Sex Crime
PA Court Bars Retroactive Sex Offender Registration
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The state supreme court said sex offenders convicted before a 2012 law was enacted cannot be compelled to adhere to registration protocols required under the law.
Sex Crime
DeVos Hints Policy Change on Campus Sex Assaults
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After meetings with stakeholders in the campus sexual assault debate, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she wants to help both victims of assault and those who have been falsely accused of rape. It was a striking departure from the rhetoric of the Obama administration, which has focused primarily on survivors.
Sex Crime
DeVos Reviews Obama Policies on Campus Sex Cases
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is meeting in private today with women who say they were assaulted, accused students and their families, advocates for both sides and higher education officials. It is the first step in a contentious effort to re-examine policies of President Obama, who made expansive use of his powers to investigate the handling of sexual violence by universities and colleges.
Sex Crime
Plea Deal Could Avoid U.S. Charges in Gymnast Sex Case
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Dr. Larry Nassar, former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, is expected to plead guilty today to child porn charges. In return, federal authorities would not prosecute him for sexual exploitation of children.
Sex Crime
Backpage.com Solicited, Created Sex-Related Ads
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Documents obtained by the Washington Post show that Backpage hired a company in the Philippines to lure advertisers — and customers seeking sex — from sites run by its competitors. Backpage repeatedly has insisted it had no role in the content of ads posted on its site.
Viewpoints
Child Trafficking: The Tragedy of ‘Princess’
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Even when information about online trafficking victims is brought to the attention of law enforcement, they can still be treated as “disposable people” by the system meant to protect them, says a trafficking expert.
Sex Crime
MO High Court OK’s Holding Sex Offenders Indefinitely
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The judges unanimously upheld a state law that prisoners deemed dangerous can be held at a secure mental health facility after completion of their criminal sentences.
Supreme Court
Alito’s Outdated Opinion on Sex Offenders ‘Quite Misleading’
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Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote in an opinion published this week that sex offenders “are much more likely than any other type of offender to be rearrested for a new rape or sexual assault.” The data says he is wrong.
Sex Crime
Disputed Alabama Rape Allegation Leads to Suicide
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University of Alabama student Megan Rondini, 20, complained that she was treated as a criminal after reporting that a prominent local man had raped her. After months of anxiety, she killed herself.
Sex Crime
Church of England Admits Collusion in Sex Abuse of Boys
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A new report finds that the former archbishop of Canterbury helped shield Peter Ball, a bishop accused of sexually abusing 18 boys and young men from 1977 to 1992. The report concludes, “The church appears to have been most interested in protecting itself.”