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Sex Offender Wins Lottery Run by Victims' Group

Winner may donate portion of $350K to charity

Jan 13, 09 11:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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Alaska • rape • sex offenders • lottery • sexual assault

Teen Girl Faces Felony Porn Charges After Cell Prank

She allegedly sent nude photos of herself

Oct 8, 08 7:15 PM CDT
(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... More »

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cell phones • sex offenders • child pornography • juvenile crime

 Glitter Must Register
 as Sex Offender in UK

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

Aug 22, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Vietnam • pedophile • sex offenders • Gary Glitter

Calif. Therapists Rake in Millions Under Sex Offender Law 

Billed $24M for 2007 Jessica's Law services

Aug 10, 08 12:17 PM CDT
(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... More »

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California • law • mental health • sex offenders • psychiatrist • psychologist

Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue 
 Lottery-Winning Attacker 

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

Jul 9, 08 5:04 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Jindal Signs
 Castration Bill
 for Sex Offenders 

Says he's proud of 'strong measures'

Jun 26, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Facebook Sets Safeguards Against Sexual Predators

Site adds more than 40 new protective measures

May 8, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(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... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • children • pedophile • sex offenders • sexual predator • child pornography

Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

His rape conviction was wiped off books as he adopted grandkids

May 8, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise 

Critics hold firm, but use of test growing nationwide

Mar 22, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(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. “... More »

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Texas • Denver • Dallas • Houston • sex offenders • domestic violence • Oregon • parole • MRI • Colorado • polygraph • Klamath Falls • drug addicts • American Polygraph Association • Fifth Amendment

NJ Curbs Web Use for Sex Offenders

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

Dec 28, 07 7:56 PM CST
(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... More »

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social networking • Internet • New Jersey • sex offenders

Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

Her pregnancy spurs legal debate on statutory rape laws

Dec 20, 07 6:13 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Parents Sue MySpace After Teen’s Suicide

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

Dec 12, 07 1:31 PM CST
(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... More »

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suicide • MySpace • sex offenders • lawsuit • teen suicide

Teen Sex Teacher
Busted Again

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

Dec 5, 07 3:44 AM CST
(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,... More »

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Florida • sex scandal • sex offenders • probation • arrest • Debra LaFave

Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

Despite photos, abuser has remained at large for years

Oct 8, 07 8:52 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Vietnam • pedophile • sex offenders • Cambodia • Interpol

MySpace Sex Offender Number Soars

Site offers no explanation for 2-month increase

Jul 25, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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MySpace • sex offenders

Swedish Court:
Let Them
Have Porn

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

Jun 29, 07 11:21 AM CDT
(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... More »

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pornography • sex offenders • rehabilitation • prisoners • Sweden

Sex Offenders Snared in MySpace Web

Networking site turns over user IDs
in predator parole busts

Jun 15, 07 6:46 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Internet • MySpace • sex offenders • sexual predator

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