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Tennessee Sex Offender Registry The Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification, and Tracking Act of 2004 was established in T.C.A. 40-39-201 et. seq. and became effective August 1, 2004.
Posted by: Concerned (not registered) on September 11, 2006 at 07:42 pm
I would like to know, why Tennessee does not show all registered sexual offenders on this internet site and says "no records found?" They only show offenders after 1996 so we understand...
My wife was vicimized by an uncle over 20 years ago who went to jail for molesting his own two daughters then and was divorced by his then wife; then he got out years ahead of time for "good behavior" and now we find he was arrested in the last few months and bailed because he didn't report a new address where he lives.
He owns a trucking company in Knoxville and travels all over the country which we do not understand how as we thought he was restricted to in-state travel only...?
How can this be? When we contact the authorities, they tell us prior to 1995 all records are sealed which makes no sense to us, as this man is registsred and a predator and is not showing up on this site. His name is Wilbur Eugene Grodeman of Knoxville, TN region. HIs piocture was shown in the Knoxville Newspapers a few months ago as being arersted and being a sexual predator, yet he is out and walks the streeets and owns a trucking delivery business and holds two separate addresses we know of- One address is what he uses which is his mother's home where he rarely stays unless he ahs to make a show for the ocurts, etc., and the second address is a home on 5 acres he bought a few yerars ago where we know he has certain mail and such delivered to so it does not show up at his mother's address...
I am so sick about this that it is ruinign my marriage and my wife has been in counseling and other such things trying to deal with deep wounds caused by what he did to her all those years ago...
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on November 17, 2006 at 11:53 am
I would like to know why Russell Jones is not on the sex offender registery.
Posted by: Watcher (not registered) on January 05, 2007 at 09:49 am
Grodeman did not report where he was working. He was convicted in 1985 of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of aggravated rape.
Posted By Media Relations on 02/16/06 at 10:49 AM
Posted by: Dawn (not registered) on February 17, 2007 at 08:02 pm
I have 4 children and i was thinking of moving to tennessee but there are so many sex offenders they all should be in prison!! i think i might have changed my mind after i seen this sight ..
Posted by: ANONYMOUS (not registered) on February 18, 2007 at 01:22 pm
I DON'T THINK ANY OFFENDER SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY WITHOUT A PICTURE SO NEARBY NEIGHBORS KNOW EXACTLY WHO THE OFFENDERS ARE BY NAME AND FACE AS THESE OFFENDERS ARE ALWAYS A POTENTIAL THREAT TO NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN. THROUGH MY INVESTIGATIONS AND NEWS REPORTS SEX OFFENDERS NEVER OFFEND JUST ONE TIME!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on March 23, 2007 at 03:10 pm
Why wasn't Shawn Hammerberg extradited from Washington? He gave a false address in court- He was found on MySpace reported to the authorites, arrested and then set free in the state of washington??? The DA in Clarksville apparenlty didn't think is was important! Why do we even have this registry if it's not being supported and the laws upheld???
Posted by: anonnymous (not registered) on April 13, 2007 at 10:49 am
I would like to why Donald Ray Shavers name is not on your list?He was convicted of raping his own granddaughter.
Posted by: VR Consultant (not registered) on April 26, 2007 at 09:50 am
I have been asigned the task to vocationally rehabilitate a person that is a registered sex offender in the State of TN.
What are the employment laws that speak to obtaining employment and maintaining employment for TN sex offenders?
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on May 17, 2007 at 08:40 am
With MySpace in the news concerning sex offenders and refusing to turn over information about those offenders who are registered on MySpace, how many children will be preyed upon before they comply with the requests of the 8 state attorney generals asking for that information. Tennessee is not one of those states. I located (3 days ago) 3 registered sex offenders in my county on the Tennessee database who had MySpace accounts, sent that info to MySpace, and they still have not been removed from their website. So much for MySpace saying that they immediately remove any registered offenders that they find through their "own" database checks. About the only way to get any cooperation from MySpace is for concerned citizens to protest to the sponsors of MySpace and when those sponsors start losing customers and pull their sponsorship maybe then MySpace officials will get off of their collective rear ends and understand that protecting children from predators takes precidence over their so called privacy policy protecting those predators information. It will still be a problem since the predators that have been removed from their website can still create another name and change thier information(location, age, etc) . I guess the only effective solution is shutting down MySpace all together and eliminating the threat of kids being preyed upon but parents must also monitor their childrens computer use of all websites with chatrooms and message boards.
