Sex Offender Research and News

Homeless sex offenders present challenge to police

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:27:00 +0000

5-21-2013 New Hampshire: Some address information for offenders not specific Convicted sex offenders are required to keep police informed of their whereabouts, but when sex offenders are...

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Pennsylvania bill would require busing where sex offenders live

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:00 +0000

You have to question how some lawmakers get elected? 5-21-2013 Pennsylvania: A Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require schools to provide busing to any of their students if...

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Sex offender list closer to stripping job details

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

5-21-2013 Texas: An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. The House on Monday...

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Senator calls for access to more sex offender information

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:55:00 +0000

5-21-2013 Massachusetts: In the wake of charges brought in about a horrific child sex abuse case at a Wakefield home day care facility, lawmakers are considering legislation to increase...

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Colorado mob attacks man falsely thought to be child molester

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:00 +0000

5-21-2013 Colorado: A group called the American Indian Movement in Pueblo said police weren’t doing enough to solve recent attacks. Residents took matters into their own hands and chased down...

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eAdvocate ALERT: Blog Changes

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:32:00 +0000

5-20-2013 National:We are deleting our OLD "Civil Commitment" blog, and replacing it with a newer designed blog titled "Civil Commitment: Sex Offenders+" which covers all 23 jurisdictions that have...

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Vote today on new Orlando sex offender ordinance

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:00 +0000

Vote NO, these ordinances protect no one! 5-20-2013 Florida: ORLANDO -- There may soon be new protections in Orlando to keep sex offenders away from kids. Orlando City leaders are set to vote...

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Florida funds sex offender database search by school

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:44:00 +0000

Another 18K thrown down the drain, a FREE blog could do everything and not soak taxpayers pocketbooks. What a waste of money! Knowing where people sleep for a few hours of a day, does nothing to...

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Tracking sex offenders in Mississippi

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:10:00 +0000

5-17-2013 Mississippi: HINDS COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Child molestation, statutory rape, sexual battery, they're all classified as sex crimes. Those convicted will live with their...

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LawGuru Question

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:42:00 +0000

7-1-2012 Internet: QUESTION: I just moved to a new house. Shortly after moving in, I found out that a previous tenant had been a registered sex offender with his address (now my address) listed....

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Sex offender coaching youth might not be illegal

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:54:00 +0000

5-17-2013 Missouri: CLAY COUNTY, Mo. – It’s possible a registered sex offender accused by Clay County authorities of coaching a youth basketball team in violation of state law may not actually be...

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Melrose legislators lead charge to reform sex offender laws

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:00 +0000

5-16-2013 Massachusetts: State lawmakers from both political parties are lining up behind bills to allow limited public access to information on Level 1 sex offenders and give the state Sex...

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Predatory sex offender not breaking law by living near school

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:00 +0000

5-16-2013 Oregon: MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – A man listed as a registered predatory sex offender is living just hundreds of feet from an elementary school. An alert KATU viewer emailed the newsroom,...

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Colorado corrections alerting judges of hundreds of sentencing flaws

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:36:00 +0000

5-15-2013 Colorado: Corrections officials are alerting judges throughout Colorado that errors appear to have resulted in early, improper release dates from prison for hundreds of prisoners they...

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Police: Man Reported Near School Was Not a Registered Sex Offender

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:06:00 +0000

The registry is behind everyone's suspicions and thoughts! 5-15-2013 Massachusetts: Framingham Police said the man reported by Hemenway PTO parents and mentioned in an alert by the school...

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SD sex offender accused of illegal petitioning

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:00 +0000

5-15-2013 South Dakota: RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from circulating petitions is being used to prosecute a Rapid City man banned from...

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Jacksonville man mistakenly labeled sex offender on Florida ID

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:14:00 +0000

Yes, the situation is upsetting, but when did it become a crime for a "sex offender" to TRY to access a military base? Are sex offenders now barred from watching air shows and the like if on a...

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New West Virginia law pairs youth sexting ban with education efforts, diversion

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000

5-12-2013 West Virginia: West Virginia has new rules that outlaw sexting by youths. But the state is also trying to pair the rules to education and diversion so that young people learn why it's a...

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Woman, boy found dead after standoff; suspect killed

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:08:00 +0000

5-12-2013 New Jersey: TRENTON, N.J. -- The bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found after a dayslong standoff at a home, and a suspect was killed as officers rescued three children who...

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Assistant Attorney General Joee Lindbeck says Providence spent $50,000 in one year notifying schools about sex offenders living in the vicinity

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:53:00 +0000

5-12-2013 Rhode Island: Rhode Island state law and state Parole Board guidelines say residents in the community must be notified if a Level 2 or Level 3 (moderate or high-risk) sex offender is...

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Rhode Island State Rep. Peter Palumbo says it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to warn Cranston neighbors that a Level 3 sex offender lives in their area

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:43:00 +0000

5-12-2013 Rhode Island: hode Island state law requires officials to notify neighbors when dangerous sex offenders move into their community. Under a bill proposed by the attorney general’s office,...

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Fixes to contentious Colorado sex offender treatment system pushed out

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:36:00 +0000

5-12-2013 Colorado: Eleven days before he was shot to death, Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements wrote a letter to the state Senate, pledging to transform the prison's highly...

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Judge rules against man in sex-related case

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:09:00 +0000

5-10-2013 Wisconsin: A judge has ruled that a registered sex offender wasn’t under arrest during a police interview that resulted in criminal charges, and wasn’t owed an explanation of his...

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UPDATE: 3 arrested in murder of sex offender in Meigs County

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:43:00 +0000

5-9-2013 Ohio: Law enforcement officials identified the victim as 57-year-old Wallace Chafin of Pomeroy, Ohio. It appears he was stabbed and assaulted, however the exact cause of death has not...

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SoCal Police's Blood Money

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate) — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:29:00 +0000

5-9-2013 California: When the DA declines to prosecute bad cops, the only justice families can get is financial Dec. 12, 2010, was a reasonably nice day in Long Beach, hitting a high of 64...

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