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Anthony Sowell's Neighbor Says Police Knew About Cleveland Rapist's House

New York Times | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Phillip Garrido, Rape, Violence Against Women, Anthony Sowell, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Police, Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony Sowell Rapist, Bodies Found, Sex Offenders, Anthony Sowell Rape, Cops, Sex Offender Tracking, Home News

A neighbor of the convicted rapist in Cleveland who was arrested Saturday night after six decomposed bodies were found in his house said Monday that t...

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Naked Pumpkin Run At Risk: Boulder Colorado Police Threaten Crackdown

Wall Street Journal | STEPHANIE SIMON | Posted 10.31.2009 | Denver

Read More: Downtown Boulder, Rules, Jack O Lanterns, Naked Pumpkin Run Boulder, Mark Beckner, Colorado, Halloween, Naked Pumpkin Run, Sex Offenders, Cops, Matt Appelbaum, Nakedpumpkinrun, Nude, Runners, Naked Pumpkin Run Plan, SWAT Team, nakedpumpkinrun.org, Pumpkin, Boulder, Pumpkins, Aclu, Streak, Denver News

For nearly a decade, naked pumpkin runners did their thing unmolested, stampeding through the frigid dark past crowds of admirers who hooted, hollered...

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This Halloween, Let's Protect Our Children from Anti-Stranger Hype

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Halloween, Parenting, Family Violence, Crime, Sexual Assault, Family, Child Sexual Abuse, Sex Offenders Laws, Sex Abuse, Sex Offenders, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

A recent analysis on sex abuse concluded there isn't even the smallest blip at Halloween -- no increase in the rates on the days around Halloween compared with days two weeks before or after.

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California Struggles With Paroled Sex Offenders

New York Times | SOLOMON MOORE | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Criminals, Sex Offenders, California, Crime, California Sex Offenders, Home News

A series of high-profile crimes involving parolees in California highlight the challenges of keeping track of them in a state that discharges more tha...

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Save a Kid; Bring a Molester to Church

Patrick Boyle | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Phillip Garrido, Jaycee Dugard, Sex-Offender-Registration, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Sex Offender Laws, Sex Abuse, Molest, Sex Offenders, Fathers, Living News
Patrick Boyle

Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping story got me thinking about the day I got a call from a distraught child molester. I had gotten to know Carl well when he ...

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Sex Offender Lists Need to be For Sex Offenders, Not Pranksters

Doyle Albee | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Phillip Garrido, Naked Pumpkin Run, Sex Offenders, Boulder Colorado, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Politics News
Doyle Albee

Let's to do everything in our power to stop true sexual crimes, including ensuring the names on lists of sexual offenders deserve to be there.

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Did the Economist Do Sex Crime Victims Justice?

Robin Sax | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Sex Offenders, The Economist, Sexual Assualt, Robin-Sax, Child Sexual Abuse, Crime, Media News
Robin Sax

If anything should be explored about the state of the law relating to sex offenders, it's the huge issue of a lack of prosecution--not too much of it, as the Economist asserts.

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Sex Offenders Banned From Social Networking Sites

Chicagosphere | Mike Doyle | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Linkedin, Pat Quinn, Twitter, Social Networking, Sex Offenders Social Networking, Sex Offenders, Facebook, Illinois Sex Offenders, Chicago News

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law making it illegal for sex offenders to use social networking sites. Is this a necessary ban to protect the st...

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Florida Law Leads To Shantytown For Banished Sex Offenders

The New York Times | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, American Civil Liberties Union, Probation, Homelessness, Sex-Offenders-Laws, Homeless Shelters, Sex Offenders, Florida, Charlie Crist, Miami, Politics News

They used to be invisible, the four or five convicted sex offenders camping out on the Julia Tuttle Causeway connecting Miami to Miami Beach. But for ...

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Supreme Court To Rule On Federal Sex Offenders Law

AP | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court Cases, Supreme Court, Sex Offenders, Sex Offenders Law, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they c...

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Sex Offender Castration Debated In Europe

nytimes.com | DAN BILEFSKY | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, Castration Laws, Europe Castration, Sex, Foreign Affairs, Sex Offenders, Castration, Czech Republic Castration, Sex Offenders Europe, World News

PRAGUE -- Pavel remembers the violent night sweats two days before the murder. He went to see a family doctor, who said they would go away. But after ...

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Castration: Czech Solution For Sex Offenders

Time | Leo Cendrowicz | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

Read More: Sex Offenders, Human Rights, Castration, Council of Europe, Human Rights Watch, Czech Republic, World News

A doctor makes an incision in a man's scrotal sack and, deftly wielding his scalpel, quickly removes both testicles. In the Czech Republic that simple...

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How to Grab the Attention of Undecided Voters

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mark Warner, Soccer Moms, Blue Collar, US Military, John McCain, Deval Patrick, Middle Class, Kathleen Sebelius, Sex Offenders, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Rural Communities, National Guard, Keynote Speech, School Uniforms, State of the Union Address, Medicare, Health Care, Lower-Income, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, 2008 Election, Denver, Politics News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Small details, exact costs, specifics, particulars -- all are fatal to a convention speech. Just ask Bill Clinton as he walked off the podium after delivering his keynote address at the 1988 Democratic Convention.

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Louisiana Gov. Jindal Authorizes Chemical Castration Of Sex Offenders

Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chemical Castration, Sex Offenders, Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal, Jindal, Politics News

Rising Republican star Bobby Jindal signed legislation allowing judges to force convicted rapists to undergo chemical castration, the Louisiana Advoca...

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