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Sex Offender / Sex Crime News - Featured Articles, February, 2004
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Diocese has state's top percentage of sex offenders
February 29, 2004, Greenwhich Time | Submitted by steve
Written By Donna Porstner
Article Overview
Lots of statistics and information about clergy sexual abuse.
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Web site pinpoints high-risk sex offenders
February 27, 2004, Seattle Times | Submitted by steve
Written By Allison Peryea
Article Overview
The state of Washington unveiled a sex offender information site yesterday. The site includes data on 5,000 to 6,000 high-risk sex offenders. Users can search by offender name, address, city and county to find photos and other identifying information and view maps showing offenders' approximate residential locations.
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Unknown juvenile sex offenders may be in your kid's school
February 26, 2004, newsnet5.com | Submitted by steve
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Only a small percentage of juveniles convicted of sex crimes in Ohio are actually registering as sex offenders. As a result, school administration is not being notified of these convicted offenders and students and parents are in the dark.
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Hazards of the job
February 25, 2004, ABCNEWS.com | Submitted by steve
Written By Leela Jacinto
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Investigating online child pornography can take a toll on detectives, officers and investigators that deal with child porn. How it affects them and how they cope are discussed.
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Sex offender ID may undermine rights
February 25, 2004, The Korea Herald | Submitted by steve
Written By Kim So-young
Article Overview
The debate over human rights versus the public's right to know is heating up again with a government push in Korea to identify more fully convicted child molesters. The Commission on Youth Protection under the Prime Minister's Office announced Tuesday it wants to post on its Internet homepage pictures of those who twice or more commit sexual crimes against children, in addition to their names and addresses.
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Call to tighten sex offender law
February 25, 2004, NJ.com - Everything Jersey | Submitted by steve
Written By Ronald Leir
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New Jersey Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, D-Bayonne, is proposing legislation that would mandate that the sex offender registry include the name and location of the offender's workplace and require a new photo every 90 days.
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Stricter sex offender rules pass Senate committee
February 25, 2004, Chicago Daily Herald | Submitted by steve
Written By Sara Hooker
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Sex offenders in Illinois would have to update their photos posted on a state Web site annually and face added prison time if they don't register with local authorities, under a plan a Senate committee approved Tuesday.
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Bust stop near sex offenders moved
February 24, 2004, 11Alive | Submitted by steve
Written By Jerry Carnes
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After four years of trying, some Fulton County parents convinced government officials to move their children’s bus stop away from the convicted child molester living about 100 yards away.
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Police shoot, kill man
February 23, 2004, theBakersfieldChannel.com | Submitted by Silverthorne
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Gabriel Garcia was shot and killed by police after he was ordered to drop a knife, while he was kicking in the door of a registered sex offender. Garcia was repeatedly ordered to drop the knife, but didn't and continued to kick the door so officers shot him.
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Teacher conduct proposal may get diluted
February 23, 2004, Seattle Times | Submitted by steve
Written By Maureen O'Hagan
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As legislators in Washington state move toward passing a package of bills targeting sexual misconduct by school employees, a new amendment would significantly weaken the intent by exempting teachers from full background checks.
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Payout by school on pedophile
February 22, 2004, NEWS.com.au | Submitted by steve
Written By Chris Taylor and Melissa Ketchell
Article Overview
Calvary Temple Christian College bosses agreed to pay two families $70,000 – in addition to hefty legal costs – after school bosses allowed pedophile Ian Peter Read to help with the school's swimming program, during which he sexually assaulted two girls. The school knew that Read was a convicted pedophile.
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Bill would permit posting facts about sex offenders on Internet
February 22, 2004, Los Angeles Times | Submitted by steve
Written By Jia-Rui Chong
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Discusses the first California city to put information about registered sex offenders on the Internet, San Jose. Usage rates of Internet registries in other states, benefits of online registries and other issues are discussed.
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Convicted molester seeks prison release
February 21, 2004, CNN | Submitted by Navigatr1
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John Stoll has been imprisoned for 20 years based solely on the testimony of six children who claimed he molested them. Most of those witnesses, now adults, have come forward to say they lied. Only Stoll's son maintains his father molested him.
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State Supreme Court upholds sex offender registration law again
February 20, 2004, Billings Gazette | Submitted by steve
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A law requiring sexual and violent offenders in Montana to register with authorities after serving their prison sentences has survived a second constitutional challenge.
