Bill to Publicize Sex Offenders to Be Revisited
If passed, the law would allow the public to access information about Level 1 sex offenders.
In the wake of last week's horrific news of a Wakefield man arrested on charges that he raped infants and toddlers, House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he will take another look at legislation to publicize names of low-level sex offenders, according to a Boston Herald report. The proposed law, filed by Gov. Deval Patrick last year but stalled in the Legislature, would add Massachusetts to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act and allow the public to see which Level 1 offenders, deemed the least likely to reoffend by the Sex Offender Registry Board, live or work in their neighborhoods. Currently, the police are required to publicize the names of Level 3 offenders, who are consider the most likely to reoffend. The issue is …
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Elizabeth Cahill
12:43 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
BEFORE the state(s) starts creating new laws, they really need to look at existing laws for sex offenders - which are ineffective and incomplete at best. At present, Level 2 and 3 sex offenders are pretty much dumped on the streets with no support systems and no place to go when they are released. And while the idea of having to register *appears* to be a good one in theory, there is no back-up … more ›