tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54635067974812625952024-03-14T00:25:46.589-04:00Massachusetts Sex Offender Resource Blog: Incarceration, Probation, and Life After as an RSOThis is not a blog on how to beat the system, get a bottom bunk in prison, or get what you want from your probation officer. My goal is to be a guide and clarify what it means to be a labeled an ex-con, sex offender, probationer, and how you can and should engage life, plan for the future, and work with many of the restrictions placed on you. I believe you can use my experience to give you and your family a better life than what others feel you deserve or what you may unwittingly deny yourself.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-12468946853354363932014-05-31T22:42:00.001-04:002014-05-31T22:42:06.776-04:00Alive, just been busy busyJust another quick post that things are well, just settled into a new life down here in the Keystone State with all the positives and negatives that come with. How's everyone doing?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-19832242734445067802013-08-01T18:41:00.000-04:002013-08-02T08:40:11.510-04:00Additional Resource for Massachusetts Registered Persons<a href="http://felononline.info/" target="_blank"> http://felononline.info/</a><br />
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He has a local angle as well as posts about relevant national topics regarding SO's issues, laws and other RSO's.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-29221584328091179462013-05-22T16:36:00.002-04:002013-05-23T03:33:33.492-04:00SOLawResearch.org - Awesome Resource and Compelling Writing by Marhsall Burns, Ph.D. No sure how I missed this website before but do check out <a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/" style="background-color: cyan;">SOLawResearch.org</a>. Of special interest to me is Dr. Burns' report <i><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp" style="background-color: cyan;" target="_blank">Riding the Registry: My Tour of Broken Lives </a></i><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-12-5xQ0vTs0/UZ0rjGq8znI/AAAAAAAAAIc/_yvJP7Ha30Q/s1600/TripMap-2_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-12-5xQ0vTs0/UZ0rjGq8znI/AAAAAAAAAIc/_yvJP7Ha30Q/s1600/TripMap-2_small.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Futura Lt BT', arial; text-indent: 35px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><big><u>Sex offender.</u></big> <i>The words strike fear in the heart and soul like no others. But who is it that wears this label? I wanted to know. So I set out to drive around the United States to meet people on the registry and hear their stories. My purpose was to gain an understanding of what it means to be a registered person in 21st-Century America. In this report, I share some of what I saw and learned on the trip.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_1_intro" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">Introduction</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_1_ntrvus" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">The Interviews</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_ntrvu_OnReg" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>People on the Registry and Family Members</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_ntrvu_victims" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Hearing from the Victims</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_bias" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>No Longer Impartial</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_confide" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Confidentiality</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_community" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Communities</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_children" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Child Sex Criminals</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_3_WrongPic" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>What is wrong with this picture?</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_branding" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Branding</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_money" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Homelessness and Prosperity</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_activism" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Activism</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_3_ActUS" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>National Conference in DC</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_harsher" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>An Advocate for Harsher Laws</small></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_beauty" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>This Beautiful Country</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_routing" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>The Challenge of Routing</small></a></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"> • </td><td width="100%"><a href="http://www.solresearch.org/~SOLR/rprt/RoadTrip.asp#Sct_2_numbers" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><small>Statistics</small></a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-15326944847581133512013-05-21T17:56:00.000-04:002013-05-21T17:56:06.716-04:00Bars For Life: LGBTQs and sex offender registries by Yasmin NairPart of a Windy City Times Special Investigative Series, author <a href="http://www.yasminnair.net/" target="_blank">Yasmin Nair</a> explores the history of the LGBTQ community and sex offender registries (SOR) and how homosexuality and SOR's have intersected for decades. Nair also profiles several current LGBTQ individuals and their experiences as registered sex offenders, why The Community should be concerned about SOR's, and why current day activists want to abolish all registries.<br />
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<a href="http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Bars-For-Life-LGBTQs-and-sex-offender-registries/42714.html" target="_blank">Click here to read <i><b>Bars For Life: LGBTQs and sex offender registries</b></i></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-45430573618909140992013-05-01T19:49:00.000-04:002013-05-01T19:52:43.899-04:00Some Thoughts On The Human Rights Watch Report: "Raised On the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US"<a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/us-more-harm-good" target="_blank">Read the HRW Press Release</a><br />
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I usually try to avoid unnecessary opinion on this blog since information is more important to my readers, but of all the criticisms I have of my being on a sex offender registry and how it has affected my life and that of my family and loved ones I have always thought having children forced to register as sex offenders - no, not 17-year-olds, I mean 11 and 12-year-olds - as completely bizarre and especially barbaric. Putting aside the issue of adult SO's, RSO's and the SO registry, when I look at how children this young are arrested, tried in criminal court, place in child prisons, placed on probation/parole, forced to undergo treatment, etc..., it's impossible to see how this approach is something Americans can sit back and say, 'yeah this is the right thing to do and it's working'. Also, how does a boy (pretty much all boys we are talking about here) navigate and understand all the rules of restrictions placed upon him while attempting to have friends, go to school, plan for college and his future, play sports, hang out at the park..you know, just be a kid? Incidentally, many of these kids can't go to a park or mall because they are not allowed to be present in a place where 'children congregate'. How crazy is that, almost like if I had to avoid places where adults congregate?! <br />
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No, I am not discounting the victim or the impact of the offense at all, but rather addressing a bad and punitive policy that has gotten out of hand, ensnaring many kids and their families. Adults struggle to deal with the impact being on a sex offender registry - surely there is a better way to address juveniles who offend sexually/experiment/act out their own abuse and offer them appropriate assistance rather than denying them hope and opportunity for the future, which seems to be a central tenet of sex offender registries.<br />
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In addressing this madness, Human Rights Watch just released the report <i>Raised On the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US. </i>The 111-page report...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22.75px;">...details the harm public registration laws cause for youth sex offenders. The laws, which can apply for decades or even a lifetime and are layered on top of time in prison or juvenile detention, require placing offenders’ personal information on online registries, often making them targets for harassment, humiliation, and even violence. The laws also severely restrict where, and with whom, youth sex offenders may live, work, attend school, or even spend time.</span></blockquote>
At the very least, watch the HRW video and scan through the report to get a sense what's going on with these kids. The press release is below and the link to the HRW report is up top. I am appreciative to HRW for having the courage to investigate.<br />
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(Washington, DC) – Harsh public registration laws often punish youth sex offenders for life and do little to protect public safety, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. A web of federal and state laws apply to people under 18 who have committed any of a wide range of sex offenses, from the very serious, like rape, to the relatively innocuous, such as public nudity.</div>
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The 111-page report, <a href="http://hrw.org/node/115179" style="color: black;">“Raised on the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US,”</a> <span class="print-footnote" style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span> details the harm public registration laws cause for youth sex offenders. The laws, which can apply for decades or even a lifetime and are layered on top of time in prison or juvenile detention, require placing offenders’ personal information on online registries, often making them targets for harassment, humiliation, and even violence. The laws also severely restrict where, and with whom, youth sex offenders may live, work, attend school, or even spend time.</div>
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"Of course anyone responsible for a sexual assault <a href="http://www.hrw.org/united-states/us-program/-failure-protect" style="color: black;">should be held accountable</a> <span class="print-footnote" style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span>,” said Nicole Pittman, Soros Senior Justice Advocacy Fellow at Human Rights Watch and author of the report. “But punishment should fit both the offense and the offender, and placing children who commit sex offenses on a public registry – often for life – can cause more harm than good.”</div>
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States and the federal government should exempt people who commit sex offenses when they are under age 18 from public registration laws because the laws violate youth offenders’ basic rights. Available research indicates that youth sex offenders are among the least likely to reoffend.</div>
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During 16 months of investigation, Human Rights Watch interviewed 281 youth sex offenders, whose median age at offense was 15, across 20 states, as well as hundreds of offenders’ family members, defense attorneys, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officials, experts on the topic, and victims of child-on-child sexual assault.</div>
