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  • July 2008

    • Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 5:04 AM CDT

      Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue Lottery-Winning Attacker

      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 for other victims previously defeated by a six-year limit for compensation claims. More »

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      lawsuit  • United Kingdom  • rape  • sex offenders  • lottery  • prisoner

  • June 2008

    • Jindal Signs Castration Bill for Sex Offenders

      newser  |  2theadvocate.com  |  Jun 26, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Jindal Signs Castration Bill for Sex Offenders

      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 to slam as "atrocious" the Supreme Court's ruling that his state could not execute offenders who rape children. More »

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      John McCain  • US Supreme Court  • Louisiana  • sex offenders  • Bobby Jindal

  • May 2008

    • Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 8, 08 7:41 AM CDT

      Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

      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 conviction was wiped off the books after 15 years. Austria now wants to keep sex crime records for at least 30 years. More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • Austria  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • conviction  • sex offenders

  • March 2008

    • No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 22, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise

      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 believe anyone who tells you polygraph doesn’t work,” one Oregon pedophile said. More »

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      Texas  • Colorado  • Oregon  • Denver  • Houston  • Dallas  • domestic violence  • sex offenders  • MRI  • parole  • polygraph

  • December 2007

    • NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders

      newser  |  Star-Ledger  |  Dec 28, 07 7:56 PM CST

      NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders

      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 well as submit to unannounced inspections and continuous monitoring of web use. More »

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      Internet  • social networking  • New Jersey  • sex offenders

    • Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 20, 07 6:13 AM CST

      Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

      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 the discretion of a prosecutor, there's "a disturbing disparity in how these laws are enforced," said one expert.   More »

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      California  • teenagers  • celebrity pregnancy  • Louisiana  • law  • teen pregnancy  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • sex offenders

    • Parents Sue MySpace After Teen’s Suicide

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Dec 12, 07 1:31 PM CST

      Parents Sue MySpace After Teen’s Suicide

      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 protect its customers," the parents' lawyer told the Dallas Morning News . More »

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      lawsuit  • MySpace  • suicide  • sex offenders  • teen suicide

    • Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again

      newser  |  St. Petersburg Times  |  Dec 5, 07 3:44 AM CST

      Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again

      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, boyfriends and sex in private conversations with a 17-year-old female coworker. More »

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      Florida  • sex scandal  • arrest  • sex offenders  • probation

  • October 2007

    • Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 8, 07 8:52 AM CDT

      Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

      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 police haven’t been able to identify the resulting face, Reuters reports. More »

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      Vietnam  • pedophile  • Cambodia  • sex offenders  • Interpol

  • June 2007

    • Swedish Court: Let Them Have Porn

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jun 29, 07 11:21 AM CDT

      Swedish Court: Let Them Have Porn

      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 of other inmates. But some critics are calling the ruling downright dirty. More »

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      pornography  • prisoners  • Sweden  • sex offenders  • rehabilitation

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