
The prosecution alleges Oliver killed Dodele, 67, after he mistook Dodele for a child molester because he misunderstood information on the Megan’s Law online registry.
http://www.record-bee.com/ci_21231672/trial-dodele-suffered-more-than-60-wounds
Editorial: A Question of Motive on Civil Commitment, August 2, 2012:
The goal of Virginia’s rehabilitation facility for sex offenders has become murky over the years as its problems have grown.
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/312266
(A MUST Read!)
Puyallup Might Temporarily Halt ‘Halfway Houses’ Amid Outrage (WA), August 2, 2012:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/08/02/2239273/puyallup-might-temporarily-halt.html
Facebook: There are Over 83 Million Fake Accounts on our Site, August 2, 2012:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/08/02/fake-facebook-accounts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nakedsecurity+%28Naked+Security+-+Sophos%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
The US House has Passed the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012, and Two Other Bills, August 2, 2012:
http://sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-us-house-has-passed-adam-walsh.html
(Mr. Smith (TX) asked for “suspension of the rules” and “voice vote” which was approved so no one can see who voted and how, and then their constituents cannot pick at them. i.e., another form of Behind Closed Doors)
N.C. Sex Offender Resigns From Role as Alternate Delegate at GOP Convention, August 2, 2012:
http://projects.newsobserver.com/node/25318
Cracking Down on Sex Offenders (NY), August 2, 2012:
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/142869/cracking-down-on-sex-offenders/
House Approves Slew of Suspension Bills in Late Debate, August 1, 2012:
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/241765-house-approves-slew-of-suspension-bills-in-late-debate?utm_campaign=flooraction&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
HR3796 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act 2012 and HR6063 Child Protection Act 2012
Child Porn Case Delves into Computer Forensics (Virginia), August 1, 2012:
A 43-year-old man convicted on 12 counts of possession of child pornography Monday in Circuit Court could face up to 115 years in prison.
To date, the case had dragged on for about 10 months.
Technicians at Office Depot discovered the images while working to repair Papol’s laptop, the images appeared to be of “naked girls who appeared to be underage. 14 total image files.
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-papol-trial-0801-20120801,0,2634966.story
(115 years in prison for viewing 14 images of pre-teen girls, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are out of control)
