Sex Crime News

As a courtesy to individuals that are accused and denigrated by the media, we do not post sensationalized articles – only law-related.

May 16, 2012 – 6th Circuit finds victim’s sexual history off limits

May 15, 2012 – SNAP ruling has clergy-abuse victims’ advocate on defensive

May 12, 2012 – Mothers of sex offenders share responsibility, burden of label

May 09, 2012 – SC justices: Sex offender’s punishment too harsh

May 07, 2012 – Sex offenders deserve tolerance

May 07, 2012 – Court: Mass. must meet deadlines on sex offenders

May 04, 2012 – More funding coming for child sex crime investigators

May 01, 2012 – Senate Passes Sex Abuse Prevention Bills

April 27, 2012 – Sex offender custody case results in changes to Florida adoption law

April 22, 2012 – Rape Law Change Prompts Mixed Feelings

April 22, 2012 – O.C. sex offender law picks up support but few convictions

April 22, 2012 – Rulings Hamper Enforcement Of OH Sex Offender Law

April 21, 2012 – W.Va. State Police sued over sex offender listing

April 21, 2012 – Are sex offender laws too broad?

April 13, 2012 – New Law Eliminates Statute of Limitations on Violent Crimes: Updated

April 13, 2012 – Feds Begin Penalizing States That Haven’t Adopted U.S. Sex Offender Law

April 11, 2012 – MA Officials weigh safety of public against offenders’ rights

April 11, 2012 -  DE Juvenile curfew, new sex offender rule kick in soon

April 10, 2012 – Illinois Senate Approves $20,000,000 Expansion of Sex Offender Registry

April 10, 2012 – Some say changes needed for sex offender registry system

April 07, 2012 – My turn: A penalty that lasts a lifetime

April 06, 2012 – Sex offender?  No online gaming for you!

April 04, 2012 – Rep. Rogers Calls for House to Pass Crime Bill

April 04, 2012 – La. lawmakers seek to rewrite Facebook ban

April 03, 2012 – Ohio Supreme Court strikes down lifetime registration requirements for juvenile..

April 03, 2012 – Romaine : State, County Must Act On Sex Offender Issue

April 02, 2012 – Megan’s Law: Not the best approach?

March 30, 2012 – Proposed law may help some sex offenders get off registry

March 30, 2012 – Judge rules La. sex law violates offenders’ rights

March 26, 2012 – NM Supreme Court takes up case of what constitutes a sex offender

March 25, 2012 – Are child porn laws unfair? Viewers’ sentences can be worse than molesters’

March 23, 2012 – ACLU-DE opposes proposed Dover Sex Offender Ordinance

March 23, 2012 – Some sex offenders get registration violations dismissed

March 22, 2012 – Online Dating Firms Agree to Screen for Sex Offenders

March 22, 2012 – Rejection Of Sex Offender Bill Wrong, Lawmaker Says

March 18, 2012 – Norfolk 4 member seeks removal from sex registry

March 17, 2012 – Punishment ‘horrifies’ reform proponent

March 15, 2012 – District 9 Legislators Push Child Sex Crime Bill with Online Petition

March 15, 2012 – No penalty for sex offender unable to give address

March 14, 2012 – Crime and Courts: Homeless sex offender didn’t violate law by not registering address

March 11, 2012 – Sex Offender Laws Are Based On Rage and Fear

March 07, 2012 – Law doesn’t do enough to distinguish among levels of sex offenses

March 07, 2012 – Bill would bar sex offenders from military

March 06, 2012 – N.J. law would increase penalties for aiding sex offenders

March 05, 2012 – Examining Ariz. laws on child porn through the eyes of an offender

March 05, 2012 – New York State Senate Passes Package of Sex Crime Bills

February 27, 2012 – Convicted sex offender won rare judicial reprieve

February 27, 2012 – Analysis: Facebook ban raises punishment questions

February 26, 2012 – Va. House seeks more funds for sex crimes unit

February 25, 2012 – Debate Rages Over Sentencing Guidelines for Child Pornography-Related Crimes

February 25, 2012 – Accused of Sexual Abuse? Still Innocent Until Proven Guilty

February 25, 2012 – Henley: House moves against sex crimes

February 16, 2012 – Jindal Blasts Judge For Facebook Sex Offender Ruling

February 16, 2012 – Committee considers changes to sex offender registry

February 16, 2012 – Is Sex Offender Registration Actually Keeping New Jersey’s Kids Safer?

