It Does Not Matter What The Age, It Does More Harm Than Good

May 1, 2013 -- Updated 2258 GMT (0658 HKT)

Report: Registry does more harm than good for teen sex offenders

"JG can't do a lot of the normal things parents do, like drop his son off at school, attend parent-teacher conferences, or take his daughter to the park, a library or anywhere else children gather.

For the offense of inappropriately touching his 8-year-old sister when he was 12, G, 26, has spent almost half his life as a registered sex offender. The designation subjects him to residency and zoning restrictions that dictate where he can live and spend time. It has also made him the target of harassment, death threats and hampered his ability to find a job or keep a home, he said.

As he sees it, his wife and four children are still paying the price for what he did as a child.

"The biggest effect is obviously not being able to provide stable housing and a stable environment," said G, who lives in Dallas. "I have missed two first days of school, experiences which can never be re-lived.""

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/living/juvenile-sex-offenders-rights

Opinion: Megan's Law registry has become 'scarlet letter of the internet age,' needs revision 

"Human Rights Watch released the compelling report “Raised on the Registry,” last week, which exposes the far-reaching negative consequences of forcing juveniles to publicly register as sex offenders.

Ranging from families forced to live apart, lifelong stigmatism for offenders convicted as pre-teens, inability to provide for their families due to lack of employment to self-harm and suicide in several cases, the ramifications of public registration for juveniles are extensive and severe.

Any serious modernization of Megan’s Law must include a reassessment of placing juvenile offenders on the public registry."

http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/05/opinion_megans_law_registry_ha.html

May 7, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Sex Offenders Aren’t All Monsters

"Sex offender laws are meant to protect children, but research increasingly shows the severe damage they cause, reports "Nicole Pittman."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/07/sex-offenders-aren-t-all-monsters.html

Raised on the Registry - Brandon's Story 

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/02/raised-registry-brandons-story

Sex-offender Registries: Should Kids Be Listed?

http://nation.time.com/2013/05/01/sex-offender-registries-should-kids-be-listed/

Teen sex offenders remain on sex offender registry for years

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/teen-sex-offenders-remain-sex-offender-registry-ye/nXhW6/

Sex-offender registries: Should kids be listed?

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/national/sex-offender-registries-should-kids-be-listed

http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/sex-offender-registries-should-kids-be-listed

In Texas, Juvenile Sex Offenders Get Virtual Life Sentence

http://sacurrent.com/news/in-texas-juvenile-sex-offenders-get-virtual-life-sentence-1.1484813

Bill would give break to some young sex offenders

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Bill-would-give-break-to-some-teen-sex-offenders-4500261.php

Local attorney wants to change how juvenile sex offenders register

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/22212827/local-attorney-wants-to-change-how-juvenile-sex-offenders-register

Oregon House approves bill giving break to some teen sex offenders

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/oregon_house_approves_bill_giv.html

Do children belong on adult sex offender registries?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22362837

Report: Listing Child Sex Offenders Violates Human Rights

http://www.texasobserver.org/report-listing-child-sex-offenders-violates-human-rights/

Sex offender registration has dire consequences for juveniles

http://world.einnews.com/247pr/343993

Mo. bill leaves juveniles off sex offender site

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/article/Mo-bill-leaves-juveniles-off-sex-offender-site-4526631.php

Sexting not clear cut: judge

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/17244412/sexting-not-clear-cut-judge/

Court upholds decision not to register teen as child sex offender 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/court-upholds-decision-not-to-place-teen-on-child-sex-offender-/4712646

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Girl, 18, slapped with two felony charges and expulsion for same-sex relationship with 15-year-old classmate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2327239/Girl-18-slapped-felony-charges-expulsion-sex-relationship-15-year-old-classmate.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Florida girl, 18, arrested and expelled after relationship with 15-year-old female classmate

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/florida-student-18-criminally-charged-lesbian-relationship-article-1.1348422

Florida's Romeo and Juliet Law could be used in Kaitlyn Hunt case, removes sex offender status

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_indian_river_county/sebastian/floridas-romeo-and-juliet-law-could-be-used-in-kaitlyn-hunt-case-removes-sex-offender-status

Florida lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for having sex with 14-year-old high school basketball teammate

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/05/20/4533619/florida-lesbian-18-faces-15-years.html

Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-usa-teen-sexcharges-petition-idUSBRE94J0Z220130520

Kaitlyn Hunt is 18 and facing 15 years in jail. All because she fell in love.