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“I'm a ghost,” said “Dominic G.,” of San Antonio, Texas, who was required to register for an offense he committed when he was 13. “I can’t put my name on a lease, I never receive mail. No one cares if I am alive. In fact, I think they would prefer me dead.”</div>
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Throughout the <a href="http://www.hrw.org/united-states/us-program" style="color: black;">United States</a> <span class="print-footnote" style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span>, youth sex offenders must comply with a complex array of legal requirements that permeate virtually every aspect of their lives. Under registration laws, they must register with law enforcement, providing their name, home address, place of employment, school address, a current photograph, and other personal information. Under community notification laws, the police make this information accessible to the public, typically via the Internet.</div>
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And under residency restriction laws, youth sex offenders are prohibited from living within a designated distance – typically 500 to 2,500 feet – of places where children gather, such as schools, playgrounds, parks, and even bus stops.</div>
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There are no comprehensive statistics for the number of people under 18 in the US who are subject to these registration laws, because the national statistics generally do not separate youth sex offenders from others. Each state, US territory, and federally recognized Indian Tribe has its own set of sex offender laws, which can vary considerably, and a number of federal laws also contain requirements affecting youth sex offenders.</div>
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In 2011, the last year for which there are complete statistics, the total number of sex offenders nationally was 747,000.</div>
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The majority of youth sex offenders interviewed by Human Rights Watch were placed on a registry between 2007 and 2011, but since some state registration laws have been in place for nearly two decades, large numbers of people in the US who began registering as children are now well into adulthood. Their offenses can range from heinous crimes like rape, to consensual sex between children, to relatively innocuous actions like public nudity.</div>
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“Many people assume that anyone listed on the sex offender registry must be a rapist or a pedophile,” Pittman said. “But most states spread the net much more widely.”</div>
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The report documents the numerous ways in which youth sex offenders are harmed by registration, community notification, and residency restriction laws. Youth sex offenders are stigmatized and publicly humiliated, often causing them to become depressed and even suicidal. They may become targets of harassment and vigilante violence.</div>
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Barred from spending time near a school, much less in one, they often struggle to continue their education. Many have a hard time finding – and keeping – a job, or a home. And if they miss a deadline to register, youth sex offenders can find themselves in prison, often for lengthy terms.</div>
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Sex offender laws are designed to protect communities from sex offenses by helping police monitor past offenders. But including youth sex offenders on registries assumes that they are highly likely to reoffend, which is not the case. Numerous studies estimate the recidivism rate among children who commit sexual offenses to be between 4 and 10 percent, compared with a 13 percent rate for adult sex offenders and a national rate of 45 percent for all crimes.</div>
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The laws further assume that children are essentially younger versions of adults. However, psychological and neuroscientific research confirms that children, including teenagers, act more irrationally and immaturely than adults and should not be held to the same standard of culpability. Likewise, research indicates that children are more likely to respond to rehabilitation and treatment.</div>
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Furthermore, requiring a wide range of sex offenders to register overburdens law enforcement with large numbers of people to monitor, undifferentiated by the public safety threat they pose.</div>
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States and the federal government should exempt youth sex offenders from both registration and community notification requirements. Short of a full exemption, states should remove all youth sex offenders from registration schemes that are not specifically tailored to take account of the nature of their offense, the risk they pose – if any – to public safety, their particular developmental and cognitive characteristics, their needs for treatment, and their potential for rehabilitation.</div>
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“Painting all sex offenders with the same broad brush stymies law enforcement’s attempts to focus on the most dangerous offenders and defeats what every parent knows about how children act and how they mature,” Pittman said. “Exempting youth from harsh registration laws would both respect their rights and ability to change and improve public safety.”</div>
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“I live in a general sense of hopelessness, and combat suicidal thoughts almost daily due to the life sentence [registration] and punishment of being a registrant. The stigma and shame will never fully go away, people will always remember.”<br />
– Christian W., who was required to register as a sex offender for an offense committed at age 14. Tulsa, Oklahoma.<br />
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“Under the law at the time, he was looking at being put on the public registry when he turned 18. His picture, address and information on the Web.... He just couldn’t bear it.”<br />
– Julia L., mother of Nathan L., who was convicted of a sex offense at 12 and committed suicide at 17. Grand Rapids, Michigan.<br />
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“Everyone in the community knew he was on the sex offender registry, it didn’t matter to them that he was removed.... [T]he damage was already done. You can’t un-ring the bell.”<br />
– Elizabeth M., mother of Noah M., who was convicted of a sex offense at 12 and committed suicide at 17, after being removed from the registry in Michigan. Flint, Michigan.<br />
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“Suicide [among children placed on sex offender registries] is a possibility ... even predictable.”<br />
– David S. Prescott, a social worker and expert on treatment strategies for youth sex offenders.<br />
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“A member of the community made flyers that said ‘Beware - Sex Offender in the Neighborhood.’ The flyers, with my grade school picture, offense, and address, were posted all over the place.”<br />
– Nicholas T., placed on the registry at age 16. Portland, Oregon.<br />
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“A few months after [Max] went on the registry the local newspaper ran a Halloween story entitled ‘Know where the Monsters are Hiding,’ warning families to beware of the registered sex offenders in the neighborhood when taking their little ones out to go trick-or-treating. The article listed all the sex offenders in our town. Max’s name and address was listed.”<br />
– Bruce W., father of a youth sex offender who started registering at 10. Weatherford, Texas.<br />
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“The police always expect you are the worst of the worst sex offenders and so they treat you that way. Most of them look down on you as if you are the scum of the earth.”<br />
– Elijah B., placed on the registry at age 16. Houston, Texas.<br />
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“My son’s life was ruined before he even turned 18 years old. Due to the burden of registration my son dropped out of school, he is afraid to leave the house, and he cannot get a job interview. He has not committed any new crimes yet this is holding him back from becoming a good member of society.”<br />
– Tony K., father of a child placed on the registry at 17. Kansas City, Missouri.<br />
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“Once while attempting to register my address, a police officer refused to give me the paperwork and instead stated, ‘We’re just taking your kind out back and shooting them.’”<br />
– Maya R., placed on the registry for an offense committed at age 10. Howell, Michigan.<br />
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“It makes people very angry. My brother, who looks like me, was once harassed and nearly beaten to death by a drunk neighbor who thought he was me.”<br />
– Isaac E., who started registering at 12. Spokane, Washington.<br />
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“One time a man from one of those cars yelled ‘child molester’ at me.” A week later several bullets were fired from a car driving by. “The bullets went through the living room window as my family and me watched T.V.”<br />
– Camilo F., registrant since age 14. Gainesville, Florida.<br />
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“I was in the [school] parking lot and this truck drove by and started throwing beer bottles at me. I had to run inside. They yelled, ‘Get out of our school, you child molester! I wish I could kill you!’”<br />
– Joshua G., placed on the registry for an offense committed at age 12. Dallas, Texas.<br />
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“Neighbors harassed our family. We later found out that one of the neighbors shot our family dog.”<br />
– Jasmine A., mother of Zachary S., who has been on the registry since age 11. Dallas, Texas.<br />
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“For sex offenders, our mistake is forever available to the world to see. There is no redemption, no forgiveness. You are never done serving your time. There is never a chance for a fresh start. You are finished. I wish I was executed, because my life is basically over.”<br />
– Austin S., who started registering at age 14. Denham Springs, Louisiana.<br />
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“My ten years of registration was supposed to end on September 27, 2012. It is now 2013 and I am still on the state website and all those other registration sites. I feel like it will never end.”<br />
– Diego G., placed on the registry at age 10. Houston, Texas.<br />
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“Because of sex offender restrictions my family had to be divided up. I could not live with children. My father stayed in our house with my younger brother. My mother and me moved in with my grandparents two hours away.”<br />
– Sebastian S., youth sex offender who started registering at age 10. Laredo, Texas.<br />
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“I worry about my two little children, ages 4 and 2, having to live in a publicly identified house and having to pay this lifelong price for something that happened years before they were born. I want to be involved in their lives but I also want them to be able to live free to be who they are without having to carry such a burden.”<br />
– Jerry M., who started registering at 11. Wilmington, Delaware.<br />
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“With parents often the targets of blame for the sins of their children, parents of sex offenders can experience just as much fear, shame, and paranoia as their children.<br />
– David Prescott, a social worker and expert on treatment strategies for youth sex offenders.<br />