February 14, 2012 – Hatboro, PA Seeks to Repeal Sex Offender Law

February 12, 2012 – Man stuck between clashing sex offender registration laws

February 12, 2012 – Georgia’s sex offender restrictions depend on when offense occurred

February 11, 2012 – Appeals courts overturns injunction on Adam Walsh legislation

February 11, 2012 – Juveniles convicted of sex crimes to register as sex offenders in Virginia

February 09, 2012 – Committee holds sex offender-registration bill

February 07, 2012 – Cook County Sheriff leads national sex crime sting

February 06, 2012 – N.J. Senate committee approves bill to expand job opportunities for ex-convicts

February 03, 2012 – Adam Walsh Act reignites debate over sex offender policies

February 02, 2012 – Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Impede Safety Goals

February 01, 2012 – Bill Would Require Colleges to Improve Reporting of Sex Offenses

February 01, 2012 – Ware child porn case highlights risk of recidivism, challenges to sex offender…

January 31, 2012 – WV Senate prohibits child sex contact

January 30, 2012 – Court to weigh restitution for child porn victim

January 30, 2012 – Pittsfield proposals miss the bigger point

January 30, 2012 – The Real Victims in Rape Cases Like Greg Kelly’s

January 25, 2012 – Sympathy for the devil

January 24, 2012 – Supreme Court limits police use of GPS tracking

January 24, 2012 – Judge: NH city’s sex offender ordinance not lawful

January 24, 2012 – Virginia Senate panel endorses 2 bills targeting sex offenders

January 23, 2012 – Supreme Court allows sex offender to challenge registration requirement

January 20, 2012 – First, a sex offender registry. Next, an animal abuser registry?

January 19, 2012 – Over 80 sex offenders castrated in past 12 years

January 19, 2012 – Citing miscalculation, patrol removes 59 from sex offender registry

January 18, 2012 – City of Canandaigua looks to void sex offender law

January 17, 2012 – Ban on sex offenders in Mission Viejo parks finalized

January 14, 2012 – North Dakota, Minnesota not complying with sex offender law

January 12, 2012 – Bill aims to limit jailhouse viewing of evidence by sex offenders

January 09, 2012 – States struggle with national sex offender law

January 08, 2012 – One-Third of Child Sex Abuse Caused by Minors

January 07, 2012 – D.A. Defends Sex Offender Park Ban Amid Council Questions

January 07, 2012 – Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges

January 06, 2012 – FBI changes definition of rape to include men as victims

January 05, 2012 – Should all high-risk offenders wear monitors?

January 04, 2012 – Law could block where sex offenders live

January 04, 2012 – Ruling seeks to clarify sex-offender issue

January 04, 2012 – Why do sex crimes have a statute of limitations?

January 04, 2012 – New registry for first-degree murderers highlights controversial debate

January 02, 2012 – Juvenile case highlights flaw in Sex Offender Registry

December 29, 2011 – Homeless win frozen death lawsuit

December 29, 2011 – NCIS Aims to Prevent Sexual Assault

December 28, 2011 - Proposed legislation could change mandatory reporting law

December 26, 2011 – Dear Abby | Sex offenders not all alike

December 23, 2011 – State imposes tougher penalties for sex offenders

December 20, 2011 – Pa. Gov. Corbett signs expansion of Megan’s Law

December 19, 2011 – Pennsylvania will soon be included on national sex offender registry

December 19, 2011 – Law Protects Patients from Dangerous Health Care Workers

December 16, 2011 – Florida combines units to fight online sex crimes

December 14, 2011 – Viewpoint: Why a Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Law Could Backfire