http://www.mamamia.com.au/news/kaitlyn-hunt-sex-offender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kaitlyn-hunt-sex-offender

Left Defends Accused Sex Offender Because She’s Lesbian

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-philbin/2013/05/22/left-defends-accused-child-molester-because-she-s-lesbian

FL Teen Arrested For Same-Sex Relationship Considers Plea Deal

http://www.queerty.com/watch-fl-teen-arrested-for-same-sex-relationship-considers-plea-deal-20130523/

Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2013/05/lesbian-18-rejects-plea-deal-that-would-have-kept-her-off-sex-offenders-registry-case-headed-to-trial.html

Florida lesbian teen won't take plea on sex crime charge

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Florida-lesbian-teen-wont-take-plea-on-sex-crime-charge/42930.html

Kaitlyn Hunt Refuses Plea, Heads to Court Over Same-Sex High School Relationship

http://www.shewired.com/soapbox/2013/05/24/kaitlyn-hunt-refuses-plea-heads-court-over-same-sex-high-school-relationship

Florida teen fighting criminal charges related to same-sex relationship

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/florida-teen-fighting-criminal-charges-for-same-sex-relationship/

#FreeKate? Movement to Normalize Pedophilia Finds Its Poster Girl

http://spectator.org/blog/2013/05/23/freekate-movement-to-normalize

Lesbian teen fights criminal case over girlfriend

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/8702727/Lesbian-teen-fights-criminal-case-over-girlfriend

WATCH: Kaitlyn Hunt Rejects Plea Deal, Girlfriend's Parents Say They Had No Choice 

http://www.advocate.com/women/2013/05/25/watch-kaitlyn-hunt-rejects-plea-deal-girlfriends-parents-say-they-had-no-choice

Kaitlyn Hunt, Teen Charged With Underage Lesbian Affair, Scared Of Losing Her Life 

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=15355&MediaType=1&Category=26

Let's Talk About Real Equality 

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130526/EDIT02/130529614?tc=ar

Petitioners Outraged Lesbian Sex Offender Is Treated Equal Under the Law

http://cnsnews.com/blog/adam-cassandra/petitioners-outraged-lesbian-sex-offender-treated-equal-under-law

Crime Poll: Should Kate Hunt do Time?

http://crime.about.com/b/2013/05/26/crime-poll-should-kate-hunt-do-time.htm

The Kate Hunt saga 

http://www.wbez.org/blogs/achy-obejas/2013-05/kate-hunt-saga-107375

Underage Teen Sex: Is a Girl Being Prosecuted for Being Gay?

http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/29/underage-teen-sex-is-a-girl-being-prosecuted-for-being-gay/

Too Young for Sex, But Old Enough for the Sex Offender Registry, Part I

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/billofhealth/2013/05/11/too-young-for-sex-but-old-enough-for-the-sex-offender-registry-part-i/

Too Young for Sex, But Old Enough for the Sex Offender Registry, Part II

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/billofhealth/2013/05/29/too-young-for-sex-but-old-enough-for-the-sex-offender-registry-part-ii/

New details emerge in teen lesbian’s arrest for underage sex

http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/29/new-details-emerge-in-teen-lesbians-arrest-for-underage-sex/

No law can extinguish human desire

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/06/01/opinion/no-law-can-extinguish-human-desire.html

Lesbian to spend 2 years in house arrest for dating younger classmate

http://www.spyghana.com/lesbian-to-spend-2-years-in-house-arrest-for-dating-younger-classmate/

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Don't Pooh-Pooh the Left's Push to Normalize Pedophilia

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2013/01/07/don_t_pooh_pooh_the_left_s_push_to_normalize_pedophilia

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Updated May. 28, 2013 @ 9:12 pm

Tucker: A ‘Morehouse Man’ continues his journey 
 
"This is a story of redemption, a tale of obstacles overcome, statistics defied, cliches silenced. Last week, Genarlow Wilson, once judged an irredeemable sex offender, graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College, the small, all-men’s institution that is the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr.

Convicted of the statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl during a raucous, alcohol-and-marijuana-fueled New Year’s Eve party in metro Atlanta in 2003, Wilson served more than two years of a 10-year prison sentence. Though the sex was consensual and Wilson was just 17 at the time, the law — carelessly written — judged him an adult taking advantage of a child."
 
http://www.pekintimes.com/article/20130528/OPINION/130529587