A 67-year old man who had previously been convicted of sexual contact with an underage boy was sentenced to 200 years when a collection of illegal images was found on his electronic devices. Such a lengthy sentence is unusual in cases of mere possession, with no evidence that the offender had produced or distributed the […]
There seems to be no end to politicians finding new sexual dangers from which to protect us. An Illinois legislator has introduced a first-of-its-kind bill to require that individuals on the sex offense registry must register any drones they may own with the State Police. The legislator justified the restriction out of concern that individuals […]
“Technology is not neutral. We’re inside of what we make and it’s inside of us.” Prominent feminist scholar of science and technology studies, Donna Haraway, quipped this in a 1997 interview with Wired. That idea checks out when applied to this recent story out of Canada. The nutshell scoop is that Cape Breton fiddler Ashley […]
A man living in remote Northern Minnesota used a moose antler to murder a 77-year old neighbor who had convicted of a sex offense over 40 years ago, but had been law-abiding ever since. The killer was found incompetent to stand trial after a psychologist testified that he suffered from a persecutory delusional disorder because […]
The Colorado Supreme Court has heard a case arguing that lifetime registration is “cruel and unusual punishment” due to the use of flawed and uncertain assessment tools to predict the likelihood of an individual re-offending and the generally low rate of re-offense in this population. The federal courts, including the Supreme Court in a 2003 […]
The Sheriff’s Department in Waco, Texas, arrested three members of the Oklahoma Predators Prevention Group after a confrontation they organized that caused a local man to be injured. This group mimics police tactics by posting fictitious profiles of underage girls and luring their victims into explicit conversations and an arranged meeting, which the group monetizes […]
Sexual offense laws require anyone who is convicted of a sexual offense to be put on a registry once the individual has served out their sentence. Public registration and restrictions extended beyond an individual’s sentence are punitive and put the registrant and their families at risk. A 71-year old man who was on California’s online […]