December 09, 2011 – Edwardsville, PA repeals sex offender ordinance

December 07, 2011 – New York lawmakers could reform child abuse laws

December 06, 2011 – TX commissioners put brakes on sex offender ordinance

December 06, 2011 – Va. sex offender registry sound, crime commission told

December 05, 2011 – Advocates hope to eliminate Pa. statute of limitations on child sex abuse civil cases

December 02, 2011 – A move to end Georgia’s statute of limitations on child sex crimes

December 02, 2011 – Nebraska eyes impact of changes to sex offender registry

December 01, 2011 – Analysis: Mandatory reporting laws could harm children

November 28, 2011 – LI assemblyman wants to create crime of serial sexual assault

November 27, 2011 – Charges Bring Focus on Pa. Sex Crime Laws

November 24, 2011 – Fairness, process at risk if current law changed

November 21, 2011 – Oops! Wrong Names Posted on Ohio Sex Offender Site

November 20, 2011 – Allegation of deputy sex crime leads to false information arrest

November 20, 2011 – Law says colleges must publicize crimes, but loopholes exist

November 17, 2011 – Lionel: 5 Reason Why Not To Draft More Sex Abuse Laws

November 17, 2011 – Push to Toughen Abuse Law

November 16, 2011 – PA Senate passes sex offender registry bill

November 15, 2011 – Analysis: few sex crimes go to court

November 15, 2011 – Va. assessment of sex offenders flawed, study says

November 12, 2011 – Local universities follow federal crime-reporting law

November 12, 2011 – Even suspicion of sex abuse must be reported

November 10, 2011 - Baltimore Sheriff’s Office moves sex offender unit

November 10, 2011 – Sex Crimes Against Boys Often Go Unreported

November 08, 2011 – Protesters decry new omnibus crime bill

November 06, 2011 – Are all sex offenders the same?

November 06, 2011 – Texas Removes Sex Offender Designation From 176 Parolees

November 03, 2011 – Sex abuse researchers tout rehab, not prison

November 03, 2011 – Social networking for sex offenders get federal court review

November 03, 2011 – High court upholds sex crime law

November 02, 2011 – How effective is sex offender rehabilitation?

November 02, 2011 – The Registration Process for Ohio Sexual Offenders

November 02, 2011 – Police overwhelmed by child porn on web

November 01, 2011 – PA Judge, lawyer lock horns over rescinded deal

October 31, 2011 – Ohio Police Chiefs to Meet…Investigating Sex Crimes

October 31, 2011 – Deltona’s controversial sex-offender law holds

October 28, 2011 – People V Kruger – NY Sexual Abuse Case Law

October 27, 2011 – Pa.’s version of Adam Walsh Act would list teens as sex offenders

October 25, 2011 – MA Sex offender residency bylaw enacted by voters

October 25, 2011 – Sex offender law amendment passed to take effect retroactively

October 24, 2011 – Sex offender’s residency at issue pending parole probe

October 19, 2011 – Romeo and Juliet Law Takes Effect in Texas

October 18, 2011 – Lawmakers Look at Revising Missouri Sex Offender Registry Rules

October 18, 2011- FBI committee moves to update rape definition

October 18, 2011 – Sex Offender Registry: An Unfair Waste of Tax Dollars?

October 17, 2011 – SC non-profit handles child sex abuse interviews

October 17, 2011 – Sex offender locator now available on Facebook

October 16, 2011 – Heroux: Facts, myths and sex offenders

October 13, 2011 – Sex Offender Registration in Texas

October 12, 2011 – Yardley PA reconsiders local sex offender law

October 12, 2011 – Legislature examines sex offender registry rules

October 5, 2011 – Sex-offender law leaves false sense of security

October 5, 2011 – MA Appeals Court Overturns Sex Offender Registration Requirement

October 3, 2011 – PA Court ruling has communities overhauling Megan’s Laws

September 29, 2011 – New Florida ‘sexting’ law goes into effect Saturday

September 27, 2011 – Monnroe County  NY to review sex offender notification legislation

September 26, 2011 – Keeping track of sex offenders costly (Ohio)

September 24, 2011 – Florida ‘Romeo and Juliet’ law bringing common sense to sex-offender registry

September 22, 2011- NJ Court: Electronic monitoring of sex offender violates his constitutional rights

September 22, 2011- Sex offender law adopted by Springville Village Board

September 18, 2011 – State lawmakers slow to close loopholes that let sexual predators evade..