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“I have found a few places to rent but as soon as we move in the police and neighbors harass us until we get evicted. They keep us homeless. I am banned from living in a homeless shelter.”<br />
– Aaron I., Florida registrant since age 15. Palm Beach, Florida.<br />
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“I get hired and fired from so many jobs. I can usually keep a job for a few weeks until the employer’s name and address goes up on the sex offender registry [because registrants must provide this information]. Employers say it’s ‘bad for business’ to keep me on.”<br />
– Elijah B., placed on the registry at 16. Houston, Texas.<br />
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“Employment is difficult. I have to support my wife and kids. I estimate that between January to April 2012 I have applied for 250 positions.”<br />
– Joshua G., placed on the registry for an offense committed at age 12. Dallas, Texas.<br />
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“I have to look at a map before I walk anywhere. I can be arrested if I am walking anywhere near a school or park.”<br />
– Blake G., a registrant for an offense committed at age 15. Citrus, Florida.<br />
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“These fees are associated with the registrant wherever he goes for the rest of his life. They are forever a tax on his life.”<br />
– Ethan Ashley, attorney for James O., a youth sex offender.<br />
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“The most recent laws dilute the effectiveness of the registry as a public safety tool, by flooding it with thousands of low risk offenders like children, the vast majority of whom will never commit another sex offense.”<br />
– Detective Bob Shilling, a former chief detective in charge of the Seattle Sex Crimes Unit responsible for making home visits to registered sex offenders.<br />
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“We cast the net widely to make sure we got all the sex offenders ... it turns out that really only a small percentage of people convicted of sex offenses pose a true danger to the public.”<br />
– Ray Allen, a former Texas legislator and former chairman of the Texas House Corrections Committee– who once helped push tougher sex offender registration bills into law – admitting that he and his colleagues went too far.<br />
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“[O]n many state sex-offender web sites, you can find juveniles’ photos, names and addresses, and in some cases their birth dates and maps to their homes, alongside those of pedophiles and adult rapists.”<br />
– Brenda V. Smith, a law professor and the director of the National Institute of Corrections Project on Addressing Prison Rape at American University’s Washington College of Law.</div>
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<i>The man whose actions spurred this legislative proposal was a Level 1 offender working at his wife's illegal daycare. Neither is specifically addressed in Rep. Arciero's proposal, but rather "...the discussion of Level 1 offenders is not thrown out the window." </i></div>
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BOSTON -- The House of Representatives took a major step toward making information about Level 2 sex offenders available online Wednesday when the Ways and Means Committee added a provision that would do so to the 2014 budget bill.</div>
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Rep. James Arciero, D-Westford, has been leading the push to make information about Level 2 offenders available online for several years now. Last year a bill he filed to do so was reported favorably out of the Judiciary Committee.</div>
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That bill was never voted on, though, since the legislative session ended two days after the Judiciary Committee approved it.</div>
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Passing a standalone bill may not be necessary now since the provision was added to the budget with support from Speaker Robert DeLeo.</div>
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The overall budget bill will now be subject to amendments before a final vote in the House, so the provision could still be removed, though it appears to have broad support in the House. Arciero's standalone bill had 36 co-sponsors.</div>
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It was not immediately clear how much support the proposal has in the Senate, though Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, has expressed support for the idea.</div>
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Information about Level 3 sex offenders is available online, but information about Level 2 offenders is only available to those who visit their local police departments. Information about Level 1 offenders is available only to police and a few other government agencies.</div>
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"I think this has great potential to go all the way and have the governor sign it," DiNatale said.</div>
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Gov. Deval Patrick has already expressed support for making information about Level 2 sex offenders available online.</div>
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Such a move would bring the state closer to compliance with the federal "Adam Walsh Act," or Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, which calls for information on all levels of sex offenders to be public.</div>
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If the provision passes and such information is posted online, the state could become eligible for about $600,000 per year in federal grant funding, according to Arciero and Laurie Myers, of Chelmsford, who has supported the idea. Myers is the president of Community Voices, a victim's rights organization.</div>
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Myers and Arciero also support making information about Level 1 sex offenders available online, but that proposal has not been the subject of public hearings or the amount of debate as the proposal for Level 2 offenders.</div>
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"The discussion about Level ones is not thrown out the window," Arciero said. "We still need to have that discussion."</div>
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Myers applauded both Arciero and the Ways and Means Committee for moving forward with the proposal.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">"This is great news," she said. "The Massachusetts House of Representatives is to be commended on recognizing the dangers posed by sex offenders to the citizens of Massachusetts and the rights of law-abiding citizens to know who is living their vicinity and the potential dangerousness of these individuals to individuals and family, and especially to children."</span></div>
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Interesting and informative article by Bruce Mohl and Christina Prignano on the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, the process of classification, and an interview with the chair of SORB Saundra Edwards. Click the link to read the full article:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-2843894822952182252013-04-12T13:34:00.000-04:002013-04-12T13:36:03.412-04:00Boston Based blackandpink.org - Supporting LGBTQ Prisoners, Probationers, The Court-Involved, and The Policed <span style="font-family: inherit;">A friend of mine shared with me the work of <a href="http://www.blackandpink.org/purpose/" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">Black and Pink</a>, whose mission statement is as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #29303b; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing.</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The founder of Black and Pink, Jason Lydon, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">is a 30-year-old Unitarian minister who became galvanized by his own arrest for leading an antiwar demonstration at a military base a few years ago. He served six months in federal prison. This inspired him to found Black and Pink, which is dedicated to support for LGBT prisoners and the eventual erasure of the American prison system as we know it.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In Boston on Saturday April 27th from 10a-5p will be <a href="http://www.blackandpink.org/summit/" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">"The Summit"</a>, a gathering of formerly incarcerated, convicted, policed, and court-involved LGBTQ in New England. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-64133732605964589432013-01-24T09:27:00.000-05:002013-01-24T09:27:22.644-05:00USA FAIR, Inc. Families Advocating Intelligent Registry<br />
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Family members of people required to register founded USA FAIR and our membership includes registrants who are leading law-abiding lives, as well as our allies in the legal, social justice and treatment communities.</div>
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Our mission is to educate the public about the myth of high sex offender recidivism and to advocate for registry reform that is based on facts and evidence.</div>
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Sex offenders have one of the lowest recidivism rates of all offender groups in the criminal justice system. Yet, the whole premise of the sex offender registry is based on the mistaken belief that former sex offenders have a high rate of recidivism and therefore need additional life-long monitoring and sanctions not imposed on any other offender group.</div>
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Studies conducted by law enforcement agencies and treatment professionals have all confirmed low recidivism. Further, additional studies have shown that many of the sanctions imposed on registrants do nothing to protect the community and can in fact be counter-productive and a waste of taxpayer dollars. You can access these studies through links in the <a href="http://www.usafair.org/studies" style="color: #3a7db6; text-decoration: initial;">Studies</a> section of our website.</div>
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Many organizations have formed in states across the country to reform the registry. We are not looking to duplicate their good efforts. At USA FAIR our focus will be on the national news media by being a reliable contact for journalists to reach people who can speak to this issue from the perspective of living with the impacts of the registry every day - and to hold them accountable for inaccurate coverage.</div>
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The facts are on our side. What has been missing from this debate has been our place at the table... and our stories.</div>
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We are here to communicate the thousands of success stories of former offenders who are busy rebuilding their lives by being good citizens and providers for their families.</div>
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And we are here to tell the darker stories of how the sex offender registry, in its current form, is destroying families. The loved-ones of registrants have become the unintended victims of the registry, whether it is the loss of employment of a breadwinner, harassment of children at school, homelessness brough about by residency restrictions, or the targeting of registrants by vigilantes - which in a growing number of cases has tragically resulted in the murder of sons, husbands and fathers.</div>
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We are not against the sex offender registry. We just want a “smart-on-crime” registry that is evidence-based and targets the truly dangerous. You can read what that means to us by visiting the <a href="http://www.usafair.org/mission_statement" style="color: #3a7db6; text-decoration: initial;" title="Mission">Mission</a> page of this site.</div>