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Website entices chatters to solicit sex from minors, then posts their personal info online
February 19, 2004, WAVE 3 | Submitted by Navigatr1
Written By Erick Flack
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The FBI says a civilian website dedicated to exposing potential pedophiles goes too far. The website is a network of civilians who lurk in chatrooms and post as underage kids, then get contact information for adults who engage in sexual conversation with them and post the information to their website.
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Local law enforcement agent resigns in wake of FOX 12 sting
February 18, 2004, KPTV | Submitted by steve
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Over a two-day period, FOX 12 operated a sting involving volunteers from Perverted-Justice.com designed to catch online sexual predators. A dozen Clackamas County, Washington area men were rooted out as a result of the bust, including a Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputy.
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When sex offender is too close for comfort
February 18, 2004, Newsday.com | Submitted by steve
Written By Robin Topping
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About a month after a new tenant moved into the other half of a two-family home the mother who lives there with her children learned that the man who shares the yard, pool and driveway is a convicted sex offender.
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Ex-CU kicker alleges rape
February 18, 2004, The Daily Camera | Submitted by admin
Written By Greg Avery
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A former University of Colorado kicker claims that she was raped by a teammate in the summer of 2000. She also claims that players called her vulgar names, exposed themselves to her and one rubbed his erect penis against her.
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County fires library official
February 18, 2004, Detroit News | Submitted by Navigatr1
Written By Marisa Schultz
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The director of a Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped spent 60 days in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy without his employer knowing of the crime and even paying him while he was in jail.
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Priest molestations: 244 accused in molesting 656 youth
February 17, 2004, KABC-TV | Submitted by steve
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Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony plans to release a report today that shows that 244 priests, deacons, brothers and seminarians have been accused of molesting 656 youths since 1931.
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Ex-FBI official pleads guilty to child molestation
February 17, 2004, CNN | Submitted by Navigatr1
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The former chief internal watchdog at the FBI has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and has admitted he had a history of molesting other children before he joined the bureau for a two-decade career.
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Convicted sex offender from Boynton accused of molesting children at party
February 17, 2004, Sun-Sentinel | Submitted by steve
Written By Nancy L. Othón
Article Overview
A convicted sex offender from Boynton Beach, Florida was arrested after being accused of molesting three girls and two boys at a birthday party. He had a prior conviction in 1996 after being accused of fondling four of his daughter's friends -- three girls and a boy -- whose ages ranged from 6 to 8.
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Measure would expand offender registration law
February 16, 2004, ChannelOklahoma.com | Submitted by steve
Article Overview
A bill proposed by Oklahoma Rep. Dale Turner would require people convicted of certain crimes to register to be on a list available to the public, similar to sex offenders. Turner's bill, The Mary Rippy Violent Criminal Registration Act, would require people convicted of certain violent offenses, such as murder and attempted murder, to register with police following their release.
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Monitored predator may be set entirely free
February 16, 2004, The Sacramento Bee | Submitted by steve
Written By Suzanne Bohan
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Cary Verse, a four-time convicted violent sexual offender from California, can't find a place to call home. Verse is only the second of a relatively new class of inmates, termed "sexually violent predators," released in California under a strict program called "conditional release." A judge warns he'll release him outright if no community accepts his presence.
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Indiana's online registry of sex offenders has some missing pieces
February 15, 2004, The Star Press | Submitted by steve
Written By T.J. Wilham
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Explores the Indiana sex offender registry, how offenders slip through the cracks, the burden on law enforcement and more.
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Accused sex offender wants bail reduced because he’s a cop
February 11, 2004, The Mercury | Submitted by steve
Written By Carl Hessler Jr.
Article Overview
A police officer accused of using the Internet to arrange a sexual encounter with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl believes his "heroism" and good reputation as a police officer should result in lower bail. He was he charged last week with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful communication with a minor.
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Sex Offender TV -- six months later
February 11, 2004, KAMC | Submitted by steve
Written By Geoff Corkum
Article Overview
The Lubbock Police Department say the goal of "Sex Offender TV" is being met just six months after hitting the air. They say by informing people of potentially dangerous people living next door that Lubbock is a safer place.
