After a Michigan Boy Scout camp director was arrested on federal pornography charges, questions were asked about what safeguards are in place for parents who leave their children in other’s care. Police believe that Scott Herrick was trading pornographic pictures of children and videos online.
Michigan law requires anyone who works with children to undergo [...]
Tag Archives: sex offender registry
What do you know about the people working with your children?
July 14, 2010 – 6:51 am
Californa Sex Offender Law Upheld
February 2, 2010 – 10:41 pm
In a ruling applauded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Supreme Court upheld restrictions that would prohibit sex offenders from living near schools and parks. In a 5-2 vote, the court ruled that residency requirement applied to all registered sex offenders, even those who were paroled before the measure was passed in November 2006.
The law [...]
South Dakota Sex Offender Law Called Confusing
January 19, 2010 – 4:57 pm
Four years after it was put online, South Dakota’s sex offender registry is still confusing to some residents. Lawmakers are looking toward changing the sex offender registration laws because some of the laws have changed since the offender’s convictions. An investigation by a South Dakota newspaper revealed that 450 of the 2,600 offenders were convicted [...]
Part of Sex Offender Law Struck Down
December 31, 2009 – 7:00 am
Nebraska attorneys opposing new sex offender laws received a small victor y in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Judge Richard Kopf restricted the portion of the law that would keep convicted sex offenders from using social networking sites. He also restricted a provision that would require sex offenders to agree to allow law enforcement to search [...]
Student Field Trips Cancelled
November 20, 2009 – 8:08 am
Student field trips to city hall and the fire department have been cancelled in Plainfield Township, Michigan until city officials agree to run criminal background checks on all employees. The decision is a response to the arrest of a local fireman. Jeffrey is accused of soliciting sex from teenage boys online.
Hawkins was registered as a [...]
Group Opposes Sex Offender Registries for Youths
October 21, 2009 – 3:37 pm
California lawyers are saying a law that would require minors to be listed on the state sex offender registry should not be enacted. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 will require states to include sex offender as young as 14 on state registries. Some states already do this, but California does [...]
More Changes Could Come to Vermont’s Sex Offender Registry
October 9, 2009 – 3:37 pm
Just a week after Vermont’s sex offender registry was expanded, one state senator says more changes could occur in the next few years. Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington. Many local and state officials said more changes are welcome in light of recent cases. In July 2008 Brooke Bennett, 12, was allegedly raped and killed by her [...]
Registered Sex Offenders Living At Day Cares?
September 30, 2009 – 5:16 pm
That’s what a recent audit of the Wisconsin sex offender registry found. Four sex offenders listed the same address of licensed child care providers. In two of the cases, officials said the addresses were mismatched. In the other two cases, the sex offenders lied about their addresses and listed a relative’s address.
The secretary for the [...]
Police are Trained on Sex Offender Registry Changes
September 30, 2009 – 5:15 pm
Changes in New York’s sex offender laws have left some police officers wondering what the requirements are. Kingston N.Y. officials were trained on the changes at a meeting held earlier this week by a representative from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Even though laws requiring sex offenders to register have been in [...]
Vermont’s Sex Offender Registry to Quadruple
September 18, 2009 – 4:42 pm
Vermont’s sex offender registry is expected to grow from roughly 350 to 400 to nearly 2,000 next month. Lawmakers enacted new regulations that will require convicted sex offender who have not been considered dangerous onto the registry. Before, only offenders that were considered dangerous were included on the registry. About 400 sex offenders will still [...]