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BOSTON — A month after <a href="http://www.wbur.org/2012/12/12/wakefield-sex-offender-bail" style="color: #25408f; text-decoration: initial;">the arrest of a Wakefield man</a> on more than 100 charges of molesting young children, some state lawmakers from that area are calling for an overhaul of the system of that lets the public know about the presence of convicted sex offenders in their neighborhoods.</div>
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John Burbine was previously convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child, but a state board characterized his as a Level 1 sex offender, which prevented release of information about his criminal history.</div>
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The lawmakers who’ve filed a bill to reform the state’s sex offender registry all represent Wakefield, including state Sen. Katherine Clark, who joined WBUR’s <em>Morning Edition</em> to discuss the proposal.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-15311228731159902412013-01-22T12:10:00.000-05:002013-01-22T12:10:15.819-05:00A New Year For RSOL (Full Release)<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">January 22, 2013<br />Contact: Sandy Rozek, Communications Committee</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">713.303.4037</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">correspondence@reformsexoffenderlaws.org</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #fafafa; color: #707070; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">RSOL—Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc.—is pleased to welcome the New Year with some timely and aggressive legal action. Directed by our Legal Committee, we are supporting our Pennsylvania state affiliate, Pennsylvania RSOL, in challenging sections of Senate Bill 1183 (Pennsylvania’s new sex offender registration requirements) on multiple constitutional grounds. Two press releases have been issued relevant to this issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Additionally, a letter has been mailed to ten-year registrants throughout the state of Pennsylvania advising them of our action and encouraging them to contribute their moral and financial support to our efforts. We also encourage them to join National RSOL as well as their local chapter if they have not already done so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">National RSOL has issued press releases in New Mexico and in Texas. In those states, we oppose bills which propose new requirements and restrictions on registrants using social networking sites. Elements of both states’ bills are clearly unconstitutional, and similar bills and laws in other states have been overturned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Our second major effort in the new year will be a membership drive! </span> <span style="font-size: 14px;"> RSOL’s Planning Committee has examined several membership models and is in the process of designing one that will facilitate the furtherance of our vision, mission, and goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The formulation of vision, mission, goals, and belief statements, also spearheaded by the Planning Committee, is nearing completion. They are each posted on the website, www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org, as soon as they are approved by the full Admin Team of nine members, in accordance with our bylaws. Vision, mission, and goals are posted and can be viewed by going to the website. Work on the belief statements is nearing completion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The new year will see new undertakings for RSOL, but our established and valuable current practices will continue as well. For example, our Prison Project sends the<em>Digest</em>, in both electronic and paper format, to incarcerated offenders. The <em>Digest</em>reaches people (more each month!) in both federal and state institutions, so the Prison Project continues to grow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The Conference Committee has been at work on our next national conference since the close of last year’s fourth and largest-attended one in Albuquerque, NM. The 2013 conference will take place over Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles, California, and we anticipate an even larger attendance for this fifth national conference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">This year will also see increased efforts at collaboration with other organizations whose goals complement those of RSOL. Using all available resources, we will continue to seek legislation that is based on facts and evidence-based research and laws that adhere to our Constitution while providing protection for every man, woman, and child in our nation.</span></div>
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<em>RSOL promotes the elimination of sexual abuse and the preservation of civil rights for all individuals through the use of effective legislation based on empirical research. We envision sexual offense laws based on equal justice and respect for the dignity of all people, protection from retroactively applied punishment, and the establishment of fact-based laws and policies that protect our communities.</em></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-72968911812958031112013-01-21T11:25:00.000-05:002013-01-22T16:58:02.182-05:00New Blog From Wife of RSOHi guys,<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://areuaprisoneroflove.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">Prisoners of Love</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span>is a blog by the wife of a RSO who finds herself dealing with allegations her husband has recently reoffended. This has jeopardized the life they have built with each other after she stayed with him after his initial offense and subsequent longterm incarceration. In her words:<br />
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A lot going on there and she is looking to connect with others for support and advice.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-5897035094050788342013-01-15T16:30:00.000-05:002013-01-15T16:30:06.477-05:00A Lawyers Excellent Blog Post Explaining Pennsylvania's New Megan's LawPremier Defense Group has a great blog post breaking down the new Adam Walsh Act, its implications, and possible routes for appealing the law. Definitely a good read for ex-offenders and their families.<br />
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http://www.premierdefensegroup.com/blog/appealing-pennsylvanias-new-megans/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-5128159065102754262013-01-08T11:18:00.000-05:002013-01-08T11:18:06.041-05:00The Defender Association of Philadelphia and A Pennsylvania RSO on Probation and His Experience Registering Under The New Adam Walsh Act<div class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>This written by a probationer about his experience complying with the <a href="http://masexoffenderresource.blogspot.com/2012/12/pennsylvania-implements-adam-walsh-act.html" target="_blank">newly enacted Adam Walsh Act in Pennsylvania</a>.</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-16751955305041864052013-01-03T10:14:00.000-05:002013-01-03T10:14:07.296-05:00Out of State Registered Sex Offenders Visiting PAI just called the Pennsylvania State Police for clarification: if you are an out of state registered sex offender visiting PA for more than 7 aggregate days in a calendar year then you must <a href="http://masexoffenderresource.blogspot.com/2012/12/pennsylvania-implements-adam-walsh-act.html" target="_blank">register as a PA sex offender and all that entails</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-33280679517732154222013-01-02T22:56:00.000-05:002013-01-02T22:56:11.229-05:00Pennsylvania Adam Walsh Act Requirements To Be Challenged via RSOL<br />
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Reform Sex Offender Laws Inc. (RSOL) plans to soon challenge sections of Senate Bill 1183 (Pennsylvania’s new sex offender registration requirements) on multiple constitutional grounds.<br /><br />Today marks the beginning of enforcement of a controversial new state law that purports to protect citizens from registered sex offenders. RSOL’s executive director Brenda Jones stated, “It is disappointing that Pennsylvania’s lawmakers chose to ignore the lessons learned when Ohio proceeded down this same disastrous path more than five years ago.” Ohio was the first state to be deemed AWA complaint, but the courts subsequently have found several aspects of Ohio’s new law unconstitutional. After expending millions of taxpayer dollars defending an unconstitutional law, Ohio was forced to revert back to the old registration system for those sentenced prior to the new law’s enactment.<br /><br />Jones stated that provisions of Pennsylvania’s new law “transform what is supposed to be a non-punitive, civil regulatory measure into a form of lifetime probationary supervision for most persons on the registry,” which RSOL believes to be blatantly unconstitutional. “And further,” she continues, “all individuals on Pennsylvania’s registry will see their registration periods dramatically increase, with the majority becoming life-timers. This,” she emphasized, “is a violation of the ex post facto clause.”<br /><br />Jones stated that although the new law was touted by its supporters as necessary to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Act (AWA), “It does little if anything to improve public safety, and any marginal benefit achieved is at the expense of trampling over our most cherished constitutional protections.”<br /><br />Jones concluded her remarks by saying, “It is most unfortunate that RSOL must undertake such a challenge, but make no mistake about it; we cannot and will not stand by while public policymakers shred the constitution and disregard their oaths of office.”<br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">RSOL promotes the elimination of sexual abuse and the preservation of civil rights for all individuals through the use of effective legislation based on empirical research. We envision sexual offense laws based on equal justice and respect for the dignity of all people, protection from retroactively applied punishment, and the establishment of fact-based laws and policies which protect our communities.</span></em><br /> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-26094452056571891492013-01-01T09:56:00.000-05:002013-01-01T09:56:06.553-05:00Happy 2013 Everyone!The changing of the calendar year is always a *big* deal for those incarcerated or under supervised release and their families and friends as well. Maybe this is the year he is released or perhaps 2013 means the end of your probation/parole. Or maybe you have enough time under your belt to petition to reduce your level or to even get off the registry. At the very least, 2013 means one step closer.<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-44832815236573776882012-12-30T20:28:00.000-05:002013-01-02T08:36:49.977-05:00Pennsylvania Implements the Adam Walsh Act (AWA)<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On December 20, 2011, Governor Corbett signed a bill to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWA) of 2006.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Most of the major provisions of the act are now implemented.</span><br />
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If you are an RSO or care about one then please read the summary of the new registration requirements the law requires. Needless to say, this is a more punitive and retroactive set of requirements for ex-offenders and their families and friends. One example of the misguided nature of the law is your dangerousness level i.e. Tier is offense based and does not allow for, say, a panel to determine ones level. There is no incentivization or mechanism built into the law to allow for one to petition to reduce his compulsory dangerousness level, no matter what. If you have a offense against a minor, for instance, you are "Tier III" and on the registry for life and all that means. If you don't live in a state that has enacted the AWA, read through it below-it may be passed in your state someday. For those of us in Massachusetts, it is possible we are one very horrible and public case away from politicians enacting the AWA.<br />