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False Amber Alert sentence
February 10, 2004, WJZ | Submitted by steve
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A Baltimore, Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the death of his infant daughter. Authorities say he falsely reported that his daughter last February, setting off Maryland's first Amber Alert.
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Sex offender pilot program introduced
February 10, 2004, WHIOTV.com | Submitted by steve
Article Overview
A pilot program in Ohio will provide county sheriffs with software that will allow interested citizens to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender has moved within a mile of their home. The pilot program is being offered in Lucas, Mercer, Stark, and Washington counties.
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Judge rules Iowa sex offender law unconstitutional
February 10, 2004, Sioux City Journal | Submitted by steve
Written By Todd Dorman
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U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pratt declared an Iowa law which banned sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools or day cares unconstitutional Monday.
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Riverside, Calif., officer charged in Wisconsin child sex ring
February 10, 2004, Contra Costa Times | Submitted by Navigatr1
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A Riverside, California police officer faces federal charges that he traveled to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to have sex with minors as part of a pornography ring. An affidavit in support of the arrest said six boys between 8 and 11 years old had sex and where fondled by the officer and another man.
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'Sexy' dog not in mood
February 09, 2004, The Australian | Submitted by Silverthorne
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A drunken Thai man was mauled when a dog he tried to rape resisted his advances.
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Don't free them ... string 'em up!
February 09, 2004, WorldNetDaily | Submitted by steve
Written By Barbara Simpson
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Commentary by Barbara Simpson.
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Federal judge strikes down rule keeping Iowa sex offenders away from schools
February 09, 2004, 9NEWS.com | Submitted by Navigatr1
Written By Jeannie Piper
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A federal judge on Monday struck down an Iowa law that prohibited convicted sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools and day-care centers.
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California still struggling to track sex offenders
February 08, 2004, baltimoresun.com | Submitted by admin
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A year ago an Associated Press investigation found that California had lost track of more than 33,000 sex offenders. In the year since the report, improved recordkeeping has determined that more than 12,000 of the unaccounted-for sex offenders had died, been deported, been put back into prison or had moved out of state.
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Swiss sex offenders jailed for life
February 08, 2004, The Age | Submitted by steve
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Swiss voters have backed a new law that will automatically send sex offenders and those deemed violent or dangerous to jail for life. Although the government was against the measure, more than 56 per cent of voters and a majority of the 26 cantons (regions) voted for the measure in a nationwide referendum, according to final results.
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Pedophile sex party suspect apprehended
February 07, 2004, The Arizona Republic | Submitted by steve
Written By Robert Anglen
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An international fugitive accused of arranging pedophile parties in Mexico, where clients paid to have sex with children as young as 6, has been arrested in Chandler, Arizona.
U.S. marshals in Phoenix apprehended Jean Succar Kuri, 59, during a traffic stop Thursday after setting up surveillance on a house in Chandler.
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Prison reports faulted in pedophile's death
February 07, 2004, Star Telegram | Submitted by steve
Written By Denise Lavoie
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A series of trumped-up discipline reports by guards helped trigger the transfer of pedophile priest John Geoghan to a maximum-security prison -- and into an environment that would eventually kill him, an investigation concludes.
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Ten years for paedophile who tried 'buy' girl
February 06, 2004, scotsman.com | Submitted by
Written By Mark Sage
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A British man has been jailed in the United States for 10 years for attempting to pay $500 for three hours with a nine year old girl, three tablets of Viagra and condoms
in Mesa, Arizona.
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Registered sex offender tries to volunteer at schools
February 05, 2004, Click2Houston.com | Submitted by steve
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A registered sex offender tried to volunteer at three schools in Texas, but the school district did not pass along all the information to its campuses.
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State illegally placing sex offenders near daycares
February 05, 2004, KIROTV.com | Submitted by steve
Written By Chris Halsne
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A Washington state law prohibits most child molesters from living in "close proximity" to child daycare facilities, but prison officials and some police are among the agencies that allow it anyway. 605 sex offenders live within 300 feet of daycares in Washington.
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Florida lawmakers propose legislation to tighten the use of repeat withholds of adjudication, citing The Herald series
February 04, 2004, Miami Herald | Submitted by steve
Written By Jason Grotto and Manny Garcia
Article Overview
A bi-partisan coalition of Florida lawmakers announced Wednesday that they have drafted legislation to limit the use of withhold of adjudication, a legal break that allows offenders who plead to a crime to avoid a felony conviction.
