Parents for Megan's Law (click here)
Some states have made progress. The "Megan's Law" page shows the states and their history from 2005 through 2015. California actually has reduced the number of registered offenders list. Some states like Alaska have a chronic population and other states such as Alabama have more than doubled their list of registered offenders.
This is California.
ATTENTION: Beginning January 1, 2013, (click here) the Department of Justice is required by law to post static risk assessment scores for sex offender registrants who are eligible to be scored (Penal Code § 290.03-290.09). For information relating to risk assessments, eligibility, and scoring, please visit the State Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) Web site at www.saratso.org
It is typical of California to lead the country in approaching reform measures.
July 7. 2014
By Tara Siler
...The state board that oversees (click here) the registry believes it’s time to overhaul the registry to make it smaller and easier to spot those at high risk of reoffending.
“K” — as he wants to be identified — is a case in point. He was added to the registry last year when he was released from prison. In 2009, he was convicted of multiple felony charges, including lewd and lascivious conduct.
While K claims the touching was consensual, the woman said it wasn’t. In any case, the woman was developmentally disabled and K was her caregiver.
“The bottom line,” K told me, “is I believe in law, and if I made a mistake I’ll pay for it, which I did.”...
This status when it comes to people such as this couple is rather inappropriate. They made a mistake by embarking on intercourse in public. It takes a lot of ignorance to lack appreciation for privacy in such circumstances. I do not believe a first offense when the other person is an adult and the sex was consensual belongs on a sex offender's list. It probably became an issue because the act was witnessed by a 12 year old. The twelve year old was not approached or solicited to witness the actions of these two adults, it happened by chance.
There are many states that have more than doubled their sex offender list in ten years. It is time to look at this again. There is something wrong when over reach makes the list become less valuable than it should.
The rule of thumb for pedophiles is that it is a sexual orientation that lasts a lifetime. The actions of this couple doesn't fit anywhere in that category. I would think repeated offenses would require listing an adult with such compulsions. But, this is an inappropriate designation for this couple.
There are nude beaches in the USA. I just thought I'd make that observation.