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From a contact at the Pennsylvania chapter of http://www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org the good news is: There is an attorney who will challenge the law but offenders and families need to step up and make their voices heard and fight for their rights. Please also considering contributing to the law firm to defray the legal expenses. If you live in PA, filing a complaint with the local chapter of the ACLU and the PA State Police is recommended and detailed below.<br />
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PO Box 40008<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19106<br />
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Bureau of Records and Identification<br />
Megan's Law Section<br />
1800 Elmerton Avenue<br />
Harrisburg, PA 17110<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">42
Pa. C.S. § 9799.32(1) authorizes the Pennsylvania State Police to create and
maintain a state registry of sexual offenders, Sexually Violent Deviate
Children, and Sexually Violent Predators. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Offenders
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or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier I classification. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A conviction for a sexual offense in
another jurisdiction or foreign country that is not set forth in this section,
but nevertheless requires registration under a sexual offender statute in the
jurisdiction or foreign country. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Tier II Sexual Offenses – 25 Year Registration </span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Offenders
convicted of the following offenses shall be classified as a Tier II offender:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1(a)(2) (relating to
Statutory Sexual Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2(a.2) and (a.3)
(relating to Institutional Sexual Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3126(a)(2), (3), (4), (5),
(6) or (8) (relating to Indecent Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 5902(b.1) (relating to
Prostitution and related Offenses). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 5903(a)(3)(ii), (4)(ii),
(5)(ii) or (6) (relating to Obscene and other Sexual Materials and
Performances). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 6312(b) and (c)(relating
to the Sexual Abuse of Children). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 6318 (relating to Unlawful
Contact with Minor). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 6320 (relating to Sexual
Exploitation of Children). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 1591 (relating to Sex
Trafficking of Children by Force, Fraud, or Coercion). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2243 (relating to Sexual
Abuse of a Minor or Ward). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2244 (relating to Abusive
Sexual Contact) where the victim is 13 years of age or older but under 18 years
of age. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2251 (relating to Sexual
Exploitation of Children). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2251A (relating to Selling
or Buying of Children). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1), (2) or (3)
(relating to Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual
Exploitation of Minors). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2260 (relating to
Production of Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation into the
United States). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2421 (relating to
Transportation Generally). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) (relating to Coercion
and Enticement). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (relating to
Transportation of Minors). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A conviction or court martial of a
comparable military offense or similar offense under the laws of another
jurisdiction or foreign country or under a former law of this Commonwealth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A conviction of an attempt, conspiracy
or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier II classification. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Tier III Sexual Offenses – Lifetime Registration </span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Offenders
convicted of the following offenses shall be classified as a Tier III offender:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 2901(a.1) (relating to
Kidnapping). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to Rape). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1(b) (relating to
Statutory Sexual Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to
Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to Sexual
Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2(a.1) (relating to
Institutional Sexual Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to
Aggravated Indecent Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3126(a)(7) (relating to
Indecent Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 4302(b) (relating to
Incest). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2241 (relating to
Aggravated Sexual Abuse). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2242 (relating to Sexual
Abuse). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 U.S.C. § 2244 where the victim is
under 13 years of age (relating to Abusive Sexual Contact). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A conviction or court martial of a comparable
military offense or similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction or
foreign country or under a former law of this Commonwealth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A conviction of an attempt, conspiracy
or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier III classification. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Two or more convictions of an
offense(s) enumerated under Tier I or Tier II classification. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Juvenile Offenders</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A
Juvenile Offender who was adjudicated delinquent in this Commonwealth of one or
more of the below offenses, or who was adjudicated delinquent in another
jurisdiction or foreign country as a consequence of having committed an offense
similar to one or more of the below offenses, shall register for life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to Rape). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to
Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to
Aggravated Indecent Assault). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">An adjudication of an attempt,
solicitation or conspiracy to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121, 3123,
or 3125. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A Juvenile Offender who is required to
register in a sexual offender registry in another jurisdiction or foreign
country as a consequence of having been adjudicated delinquent for an offense
similar to an offense which, if committed in this Commonwealth, would not
require the individual to register, shall register for a period of time equal
to that required of the individual in the other jurisdiction or foreign
country. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Sexually Violent Delinquent Child </span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A
child who has been found to be delinquent for an act of sexual violence which
if committed by an adult would be a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to
rape), 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse), 3124.1
(relating to sexual assault), 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault),
3126 (relating to indecent assault) or 4302 (relating to incest)and who has
been determined by the Court to be in need of commitment for involuntary
treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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shall register for life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Sexually Violent Predator </span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An
individual convicted of a Tier I sexual offense, a Tier II sexual offense, or a
Tier III sexual offense who is determined to be a Sexually Violent Predator by
the Court. The term also includes an individual determined to be a Sexually
Violent Predator or a similar designation where the determination occurred in
another jurisdiction, a foreign country or by court martial following a
judicial or administrative determination pursuant to a process similar to that
of the Commonwealth’s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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register for life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
following individuals shall register with the Pennsylvania State Police as a
sexual offender:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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listed under Applicability and who has a residence within this Commonwealth or
is a transient. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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listed under Applicability and does not have a residence in this Commonwealth
but: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Individuals
required to register as a sexual offender shall appear in-person at an approved
Registration or Verification Site according to their assigned Tier or
classification:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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annually. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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semiannually (twice a year). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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quarterly (four times a year). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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appear monthly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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quarterly (four times a year). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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required to appear quarterly (four times a year). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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appear quarterly (four times a year). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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addition to the periodic in-person reporting interval(s), an offender shall
appear in-person at an approved Registration or Verification Site within three
business days to provide current information or change(s) relating to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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residence, termination of residence or failure to maintain a residence, thus
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the location or entity in which the individual is employed or a termination of
employment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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number, including a cell phone number, or a termination of telephone number,
including a cell phone number. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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termination of a motor vehicle owned or operated by an offender, including
watercraft or aircraft. In order to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph,
the individual must provide any license plate numbers and registration numbers
and other identifiers and an addition to or change in the address of the place
