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The Accidental Sex Offender
"The Accidental Sex Offender" sheds crucial light on how America's sex-offender laws can ensnare underage high-school sweethearts, labeling young lovers as felons for life- and placing them on public sex offender registries, alongside violent predators and pedophiles.
Tags: Sex offenders; laws; felons; pedophiles; predators;
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MySpace Predator Caught By Code
The social networking site, MySpace, has been found to have 744 known sex offenders with profiles on the website. Of those, 497 have been convicted of sex crimes against children, and close to half of the offenders had been convicted since 2000.
Tags: abuse; rape; faceboo; sex offender registry; andrew lubrano
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The Notification Gap
Although there are only, roughly, a 100 sex offenders registered in Minnesota, the KSTP investigation found over 200 Minnesota residents that were not registered as sex offenders, though they should have been. Notification will only happen when the offender's conviction occurs at a Minnesota court, which is why some offenders choose to move to Minnesota so their neighbors will not be made aware of their criminal history.
Tags: Sex offender; sex registry; minnesota court; abuse; child molestation
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Tracking Sex Offenders: The Impact of Megan's Law
A look at how the sex offender registry in New Jersey has affected the community and the sex offenders. The investigation found that because the law was written and passed so quickly offenders, even those with less than a high school education, could easily find ways to exploit the loopholes. If the offender were to move every 30 days there would be no need to notify the community in which the person was living.
Tags: sex offender; rape; sexual predator; Megan's Law; New Jersey; New Jersey sex offender registry; sexual abuse
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Living off the Radar
An investigation shows that the Texas state sex offender registry is filled with fake and out-dated addresses, allowing thousands of sex offenders to evade authorities.
Tags: Sex offender; rape; registry; sexual abuse; false address
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Hotel Sex Offender
This investigation found nine registered sex offenders living in a downtown Buffalo hotel. Eight of them were classified as most likely to repeat their crimes. The offenders were placed in the hotel by state parole officers, but the public and hotel guests were not notified. One of the offenders worked as a hotel desk clerk. The investigation also discovered that Buffalo rarely sends out sex offender notifications.
Tags: sex offenders; parole; sexual assault; sex offender registry
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Registered Sex Offenders: Do You Know Who's Living Next Door?
This investigation exposed many of the flaws in the Nevada sex offender registry system. The state has major issues tracking sex offenders, does a bad job of making their locations known to schools and daycares, and does not account for sex offenders who might move in from other states.
Tags: sex offenders; Megan's Law; FBI
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"Tracking sex offenders"
This investigation uncovered serious flaws in the Massachusetts sex offender registry. The information about where offenders live and work is often wrong and thousands of offenders are not even listed, particularly those who move in from another state.
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"Sex offenders near schools"
Using a sex-offender database and mapping software, this investigation found more than 100 sex offenders living near elementary and middle schools. The stories discuss the laws concerning where sex offenders can live and how much of a risk sex offenders pose to the public.
Tags: schools; sex offenders; sex offender registry; children; CAR; computer-assisted reporting
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Tracking Sex Offenders-"Monster Next Door"
This series of articles uncovered major discrepancies within Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry. In some cases, the agency lost track of serious sex offenders, a number of sex offenders (almost half) were not registered, and there was a lack of communication between the agency and local police departments due to a lack of updated info for sex offenders. The reporters also discovered that many offenders registered in other states often relocated to Massachusetts, and were not included in the state's database.