Greenville Sheriff’s Arrest 28 People in Prositution Sting (WSPA Spartanburg)
Wire | February 27, 2009
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JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
Wire | February 26, 2009
Seven men and women have been arrested in Fukuoka for allegedly violating the child pornography law, police said Tuesday.
Malls, MySpace behind underaged prostitution
Douglas Slain | February 24, 2009
Investigators that put ten child prostitutes in protective custody last week said the underage sex trade thrives exactly where kids do–malls and MySpace.
In an effort that targeted several cities in western Washington state , “Operation Cross Country III” rescued 48 child prostitutes and arrested 571 people for investigation of state and federal charges involving use [...]
Local women among Saugerties prostitution arrests (WRGB Albany)
Wire | February 21, 2009
Police in Ulster County say eight women, some from the Albany/Schenectady area, have been picked up on prostitution charges. The arrests are the result of an undercover sting operation in the Saugerties area by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT).
Jurez police chief quits (El Paso Times)
Wire | February 21, 2009
Jurez police chief Roberto Ordua Cruz resigned Friday after the drug cartel killed six city police officers this week and threatened to kill more unless he left the force. Jurez Mayor Jos Reyes Ferriz and Ordua announced the resignation at a news conference. “I cannot place my sense of duty above the lives of my [...]
Mixed bag for new sex offender bills
Douglas Slain | February 20, 2009
Even as Nevada lawmakers scotched a state sex offender bill, another bill made progress in the U.S. Congress.
The bill being promoted in Congress is intended to crack down on offenders. the proposed law, which was prepared by the Senate Judiciary Committee, would impose stronger penalties on sex offenders:
Some provisions in the bill include establishment of [...]
Counselor arrested for extorting sex offender
Douglas Slain | February 17, 2009
Florida deputies arrested a mental health therapist who allegedly tried to extort money from a sex offender he was counseling.
According to the Polk County Deputy’s office, Winter Haven resident Dr. Paul H. Sandman, PhD and owner & operator of Adjustment & Awareness, improperly tried to compel a patient to pay for a certificate of completion.
According to [...]
Maine man first to be committed under Walsh Act
Douglas Slain | February 13, 2009
A 47-year-old resident of Maine attained the distinction of being the first sex offender to be committed indefinitely by a federal judge.
Jeffrey Shields was committed under the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the first law that allows federal commitment for sexually dangerous offenders.
The Walsh Act’s offender registration requirements have generated [...]
Xbox Live sexual predation leads to indictments
Douglas Slain | February 9, 2009
While MySpace seems to get most of the press when it comes to internet predation, the California Attorney General recently indicted a Missouri man fro using Xbox Live to make sexual advances towards a minor.
The Xbox LIVE platform rolled out in 2002, and since then players–many of them minors–have played about two billion hours of [...]
Gender discrimination an issue in stat rape case
Douglas Slain | February 6, 2009
A Massachussetts boy charged with statutory rape may have been the victim of gender discrimination, according to a State Supreme Judicial Court ruling.
The boy was accused of statutory rapes in 2007. Now the court is asking for information on how many statutory rape charges are brought against female defendants.
From the Boston Globe:
In its 3-2 ruling, [...]
Crime, drug trafficking on rise in Goa: Ruling MLA (New Kerala)
Wire | February 6, 2009
Panaji, Feb 6 : Ruling party legislator in Goa Assembly Agnelo Fernandes, who holds an official position in the Cabinet, today surprised the House by citing growing incidences of crime, prostitution and drug trafficking in this international tourist destination.
Financial Experts to CA Legalize Prositution, Pot to Raise Money (KTLA-TV Los Angeles)
Wire | February 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Some financial experts in California are toying with the idea of legalizing both prostitution and marijuana as a way to raise revenue and shrink the state’s current $41 billion deficit. Both pot smoking and prostitution are very popular “sins” that, if legalized and taxed, could generate millions or even billions [...]
Police arrest Ann Arbor woman in online prostitution case (MLive.com)
Wire | February 5, 2009
A former University of Michigan student was arrested during a sting operation after police say she used the Internet to offer sex for cash. It was the second such case in the last several months involving a young woman with ties to U-M being accused of soliciting prostitution online.
Craigslist ads lead to prostitution arrests in Loudonville, Colonie (WRGB Albany)
Wire | February 5, 2009
A Loudonville man has been arrested for running a prostitution business from his home, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Thirty-eight year old Joseph Speranza was charged with felony third-degree promoting prostitution and misdemeanor permitting prostitution.
Dallas businesses fighting strip club (The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth)
Wire | February 5, 2009
It’s being hailed as the largest all-nude strip club in Texas, which opened Thursday on Stemmons Freeway in Dallas. But, not everyone is getting out their dollar-bills. Karla Mendez has seen strip club after strip club come and go next to her Dallas office building in the 85-hundred block of Stemmons Freeway. “Yeah, Penthouse. [...]
Child Porn And Witchcraft
Douglas Slain | February 5, 2009
Should you get serious prison time for downloading sexual images of children? Or, as Dan Slater at lawblog@wsj.com put it, “Are prison sentences of 15, 20 years or longer appropriate for those convicted of computer-based child exploitation crimes, such as downloading images of minors?
I got into this to-some-unseemly area of the law with just such a case. [...]
Harassment of Registered Sex Offenders
Douglas Slain | February 5, 2009
This may come as a surprise to some, but let it be known, while the national database of sex offenders does have a sort of “Big Brotherish” undertone, it is not to be used as a means for stalking and/or harassing these individuals. It is a system for allowing concerned members of the community to become aware [...]
Is the Sex Crime Database Hitting The Mark?
Douglas Slain | February 5, 2009
What began as an innovative attempt by the federal government to tie in with the technology revolution seems to be pushing the limits of downright ridiculousness.
Requiring sex offenders to register their addresses online can seemingly be an effective concept, like any, when targeted in the right direction. There is a valid reason behind informing the public of such individuals’ whereabouts [...]
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A Little Bit of Touching Results in 6-Year Prison Term
Douglas Slain | February 5, 2009
By Alex Pak
According to Oregon Live, an attorney for a former employee of the Hillsboro Boy’s and Girl’s Club told the Oregon Supreme Court earlier this month that six-plus years in prison for touching her clothed breasts to the back of a 12-year-old boy’s head amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
In terms of background [...]
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Sex Crimes DA Charged w/Suspicious Rape Allegations
Douglas Slain | February 5, 2009
By Alex Pak
According to recent reports, a 20-year veteran Contra Costa County, CA prosecutor who, ironically, actually worked in the sex crimes unit of the district attorney’s office – has been charged and arraigned for an alleged rape at the home of a fellow district attorney. The man, identified as Gressett, has since pleaded not [...]