the where the vehicle is stored. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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change in temporary lodging or a termination of temporary lodging. In order to
fulfill the requirements of this paragraph, the individual must provide the
specific length of time and the dates during which the individual will be
temporarily lodged. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of e-mail address, instant message address or any other designations used in
Internet communications or postings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of information related to occupational and professional licensing, including
type of license held and license number. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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appear in-person at an approved Registration or Verification Site no less than
21 days in advance of traveling outside of the United States. The individual
shall provide the following information: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-71885054438280880832012-12-06T16:46:00.000-05:002012-12-06T16:46:19.110-05:00Preview of upcoming independent film project tentatively titled "Gary Blanton Jr.- Beyond The Label."<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1eb9trzuBuY" width="640"></iframe>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">On June 2, 2012, a career criminal named Patrick Drum killed two people and planned to kill a third along the Washington state peninsula. Because his victims were listed on the state's public "sex offender" registry, Drum was labeled a "hero" by many in the community. But they judged the victims on the label alone.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Beyond the Label looks at the life of Gary Blanton as told by his widow, Leslie Blanton. Mrs. Blanton, in her own words, goes beyond the media reports and the label given by society, showing Gary Blanton, Jr. as a devoted husband and father, a volunteer in the community, and a man who struggled to overcome the label "Registered Sex Offender."</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Gary Blanton, Jr. was officially convicted of "Third Degree Rape"; however, the media failed to mention his conviction was the result of a consensual relationship when Blanton was just 17 years old, a relationship disapproved by his girlfriend's parents. Blanton lived a decade on the registry, working, volunteering, and taking care of his wife and kids, while being singled out and targeted based on the sex offender label. </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This video is restricted and copyrighted by Once Fallen working in cooperation with Leslie Blanton, the wife of Gary Blanton, Jr. This preview is not to be reproduced or redistributed without the expressed written consent of Once Fallen. The preview title and content is a work in progress and may not reflect the finished product.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">For more information or to donate to this project, go to </span><a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://www.oncefallen.com/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.oncefallen.com/">http://www.oncefallen.com/</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-22916004763945638452012-11-22T04:04:00.000-05:002012-11-22T04:19:23.651-05:00The Compassionate CompanionFirst, I wanted to apologize for the lack of posts. I've been flaking out a bit and have been delibrately avoiding the my blog, Twitter and Facebook. <br />
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As some of you know, I have done my 10 years on probation and the time after my release from probation (August 2011) with my labrador retrievers by my side. I'm sorry to report that 3 weeks ago I had to put my old boy Champ down at 13 years 3 months. He and his littermate Daisy (2010) were the constants in my life throughout my joys and struggles the past decade+. Champ and Daisy live on in 4 other dogs they helped nuture, showing them how to enjoy being a dog and to understand the human environment in which they live.<br />
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I know many of you also enjoy the companionship a pet can bring into ones life. For us sex offenders (and I'm sure many other ex-cons), being with a beloved pet draws us away and buffers us from whatever ostracism or ill follows us around town or into our homes and helps us focus on the "now", something easily distracted from when you are constantly reminded about your past and the future that awaits you. My labs were my greatest protectors, spiritually and physically.<br />
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Of course, having a pet is not always practical, feasible, or allowed (yes probation/parole can bar you from having a pet). I was fortunate to have a family that supported the financial care of my dogs when I couldn't, for instance. However, if you are able to make the commitment and incorporate a dog (or cat) into your life on whatever level after prison, during probation, etc..., it may be the most wonderful choice you could make. Their ability to rehabilitate the soul is staggering. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-79334406956549779212012-08-21T07:24:00.000-04:002012-08-21T07:24:33.231-04:004th Annual RSOL Conference • Catching the Dream of Reform<br />
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General Information</h3>
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This year's National Conference, hosted by <a href="http://www.rsolnm.org/" style="color: #1b78a8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RSOL New Mexico</a> at the renowned <a href="http://www.sandiacourtyardhotel.com/" style="color: #1b78a8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Ramada Inn Conference Center</a> in Albuquerque, seeks to empower citizen-driven law reform groups to better understand the complexity of current thinking on sex offender registration issues and find workable options for change. Distinguished <a href="http://www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org/index.php/nc_speakers.php" style="color: #1b78a8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">speakers</a> will launch a collaborative think-tank of proven ideas and best approaches to making all communities safe and abuse-free. </div>
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The conference offers a unified approach to legislative advocacy and volunteer-driven organizational development with topical expert presentations and three distinct yet interrelated 'skill and awareness building' paths through panel discussions and training workshops. The workshops, panels, and forums, which may be mixed-and-matched at discretion, are actually organized as mini-tutorials with each segment building one upon the next under three headings:</div>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://nationalrsol.org/images/listbullet.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">How lawmaking works and what advocates need to know to have an impact on the process</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://nationalrsol.org/images/listbullet.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">What changes experts recommend regarding current sexual offense laws</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://nationalrsol.org/images/listbullet.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">How to organize effective advocacy/support groups and grow professional communications networks</li>
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Featured Speakers</h3>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://nationalrsol.org/images/listbullet.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Janice Bellucci</strong>, civil rights attorney and President, California Reform Sex Offender Laws</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-43180068208551976682012-06-02T08:58:00.000-04:002012-06-02T08:58:41.201-04:00Bernard Baran, The Real DealI'm posing this video for those of you who are/were wrongfully accused or convicted of a sex offense and also those of us RSO's who sometimes lose hope and get frustrated with our lives and situation as registered offenders with all of the restrictions and pressures put upon us.<br />
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Bernard is an exceptional example of carrying on with a steadiness and grace that we should all strive toward. Even if you only watch of few minutes of Bee talking about his case, you'll see what I mean. This video is provided by the <a href="http://blog.freebaran.org/">Bernard Baran Blog</a>:<br />
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<i>On April 17, 2012, Bernard Baran and his attorney, John Swomley, visited a criminal justice class at St. Francis College in Brooklyn.</i><br />
<i>Here is a link to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQQN8-twxo" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">video</a>.</i><br />
<i>An unscrupulous prosecutor rode a wave of homophobic hysteria to get his career-advancing conviction. (Disgracefully, he is still a judge in Massachusetts.) Baran, an innocent man arrested when only 19, survived 22 years of rapes, beatings, and degradation. The Berkshire County still refuses to acknowledge the terrible mistakes that they made.</i><br />
<i>-Bob Chatelle</i></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-75421315602842996892012-02-05T09:23:00.001-05:002012-02-05T09:23:45.489-05:00‘This is a nightmare for all of us’: Conductor Zander reflects on his errors and his future after NEC<br />
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Globe Staff </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8.000000pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;">/ </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">February 5, 2012
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">The conductor, author, and inspirational speaker sits in the living room of his Brattle Street home, listening to what is
being said about him:
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">That he, Benjamin Zander, showed no remorse. That he put children at risk. That New England Conservatory, his
professional home for 45 years, had no choice other than to fire him.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander, usually overflowing with laughter and enthusiasm, wearily runs his hands through his frizzy white hair. He’s
unhappy with himself and he’s unhappy with NEC’s leaders, who he feels rushed to judgment. He notes that when NEC
president Tony Woodcock fired him last month, Woodcock hadn’t yet discovered that it was the school’s opera
department - not Zander - who first hired videographer Peter Benjamin, a registered sex offender, to record
performances by NEC students.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“It’s about as bad a situation as things can be,’’ Zander says.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">These days, he’s left to contemplate the fallout of hiring Benjamin. Three upcoming paid speaking engagements have
already been canceled.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander is also pained by the damage done to NEC, an institution dear to him.<br />
“This is a nightmare for all of us,’’ he says. “I want us to all wake up and say, ‘What went wrong?’ ’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander, 72, began teaching at NEC in 1966. He helped found the Boston Philharmonic in 1979, and, over the last two
decades, has developed a profitable and high-profile gig giving leadership talks. Zander’s dynamic approach has been
featured on “60 Minutes’’ and Charlie Rose, has scored him the opening speech at a World Economic Forum and, just
last October, drew Sting to a rehearsal of NEC’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in Brown Hall.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">And he refuses to see only the dark side of his current situation. The mess has, he says, humbled and transformed him.
