Sex Offender News And Research

Texas Court Voids Conviction in Child Death Case

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Sifting through the 23 cases, at the link, a few are cases also involving sexual assault, and were ruled bad evidence too.1-28-2012 Texas: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today set aside the...

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ALERT: California RSOL on AB 625 - Amendment - A 4th Tier for State Registry

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:29:00 +0000

1-28-2012 California: Dear Registrants, Family Members and Friends: Today (Friday) the Assembly voted, 32 to 16, in support of an amendment to AB 625 that will create a fourth tier for the...

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State to appeal ruling that allows sex offenders at shelters near schools

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:35:00 +0000

1-28-2012 Michigan: GRAND RAPIDS – The state has filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that allows homeless sex offenders to stay at overnight shelters near schools. Sex...

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DNA Database of Men Who Pay for Sex? The Strange Push to Make Cops Collect DNA from Suspected Johns

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0000

1-28-2012 National: Law enforcement and conservative campaigners want to threaten men who buy sex with the possibility of being marked for life in a government database. For the last six...

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Inmates get 15 years in jail-beating death

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:13:00 +0000

1-27-2012 California: The decisions made by defendants on the day John Chamberlain was killed “simply defy reason,” the judge says. SANTA ANA – An Orange County judge Friday sentenced two more...

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Convicted killer accused of prison murder

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +0000

1-27-2012 Massachusetts: A career criminal serving life for the murder of one woman, and awaiting trial in another killing, was charged today with last month’s slaying of fellow MCI-Norfolk inmate...

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Allen Park mother fights to protect children from sexual predators

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000

A correction is warranted here, this lady IS NOT protecting children from SEXUAL PREDATORS with this legislation, if it becomes law. At best such a law would prevent formerly convicted sex offender...

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Washington State to pay $2.35M in abuse case settlement

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:33:00 +0000

Again we see the failure of Parole Officers to act properly results in a new victim. Sounds like the Garrido case from California.1-26-2012 Washington: OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state will...

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Some sex offenders may get off registry

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:54:00 +0000

1-26-2012 Utah: SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that could potentially help some sex offenders get off the state’s sex offender registry after five years received a favorable recommendation from the Utah...

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Living areas may expand for sex offenders

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:18:00 +0000

1-25-2012 South Dakota: A House committee has recommended passage for a bill that will allow sex offenders on probation to live in halfway houses within community safety zones. The bill, which...

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Ann Arbor doctor pleads no contest in peeping case

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:35:00 +0000

If the mother knew this was happening, why didn't she close the blinds or put drapes over the window. While the doctor was wrong this seems to say, there is a right to stand in front of an open...

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Criminal Justice May Get New Legislation Against Convicted Sex Offenders

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0000

And the nonsense continues. If this is enacted for former sex offenders whether such equipment is related to a past crime or not, then we need laws to prevent people from becoming public servants...

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ALERT: Vote on California AB 625 Delayed

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:28:00 +0000

1-24-2012 California:From our friends at California RSOL: Voting on Assembly Bill (AB) 625 (Click to learn more) was delayed due to the absence of several Lawmakers, according to staffers in the...

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How many accounts does Facebook Have: Why People Have Fake Facebook Profiles

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:28:00 +0000

1-23-2012 Global: Does this sound like a familiar scenario? It's late afternoon, and you're clicking around on Facebook. Then you stumble upon a person who appears to be Facebook friends with many...

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Sex offenders' legal costs were kept secret from public

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:24:00 +0000

1-22-2012 Washington: The Seattle Times hit obstacles when it tried to find out how much public money was paid to defense experts in civil-commitment cases. Judges had improperly sealed hundreds...

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Fayette sheriff investigating whether sex offenders were tipped to federal sweep

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:57:00 +0000

Surprise, surprise, but no surprise... So what, if the intent of checking is to make sure they are in compliance, and if they were tipped off, and if that caused them to be in compliance, whats the...

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Cost drives new plan on treating sex offenders

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:46:00 +0000

1-20-2012 Minnesota: Citing the high cost of indefinite civil commitment for Minnesota sex offenders, two influential lawmakers will propose a shift to longer prison terms, coupled with intensive...

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The FSO Ecomonic Occupy Movement: For Former Sex Offenders and their Families

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:23:00 +0000

1-20-2012 National: A new idea, something relevant to today's times, A Occupy Movement generally defined as "The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed...

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Indiana Senate committee OKs illegal entry bill

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:44:00 +0000

1-19-2012 Indiana: Sen. Mike Young removes line from amendment INDIANAPOLIS — — After heated debate, an Indiana Senate committee approved a measure Tuesday that defines when residents can use...

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Panel backs sex-offender registry bill

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:18:00 +0000

1-19-2012 Virginia: RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Juveniles who commit a sex crime but aren't immediately put on the sex-offender registry could be added later under a bill endorsed by a legislative...

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Thank You, Internet! And the Fight Continues

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:12:00 +0000

1-19-2012 National: Today was a truly inspiring day in Internet history. Working together, we sent a powerful message to Big Media and the misguided proponents of the Internet blacklist...

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Citing miscalculation, patrol removes 59 from sex offender registry

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:12:00 +0000

1-19-2012 Nebraska: In December, Keith Moore got a letter at his Lincoln apartment that he hopes will change his life. Moore, 41, is no longer required to be listed on the Nebraska Sex Offender...

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Google to Use Homepage to Protest SOPA on Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:34:00 +0000

1-17-2012 National: You won’t see a blank page at Google.com on Wednesday, but the company will use its homepage to register its opposition to SOPA. A Google spokesperson told Mashable that its...

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112th Congress Copyright Legislation to Watch

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000

1-17-2012 National: The latest round of anti-piracy legislation supposedly crafted to squelch online piracy has been thinly cloaked under the veil of copyright. S. 2029: The Online Protection...

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Protest SOPA: Black Out Your Website the Google-Friendly Way

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000

1-17-2012 National: On Wednesday Jan. 18, Reddit, Wikipedia and many other websites will black out their content in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Protect Intellectual Property...

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