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Sex Offenders Kicked Off MySpace Land on Facebook

Company analyzing data for MySpace says of 90K booted, minimum 8K back online

(Newser) - MySpace grabbed headlines today when it announced that it had kicked 90,000 registered sex offenders off the site over the past 2 years. Where did they all go? Many went to Facebook, says Sentinel, the security firm that roots out such offenders for MySpace. “We found over 8,...

Self-Portraits of Teens Spur Kid-Porn Charge

Nude photos shared by phone could make senders sex offenders

(Newser) - Pennsylvania teens are in trouble over child-porn photos—of themselves. Three girls who took the pictures, and three boys who got them via cell phone, have been charged, Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV reports. A student was caught with one of the phones in school in October, prompting a police investigation. But...

Man Attacks Lottery-Winning Sex Offender

Motive unclear for daylight beating in downtown Anchorage

(Newser) - The convicted sex offender who won an Alaskan lottery that benefited sex-assault victims was severely beaten yesterday in broad daylight near a mall in downtown Anchorage, the Anchorage Daily News reports. It’s unclear if the 20-year-old California man charged in the crime attacked Alec Ahsoak, 53, because of offender...

Sex Offender Wins Lottery Run by Victims' Group

Winner may donate portion of $350K to charity

(Newser) - Advocates for victims of sexual assault sponsored a lottery—only to watch a sex offender walk away with $350,000 after taxes, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The group itself is likely to take home only between $2,000 and $20,000 after expenses. His victims discussed their shock at...

Teen Girl Faces Felony Porn Charges After Cell Prank

She allegedly sent nude photos of herself

(Newser) - A 15-year-old Ohio girl who allegedly sent nude photos of herself to classmates as a joke faces felony child-porn charges—and may have to register as a sex offender, the Newark Advocate reports. The girl, who was arrested Friday and spent the weekend in jail, has pleaded not guilty. The...

Glitter Must Register as Sex Offender in UK

Judges makes order after rocker returns from Vietnam prison stint for pedophilia

(Newser) - A judge has ordered pedophile rocker Gary Glitter to sign Britain’s sex offenders’ registry within 3 days now that he’s back in the country, the Press Association reports. Glitter reluctantly returned to the UK after being released from a Vietnamese prison, after serving time on underage-sex charges. The...

Calif. Therapists Rake in Millions Under Sex Offender Law

Billed $24M for 2007 Jessica's Law services

(Newser) - Psychologists and psychiatrists are cashing in on a California law requiring mental health screening for sex offenders, the LA Times reports. Last year, private contractors billed the state for millions of dollars in prisoner evaluations, with one psychologist bringing home $1.5 million. State officials defend the expense as necessary...

Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker

Brit judge rules time limit can be waived for woman raped 20 years ago

(Newser) - Britain's High Court has ruled that a rape victim can sue her lottery-winning attacker 20 years after the crime, reports the Guardian. The man bought a lottery ticket while on day release from prison and won a $14 million jackpot. The case is exceptional but it may set a precedent...

Jindal Signs Castration Bill for Sex Offenders

Says he's proud of 'strong measures'

(Newser) - Louisiana governor and GOP VP wannabe Bobby Jindal signed a bill yesterday that will allow sex offenders to be punished with chemical castration. Said Jindal, “I am glad we have taken such strong measures...to put a stop to these monsters’ brutal acts,” said Jindal, taking the opportunity...

Facebook Sets Safeguards Against Sexual Predators

Site adds more than 40 new protective measures

(Newser) - Facebook has implemented more than 40 additional measures to protect users from pedophiles and online bullying, the AP reports. The site now limits results for older users searching for minors, and has banned sex offenders from registering. "Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook...

Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

His rape conviction was wiped off books as he adopted grandkids

(Newser) - The Josef Fritzl case has spurred Austrian legislators to initiate changes in sex crime laws to prevent child abuse, the BBC reports. As Fritzl kept his daughter imprisoned as a sex slave, he was granted custody for three of the children he fathered with her— despite a rape conviction. His...

No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise
 No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise 
Mar 22, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise

Critics hold firm, but use of test growing nationwide

(Newser) - Despite lingering reservations about its effectiveness, the polygraph is gaining traction with law enforcement. The lie-detection program has spiked 53% in the last decade, and truth be told, just the threat of a test keeps convicts honest, drug addicts and sex offenders told the Wall Street Journal. “Don’t...

NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders
NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders
Dec 28, 2007 7:56 PM CST

NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders

Law include full ban for convicts who used computers to aid crimes

(Newser) - Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey yesterday approved legislation limiting access to computers and the internet for convicted sex offenders—even if they didn't use them for their crimes, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Sex offenders on parole must now alert the state parole board regarding their access to computers, as...

Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

Her pregnancy spurs legal debate on statutory rape laws

(Newser) - The pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears by her 18-year-old boyfriend is sparking renewed debate about the nation's uneven patchwork of statutory rape laws. Teens in some states can be sentenced to jail for having consensual sex with people not much younger than they are. Because prosecution is left to...

Parents Sue MySpace After Teen’s Suicide

14-year-old was sexually assaulted by man she met online

(Newser) - The parents of a 14-year-old who killed herself after being sexually assaulted by a man she met online have sued MySpace, charging the social networker “fostered” their daughter’s “despicable relationship" and pushing for more controls. "With MySpace's right to make a profit comes a responsibility to...

Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again
Teen Sex Teacher
Busted Again
Dec 5, 2007 3:44 AM CST

Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again

Violated probation by talking sex with young female co-worker: cops

(Newser) - Former middle school teacher Debra LaFave, who was convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old male student, was arrested yesterday in Florida for violating her probation by having unsupervised contact with a minor, police said. LaFave had been working as a waitress, and is accused of repeatedly discussing personal problems,...

Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

Despite photos, abuser has remained at large for years

(Newser) - Interpol is issuing an unprecedented worldwide appeal for help in tracking an elusive sexual abuser of more than 12 young boys. In 2004, the global police body received about 200 photos of a man abusing boys, with his face obscured by a swirl pattern. Computer experts decoded the swirl, but...

MySpace Sex Offender Number Soars
MySpace Sex Offender Number Soars
Jul 25, 2007 9:40 AM CDT

MySpace Sex Offender Number Soars

Site offers no explanation for 2-month increase

(Newser) - The number of registered sex offenders identified as having profiles on MySpace has ballooned from 7,000 to over 29,000 in the last 2 months, and the site has removed them. Under pressure from several state attorneys general, the company agreed to release predators' information to prosecutors in May....

Swedish Court: Let Them Have Porn
Swedish Court:
Let Them
Have Porn
Jun 29, 2007 11:21 AM CDT

Swedish Court: Let Them Have Porn

Prisons can't keep rapists from their reading, judges say

(Newser) - Sex offenders in Sweden can now have porn in their cells, after a ruling by Stockholm's highest administrative court. The judges told a prison in the northern part of the country that a rapist's rehabilitation was not a good enough reason to screen his reading material any more than that...

Sex Offenders Snared in MySpace Web
Sex Offenders Snared in MySpace Web
Jun 15, 2007 6:46 AM CDT

Sex Offenders Snared in MySpace Web

Networking site turns over user IDs in predator parole busts

(Newser) - Texas officials using ID information ceded by MySpace have nabbed seven sex offenders trolling the online networking site. Six were arrested for violating parole, which barred them from using the internet, and another had failed to register as a sex offender with the local police. The seven men had been...

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