Indignant at first, Zander has now publicly apologized for his lack of judgment.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">The crisis, he says, allowed him to hear both the appreciative words from scores of parents, teachers, and musicians
who feel NEC made a mistake in dismissing him, and the criticism from friends and family members who have helped
him realize just how irresponsible it was to support Benjamin without knowing enough about the crimes.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">His wife, Rosamund Zander, winces at his defensiveness in the immediate wake of the firing.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“It’s very difficult for the ego and psyche to transform when you’ve been beaten to a pulp,’’ she said. “He’s coming to a
sense of responsibility or awareness that he hadn’t had before. But in order to get there, somebody came up with a two-
by-four and smashed him.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">It was about 20 years ago when the conductor, who led the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and taught NEC’s
interpretation class, wrote a letter of support for Benjamin on the eve of the videographer’s sentencing for raping and
sexually abusing teenagers. Benjamin had worked for Zander prior to his arrest.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">He says he didn’t know the particulars of Benjamin’s crimes at the time and still didn’t 10 years later when he hired him
to film concerts and rehearsals with the YPO or a class he taught at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, a preparatory </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;">school affiliated with NEC. He also did not tell his superiors what he did know about Benjamin, which is that the
videographer had been jailed for sex crimes involving minors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Benjamin underwent a rigorous rehabilitation program, according to his attorney, and has faced no new charges of a
sexual nature since his release from prison in the late 1990s. He has not been accused of any misconduct at NEC, but
Zander now concedes that it was irresponsible for him to put a Level II sex offender in the same room with the teens the
conductor worked with at NEC and Walnut Hill.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">NEC learned of Benjamin’s past just before Christmas, tipped off </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;">by a parent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">On Jan. 12, after weeks of investigation and consultation with the school’s board and attorneys, Woodcock called
Zander into his office and told him he would need to resign or be fired. In the short meeting, Zander did not resign - or
apologize.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“I was staggered,’’ said Woodcock. “It didn’t show any culpability. It reinforced the notion of no judgment whatsoever. If
somebody is demonstrating no judgment, how can they be responsible for children?
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander’s firing also has raised questions about NEC’s approach. Why wasn’t he suspended so the school could take
more time investigating his role? Did the climate surrounding the Pennsylvania State University scandal, in which
legendary football coach Joe Paterno was dismissed after revelations of child sex abuse by a former assistant, drive
NEC’s actions?
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“What Ben did was obviously a failure of judgment, but I would think in the interest of the school they would have tried
hard to define his role and see if anything was salvageable,’’ said composer John Harbison, a friend of Zander’s who
believes he should not have been fired. “They’ve not opened any channel to any possible reconciliation.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">The conductor now says he was extremely naive. He had no idea that his job was at risk at any point, not when NEC
first asked him about Benjamin in December, nor when the school phoned him in London during a recording session a
few weeks later to ask more questions.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Benjamin’s NEC work, in fact, stretched far beyond Zander. In the school’s video library, there is a rack of almost two
dozen DVDs commissioned by the school’s Opera Department. Two of the videos predate Zander’s hiring of Benjamin
and one, a 2002 production of “Hansel and Gretel,’’ features two dozen middle-school students who performed as part
of a children’s chorus.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">At no time did NEC ever do a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check on Benjamin, now standard practice
for schools. It was a failure on NEC’s part, Woodcock said, and an important lesson.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“It’s like air travel before 9/11 and air travel after 9/11,’’ he said. “We are in a new world as an organization. I think I
need to know absolutely who is under the roof of NEC at any given moment. So I accept responsibility for that.’’
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Though NEC had a committee investigate Benjamin’s work, Woodcock was unaware, when asked last week, of the
2002 opera videos. A day later, he said a faculty member, whom he declined to name, hired Benjamin without
knowledge of his sexual crimes. The charges against the videographer included his having secretly videotaped himself
having sex with three male teens, one of whom he abused for two years starting when the boy was 13.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“If I come to learn otherwise, I will take appropriate action,’’ said Woodcock.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander finds it hard to believe that others didn’t know of Benjamin’s past. Whether filming for the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, American Repertory Theater, or Boston Ballet, Benjamin was well known in Boston’s cultural community. He
was particularly close with the late Sarah Caldwell, the legendary head of Opera Company of Boston.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">In fact, Caldwell not only attended his 1994 sentencing hearing, she sobbed in court when he was led away, Benjamin
confirmed through his attorney, John Swomley.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“If [Woodcock] had just stepped back, if he had acted judiciously and said, ‘Let’s look at this. Let’s see what’s going on
here,’ ’’ Zander says. “Peter Benjamin, for better or worse, is part of the fabric of the Boston artistic scene. He’s worked </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;">everywhere, and he’s worked so much at the conservatory that when he walks in the door, people don’t even look up.
Who knew? Who didn’t know? It didn’t seem to matter.’’</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Woodcock says Zander left him little choice.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">He called the conductor a “powerhouse’’ in an interview last week and said he was familiar with his work before coming
to NEC having attended one of his leadership talks and read the book Zander wrote with his wife, Rosamund, “The Art
of Possibility.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">But relations between the two grew strained after Woodcock was hired in 2007. Neither Woodcock nor Zander would
say why.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">In fact, Zander had already been forced out of YPO. Last summer, NEC announced a “transition’’ plan for the youth
orchestra that saw Zander stepping down in 2013, after two more seasons. Publicly, the two presented a unified front,
with Zander’s exit to be punctuated by a yearlong celebration, tour and lifelong appointment as music director emeritus.
Zander says now he didn’t want to leave but had no choice.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Woodcock, in an interview last week, said that the conductor’s prominence did not play into the decision to fire him for
the Benjamin case and that Zander should not have received special treatment.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“I don’t know about one set of rules for individuals because they’re visiting deity and another code of conduct because
they’re like you and I,’’ he said.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">The loss of the post, for Zander, was crushing. He says that he has always taken special pride in his work with the
youth in the YPO on Saturdays and at Walnut Hill on Mondays.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“It’s growth and development for the next generation,’’ he said. “That’s my life’s work.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Just last summer, Zander took the YPO on a tour of Eastern Europe. To help foot the bill, Zander says he paid
$260,000 out of his own pocket - money raised through speaking fees. Players have been writing Zander since news
broke.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“You CANNOT leave us! You MUST come back!’’ e-mailed Njeri Grevious, 16, a violinist from Newton.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Kathleen Boyd, first flute in the Boston Philharmonic and a student of the conductor at NEC in the 1970s, said Zander’s
firing has sparked considerable anger and fear among the many musicians who studied under him.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“Ben should be celebrated for the gifts he has given to all of us,’’ she said. “This is such a wrong ending for his time at
NEC.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Carol Ehrlich, whose son Harry, 15, plays cello in the YPO, felt NEC should have reprimanded Zander, not fired him.