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How public should public records be?
February 04, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune | Submitted by Navigatr1
Written By Pam Louwagie
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A Minnesota Supreme Court advisory committee has been debating for the past year what kinds of court records should be posted on the Web, and it will accept public comment on the issue. In an increasingly tech-savvy age, the committee is drawing delicate lines between personal privacy and government transparency.
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Legislature: Tougher terms sought for sex offenders
February 04, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune | Submitted by steve
Written By Paul Gustafson
Article Overview
Minnesota's county attorneys are proposing a shift to open-ended prison sentences that could be used to keep the most dangerous sex offenders locked up for 60 years to life.
The Minnesota County Attorneys Association supports a system where the sentences that judges impose on predatory sex offenders are minimums. When those prison terms are finished, sex offenders who are judged to still be dangerous could be kept in prison up to 60 years or even life.
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Lowell cable channel now broadcasting photos of sex offenders
February 04, 2004, Lowell Sun Online | Submitted by steve
Written By Michael LaFleur
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The municipal cable network in Lowell, Massachusetts began airing a program last night with photos and information about convicted sex offenders. Robert Haigh, executive director of the Lowell Telecommunications Corp., said Boston is the only other community in Massachusetts that he has found actively airing such broadcasts.
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Court of Appeals upholds sex offender registration law
February 03, 2004, KOBTV.com | Submitted by steve
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, but the ruling left the door open for arguments over the effectiveness of keeping non-dangerous offenders on the list.
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'Project Predator' nabs 55 sex offenders
February 03, 2004, nbc5.com | Submitted by steve
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A two-week sweep of Cook County by a multi-jurisdictional task force has led to the arrests of 55 unregistered sex offenders, including 11 foreign nationals, county Sheriff Michael Sheahan announced Tuesday. All 55 of those arrested were charged with failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 4 felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a minimum $500 fine. Among those arrested was 53-year-old Steven Machino, a convicted sex offender who, according to investigators, admitted to molesting more than 300 children. He was found living on West 25th Street in Chicago, unregistered, and just one block from a preschool.
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Mom to get prison for prostituting her daughter
February 03, 2004, The Arizona Republic | Submitted by steve
Written By Jim Walsh
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JoAndrea Peeler, 37, pleaded guilty Monday to prostituting her 13-year-old daughter for crack cocaine and agreed to have no contact with the child she introduced to drugs. She will be sentenced to 13 to 27 years in prison, will be placed on lifetime probation and must register as a sex offender.
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No contest plea in sex grooming case
February 02, 2004, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Submitted by Navigatr1
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A 74-year-old woman pleaded no contest Monday to one charge of conspiracy to commit sexual assault of a child under 13 after she groomed a girl to have sex with a prison inmate.
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X-rated doctors can't work here
February 02, 2004, Pasadena Star-News | Submitted by steve
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Legislation introduced by Whittier-area Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez revoking the licenses of physicians who are convicted sex offenders met little resistance in the California Legislature. On Feb. 23, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton will decide whether to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the license revocation.
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When Letourneau gets out, what can we expect?
February 02, 2004, Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Submitted by steve
Written By Susan Paynter
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Mary K. Letourneau will be released soon. Some familiar with the Fualaau family say that Vili Fualaau still loves Letourneau. The mother of two of his children, she'll soon be given a third chance. What can we expect?
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Proposed law would help state track sex offenders
February 01, 2004, theleafchronicle.com | Submitted by steve
Written By Todd DeFeo
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As of Jan. 14, Tennessee's Sex Offender Registry contained 6,476 people, according to the TBI. But 36% were either in noncompliance with the law or their whereabouts were unknown. State Rep. Kim McMillan is "confident" a bill reworking Tennessee's Sex Offender Registry will curb existing problems of offenders failing to abide by required terms. The new proposed law would require all offenders to personally register at a law enforcement agency and will establish separate categories for sex offenders and violent sex offenders.
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Lingle bills include stricter crime penalties
February 01, 2004, Honolulu Star-Bulletin | Submitted by steve
Written By Bruce Dunford
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In Hawaii, the Lingle administration believes it'll take an amendment to the state Constitution to restore public access to a sex offender registration and locator site in the Internet.
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