September 17, 2011 – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ law offers a way off Florida’s sex offender list

September 17, 2011 – Court makes distinction for sex offender who isn’t threat

September 08, 2011 – D.C. Federal Judge Tosses Charge In Sex Crime Case

September 07, 2011 – Internet predator sex sting in Deltona nabs 15 men

September 01, 2011 – Court throws out some sex crime convictions v. former Plymouth selectman

August 31, 2011 - New Book Says Sex Offender Registries Are Too Harsh

August 31, 2011 – Sex Offender Registries May Not Be Very Effective

August 29, 2011 – Task force not getting to root of society’s view of sex offenders

August 29, 2011 – Child predators: Is our punishment misguided?

August 28, 2011 – NEW TEXAS LAWS: Young couples get protections, counseling

August 28, 2011 – Follow evidence, not gut feeling, on sex offenders

August 25, 2011 – Maximum penalties sought for child porn

August 24, 2011 – Child Pornography Bill Makes Privacy Experts Skittish

August 19, 2011 – Sex Offenders: The Last Pariahs

August 18, 2011 – The false hope of sex offender registries

August 17, 2011 – Court ruling prompts Texas parole board change

August 17, 2011 – D.C. Sex-Offender Registry Deemed Constitutional

August 11. 2011 – Court: Child porn not enough for offender status

August 09, 2011 – With nowhere to go, sex offenders file suit

August 09, 2011 – Maid sues Strauss-Kahn over NYC hotel encounter (features Tom)

August 08, 2011 – Bronx Judge Finds Constitutional Defect in Sex Offender Law

August 05, 2011 – SJC: Mass. law on sex offenders flawed

July 31, 2011 – Newville mayor plans to veto sex offender restriction

July 31, 2011 – Miami-Dade man challenges child porn arrest on passage of new law

July 30, 2011 – D.C. and Virginia Miss Deadline Related to Federal Sex Offender Law

July 28, 2011 – Va., D.C. miss deadline to join national sex offender registry

July 28, 2011 – 5 years later, states struggle to comply with federal sex offender law

July 25, 2011 – Saratoga County judge rules against law restricting sex offenders

July 25, 2011 – Offenders Cry Foul Over Sex Registry Changes

July 22, 2011 – Appeals Court reverses decision in sex offender probation case

July 20, 2011 – 2 NJ teens labeled sex offenders for life after ‘horseplay’ incident

July 14, 2011 – Overzealous Sex Offender Laws Harm Public Safety

July 13, 2011 – Ohio Ruling: Sex offender law not retroactive

Jult 12, 2011 – High court reverses ruling on homeless sex offenders

July 12, 2011 – Child-porn case linked to wireless ‘borrowing’

July 07, 2011 – Cleveland police improve sex crimes policy, but more work needed

July 06, 2011 – W.Va. hires officers to supervise sex offenders

July 05, 2011 – Hatch signs on to anti-pornography bill

July 01, 2011 – Federal Judge Blocks State Anti-Child-Porn Law

June 30, 2011 – Legislature Passes Teen “Sexting” Bill

June 29, 2011 – Police agencies collaborate to prevent repeat sex crimes

June 29, 2011 – New sex offender law requires more information

June 21, 2001 – Texas Gov. Perry signs bill making teen sexting a misdemeanor

June 14, 2011 – Court: NJ megan’s law killer can continue appeal

June 09, 2011 – Conviction Reversed in (Very) Odd Child-Porn Case

May 26, 2011 – Pennsylvania high court rejects sex offender laws

April 24, 2011 – Innocent Man Accused Of Child Pornography After Neighbor Pirates His WiFi

May 17, 2010 – Supreme Court Rules Sex Offenders Can Be Imprisoned After Sentences Expire

May 19, 2008 – Court upholds part of child pornography law