She praised the conductor for the care he takes in mentoring young musicians.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“The kids don’t just play music. He encourages them to see music as making up a bigger statement in the world,’’ she
said. “Now they feel abandoned and hurt. Through this process, the kids came in last.’’
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Not everyone associated with the YPO supports Zander.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“You do realize that he was basically promoting a level II sex offender this whole time, right?’’ wrote one player on a
Facebook thread after another suggested protesting NEC’s move.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">And a parent of a player said she agreed with the firing.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“I think that was the exact correct response,’’ said the woman, who asked to remain anonymous for fear her child would
lose opportunities in the music community if she criticized Zander. “He was a huge celebrity, he could be extremely
grandiose and he seems to me to be failing in judgment.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">If there is a bright spot here, says Zander, it is how this crisis has changed him.
The first week was spent battling his feelings and avoiding reality.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">He took refuge from the reporters camped outside by heading to his daughter’s house. He threw on a suit, a tie, and a
smile and gave a paid talk at a leadership conference for Boston Scientific<br />
as if nothing had happened. He managed to get word of his crisis to Rosamund, who was in Africa climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">His older brother, Michael, a celebrated legal scholar from England, flew in to counsel him. He felt Zander wasn’t taking
responsibility for his hiring of Benjamin and should apologize. So did former US Ambassador Swanee Hunt, a close
friend and neighbor.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“I said, ‘Ben, for you, the first response has to be what my part is, not what they did to me,’ ’’ she told him.
A week after he was fired, Zander began to open up. That, he says, is when the transformation began.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">First, Rosamund returned home from Africa. The two have been separated since 1984, but they talk every day, live
around the block from each other, and collaborated on the book and inspirational philosophy that have made Zander a
world-renowned public speaker.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">She stressed how inappropriate it was to bring a convicted sex offender, whose crimes involved video no less, into a
school to film children. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px;">Then Michael came down for breakfast one morning with a typed letter explaining two approaches. The first would be to
accept that his actions were “grossly negligent.’’ The second would be to continue justifying his behavior.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“The reason I think the first approach will serve you better is that it is cleaner and more honourable,’’ Michael wrote.
“Taking the blame on yourself will release you from blaming others. It will release you also from endless agonizing over
the question and from wondering and fearing what other people think. . . . You will have stood up and been counted.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">At that moment, Zander says his perspective shifted. He finally understood what he had done. That is when he sat
down to write his apology.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Last Thursday night, Zander returned to the Boston Philharmonic for the first time since the scandal. The orchestra, he
says, is all he has left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">On this night, with the more than 80 some players gathered at the Somerville Armory for a rehearsal, Zander gave a
short speech. He repeated his apology and spoke of how much he regretted bringing Benjamin into NEC. He then
assured the players that the Boston Philharmonic was a separate entity.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">“It’s been very tough, the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with in my life,’’ he said. “But I’ve grown enormously.’’
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">With that, the conductor raised his arms and signaled the start to Richard Strauss’s “Ein Heldenleben.’’ It was a typically
energetic performance. He shook his arms until his glasses slipped down his nose, stomped his right leg and sang
along with the music as he offered instruction.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">During the first break, Zander hugged principal horn player Whitacre Hill.</span><br />
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“A big relief that this is still here,’’ said Hill, a veteran of the recently defunct Opera Boston.
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<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 10.000000pt;">Zander talked of the Boston Philharmonic board’s support during the crisis. Then he wiped the sweat from his forehead
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On January 11, just over one week ago, I was told I had been dismissed from my position at the New England Conservatory (NEC) where I have worked happily for the past 45 years.</div>
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<br />The reason was that I had over many years retained the videographer Peter Benjamin to film classes and concerts, knowing that he was a convicted sex offender who had served a term of imprisonment. I supported him in the sentencing stage of his trial and after his release on the basis of what I saw as his earnest determination to turn his life around, but I did so without inquiring into the exact nature of the charges. This was a grave oversight.</div>
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<br />Further, I did not seek the permission of the NEC, based on disclosure of his conviction and imprisonment, to use him as a videographer in the College and the Prep school. I accept that it was not for me to make the decision that it was safe to do so.</div>
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<br />For all the upset and anguish my actions have thereby caused in the NEC community and beyond, I profoundly apologize.</div>
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<i>Source: benjaminzander.com</i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748576675686465929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463506797481262595.post-85144464793939760292012-01-19T09:07:00.000-05:002012-01-19T09:07:17.063-05:00Press Release Regarding Peter Benjamin from Swomley & Tennen, LLP<br />
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This statement is in response to the ill-considered actions of the New England Conservatory in their treatment of Peter Benjamin, a freelance videographer who was commissioned repeatedly by NEC Departments, and professors at NEC to film performances over the past 13 years for no reason other than the exceptional quality of his work.</div>
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Mr. Benjamin is a talented artist and musician. As an undergraduate student at Boston University, Mr. Benjamin auditioned for and was personally hired by Sarah Caldwell to sing in her Opera Company of Boston Chorus . He sang professionally there for 25 years with some of the greatest opera stars in recent history such as Beverly Sills, George London and Boris Kristoff. Mr. Benjamin also gained the attention of Johnny Carson in the early 1960’s and was commissioned by him to film his family. He has worked for many celebrities because of his great expertise in photography and videography. Since then, his work has appeared on 60 Minutes, PrimeTime Live, and the cover of the New York Times.<br />
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He has combined his video skills learned as a child with his music acumen and is unmatched by his expertise in classical music and his ability to capture the sounds and visuals of a first rate classical performance in a professional quality recording. Recently, he videotaped Tony Woodcock, the current president of NEC, teaching an adult master class. At no time has there ever been a complaint or cause for concern occasioned by his videotaping these live events. Contrary to the reporting occasioned thus far, the bulk of the videography he was commissioned to do, involved college or graduate level performances.<br />
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A small part of the work Mr. Benjamin has been commissioned to do at the New England Conservatory consisted of documenting rehearsals and performances of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Benjamin’s work involving the Preparatory School was conducted in group settings, with multiple cameramen that he brought with him and under conditions where it would have been highly unlikely he would have had so much as a conversation with a student.<br />
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In 1991, Mr. Benjamin made a serious mistake. For this he was prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned. Thereafter, of his own volition, Mr. Benjamin entered into and engaged in a very successful four-year intensive therapy program specifically designed to treat individuals who had sexually offended against minor-aged adolescents. The recidivism rate for individuals having completed this program is less than 5%. After Mr. Benjamin completed his sentence in 1998, he was released and placed on supervised probation for five years. As part of his probation Mr. Benjamin was required to work. Mr. Benjamin obtained permission from the probation department to return to his long-time profession of videotaping live music events. While on probation, he was asked to have another adult with him when he was filming at schools or churches to negate any possibility or appearance of impropriety. Probation specifically knew he filmed events at the New England Conservatory. Successfully completing probation, Mr. Benjamin nevertheless kept this precaution in place for years afterwards. Mr. Benjamin has never re-offended and deserves credit for this.</div>
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It has come to Mr. Benjamin’s attention that the publicity surrounding NEC’s actions against him may also serve to cause new harm to his primary victim by dredging up the details of those past transgressions. Mr. Benjamin apologizes in advance for this. Mr. Benjamin is grateful his victim asked to meet with him upon his release from prison and gave Mr. Benjamin the opportunity to apologize face to face for his crimes. Mr. Benjamin is forever grateful to be graced with that individual’s forgiveness.</div>
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Further questions or comment should be directed to:<br />
John Swomley<br />
<a href="http://www.swomleyandtennen.com/">Swomley & Tennen</a><br />
227 Lewis Wharf<br />
Boston, MA 02110<br />
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