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Sex Offender / Sex Crime News - Featured Articles, November, 2005
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Sex-offender laws may be tightened
November 28, 2005, Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Submitted by steve
Written By Curt Woordward
Article Overview
Convicted sex offenders should face a tougher registration system, including stricter penalties for scofflaws and fewer loopholes for those who move to Washington, a state task force said.
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City adds sex offender database to Web site
November 22, 2005, MyWestTexas.com | Submitted by admin
Written By Colin Guy
Article Overview
Midland Mayor Mike Canon was joined by representatives from local law enforcement Monday as he announced the addition of a sex offender database to the Texas city's Web site.
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Teacher Debra LaFave now a sex offender
November 22, 2005, Tampa Bay's 10 News | Submitted by admin
Article Overview
A plea deal has been reached in the case of Tampa teacher Debra LaFave. Debra LaFave pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery, on count one, 2 years community control and on count two, one year community control with 7 years of probation, avoiding any jail time.
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Costa Rican police arrest alleged sex offender wanted in Alabama
November 22, 2005, Fort Wayne News Sentinel | Submitted by admin
Article Overview
Costa Rican police arrested a 66-year-old Alabama fugitive wanted for the sexual abuse and sodomy of children, authorities said Tuesday. Walter Edward Myer was working as an English teacher in Costa Rica under a false name for the last eight years.
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Police post sex offender details online
November 22, 2005, Gazette.com | Submitted by admin
Written By Anslee Willett and Ed Sealover
Article Overview
More than half of registered sex offenders in Colorado Springs, Colorado - adults with felony convictions - were posted online Monday. A total of 1,019 sex offenders are registered in Colorado Springs. The online list includes 612 adult offenders convicted of felonies and 85 offenders who have failed to register.
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Library sex offender incident fuels Internet filter push
November 21, 2005, DesMoinesRegister.com | Submitted by admin
Written By Abby Simons
Article Overview
A homeless sex offender accused of molesting a toddler in a Des Moines library restroom last month told police he used library computers to view pornography many times. Even if that's true, James Effler Jr. didn't violate any laws or break library rules.
The case gives fuel to groups that push for Internet filters intended to block pornographic Web sites at libraries - a position opposed by some librarian associations.
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Sex offender law could have problems
November 21, 2005, KELOLAND.COM | Submitted by admin
Article Overview
A South Dakota representative wants to create "buffer zones," so certain sex offenders can't live within 2000 feet of schools and other areas with children. Earlier this fall, North Sioux City became the first city in South Dakota to pass an ordinance like this, leaving not a single block where sex offenders can live.
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Convicted sex offender arrested, accused of trying to kill girlfriend
November 21, 2005, Slidell Sentry-News | Submitted by admin
Written By Suzanne Le Breton
Article Overview
A convicted sex offender was located in Covington after he tried to kill his fiance shortly before midnight Tuesday night. Juan Novoa, 39, was charged with attempted second-degree murder after he beat his fiance, 28-year-old Devon Kenley, unconscious in front of her four children. According to Lt. West of the Covington Police Department, Kenley told authorities she did not know her fiance was a convicted sex offender.
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Child-sex offender reported dead
November 19, 2005, LongmontFYI | Submitted by admin
Written By Trevor Hughes
Article Overview
A former Longmont foster parent and counselor facing up to 60 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children apparently killed himself in Loveland on Friday instead of attending his sentencing, according to his friends and police. Laurence Reed Senterfit, 44, pleaded guilty in September to five counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Gary Glitter held in Vietnam over 'lewd acts'
November 19, 2005, telegraph.co.uk | Submitted by admin
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The former rock star Gary Glitter has been detained in Vietnam following allegations that he indulged in lewd acts with a minor, according to state-controlled local media.
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Sex offender asks wrong man for ride
November 18, 2005, WPVI | Submitted by admin
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A man who tried to hitch a ride with a New Castle County police officer, ended up being charged with failure to register as a sex offender after the officer checked his identification and ran a computer check.
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Police: Hialeah girl, sex offender had intimate relationship
November 18, 2005, Local10.com | Submitted by admin
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Robert Laird, the 39-year-old convicted sex offender who police said took his own life after state troopers stopped him in Broward County, Fla., with a missing Hialeah 17-year-old girl had a sexual relationship with the victim, Local 10 confirmed through police reports Friday.
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Police make first arrest using GPS
November 18, 2005, abc7news.com | Submitted by admin
Article Overview
A paroled sex offender tracked to a grade school parking lot, doll shop and amusement park through electronic monitoring became the first person arrested under an Orange County pilot program, officials said today. Robert Dobucki was taken into custody Tuesday for allegedly violating terms of his parole to stay out of areas where children frequent.
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New sex offender bill
November 17, 2005, WIBW | Submitted by admin
Written By Mike Marusarz
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Convicted sex offenders will be locked up for life under a new proposal from a group of Kansas State senators.
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House approves sex offender notification bill
November 17, 2005, KATC 3 | Submitted by admin
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Sex offenders staying at a shelter or evacuation center after a disaster would be required to notify officials that they are registered sex offenders, under a bill nearing final legislative passage in Louisiana.
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National City passes tough sex offender law
November 15, 2005, NBCSandiego.com | Submitted by admin
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The city council of National City, California unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday that bars sex offenders from going within 300 feet of daycares, schools, parks, playgrounds or arcades.
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Hundreds arrested in sex offender sweep statewide
November 15, 2005, Cadillac News | Submitted by admin
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Director of the Michigan State Police Col. Tadarial J. Sturdivant announced that 846 people have been arrested and 836 additional arrest warrants have been requested following a 55-day, statewide initiative led by the Michigan State Police aimed at increasing compliance with the state's sex offender law.
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Montreal pedophile dad sentenced to 15 years
November 02, 2005, CBC News | Submitted by steve
Article Overview
A Montreal man convicted of sexually assaulting his two-year-old daughter and posting pictures of the crime on the internet has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Illinois sex offender makes history
November 02, 2005, The Northern Star (Northern Illinois University) | Submitted by steve
Written By Richard Snowden
Article Overview
For the first time in history, the state of Illinois has designated a female as a sexually dangerous person. Eureka resident Tammy L. Wheeler, 17, agreed to the designation late last month after being charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for allegedly fondling a four-year-old boy. Wheeler also admitted during a court hearing that she had molested two other children.
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Sex offender Halloween restrictions
November 02, 2005, KELOLAND.COM | Submitted by admin
Article Overview
Halloween is a night intended for fun. And to keep it that way, some states are taking steps to make sure registered sex offenders stay away from trick-or-treaters.
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NYS joins federal sex offender registry
November 02, 2005, Suffolk Life Newspapers | Submitted by steve
Written By Michelle Pirraglia
Article Overview
On the heels of the passage of a bill in the House of Representatives that would make it mandatory to list all levels of sex offenders on the state websites, New York recently joined the United States Department of Justice’s national sex offender public registry website.
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Sex offender arrested in Linn County for not moving
November 01, 2005, Radio Iowa | Submitted by admin
Written By Stella Shaffer
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A convicted sex offender in Iowa has been arrested because he was told to move and didn't.
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