No matter where you live, there will be Sex Offenders everywhere until the State starts makeing harsher Laws for them, and stop wipeing alot of the cases under the rug. To try to make you feel better my Uncle lives in Tenn.. and loves it, he is a single father of a 7 year old little boy, and wants to raise him there for the rest of his life, (He just moved there too) Tammy (HEXGIRL)
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on June 06, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I think it would be more resourceful and helpful for all parents to keep a check on these sex offenders, if all pictures was posted. The Kentucky State Sex Offender Registery posts all of there pictures that are available. Tennessee's should be the same way, I feel this is "very" important. I am a mother of 4 children and they are my #1 priority. Hope you could start posting these pictures very soon!
As long as you realize that most offenders are close to or in the family of the victim. Don't be fooled by the registry. It does not stop sexual offenses from happening. Almost ALL of the cases reported last year in my state, were sexual acts committed by people NOTY on the registry. Be sure you are not spending your time looking in the wrong direction. I am beginning to think much of this hype is about people who were molested by family members and they did not report them. Now individual guilt (IMHO) allows the registry to redirect their anger at others.
The reg. is nice for parents, but the way this world is you have to be carefull of people not on the reg... as well unf. in your own familys. I know that sounds crazy to some people but it is the truth. You try to protect
your children from people on the reg.. if they live near you, as well as strangers, but you also have to always keep in the back of your mind a family member can abuse your child just as a stranger, or someone on the reg.. Tammy (Hexgirl)
Adding ,I did what I could to protect my children and never for once thought a family member would ever hurt my children, but unf... one did, and is now in prision, and I was one who thought that ws something that never could happen esp.. by a member of my family. So be carefull. Tammy (Hexgirl)
Adding ,I did what I could to protect my children and never for once thought a family member would ever hurt my children, but unf... one did, and is now in prision, and I was one who thought that was something that could never could happen esp.. by a member of my family. So be carefull. Tammy (Hexgirl) Soory it is on twice, I spelled, and messed up on the one above.
Posted by: James D. Watkins (not registered) on June 10, 2007 at 07:16 pm
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Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on June 15, 2007 at 02:33 pm
it is a sex offender that lives on 575 donna dr in clarksville and he always wear black shades and walkes up and down the street and he always watch for little kids and he travel for street to strreet on june 12 2007 he was reported last seen walked up and down on appleton drive by northwest high school and he had on a white shirt and he also has a big belly and he had on a blue jean outfit
I don't think this internet site is a reporting agency. If or when you see this man approach a child that he shouldn't be in contact with, I suggest you have a talk with the local police.
Posted by: myself (not registered) on June 18, 2007 at 11:31 pm
i have a child who was molested, so dont get me wrong. but all these sex offender law changes is wrong and as adults we should be able to see that! this has got to be the most changed law in all of history. did we forget that this is not the only crime that exsist? why not put robbers on the internet, so that a store clerk knows that a robber lives in the area, or a thief on the internet so that we know who to accuse when things in the neighborhood come up missing? or maybe your car would be less likely to be stolen. its getting out of hand, its getting way out of hand.every time 1 particular crime happens, we gain a new law, as if that crime hasnt happened since way before any of us was ever here. this is a big result of a weak minded government. this has to stop!!! no i dont agree with these crimes, but a new law every week i very much disagree with. what if every other week, the driver liscense law changed...this week u could drive...this week u cant.....this week u lose your liscense for no reason at all? not fair? these constantly changing laws are'nt either no matter who you are.
Posted by: myself (not registered) on June 18, 2007 at 11:32 pm
i have a child who was molested, so dont get me wrong. but all these sex offender law changes is wrong and as adults we should be able to see that! this has got to be the most changed law in all of history. did we forget that this is not the only crime that exsist? why not put robbers on the internet, so that a store clerk knows that a robber lives in the area, or a thief on the internet so that we know who to accuse when things in the neighborhood come up missing? or maybe your car would be less likely to be stolen. its getting out of hand, its getting way out of hand.every time 1 particular crime happens, we gain a new law, as if that crime hasnt happened since way before any of us was ever here. this is a big result of a weak minded government. this has to stop!!! no i dont agree with these crimes, but a new law every week i very much disagree with. what if every other week, the driver liscense law changed...this week u could drive...this week u cant.....this week u lose your liscense for no reason at all? not fair? these constantly changing laws are'nt either no matter who you are.
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on June 30, 2007 at 12:40 am
what about people who had sex with a teenage willing partner.they should not be treated the same as a child molster.if everyone who did it got cought or tolded on head there lives ruined in this manner they would be so many the jails wouldnt hold them.how many of you would be going around with anckle braclets on?its gotten so out of hand.
Posted by: marie (not registered) on June 30, 2007 at 06:21 pm
why, are all these young girls messing around with these boys, calling and turning them on, and when the young man get turn on and they have agreed to have sex, and then the young girl said that she got rape? what about all of this bad rap put on our young black men. who are innocent because of these loose girls, that want some attendtion. there should be a law against these young girls exposing themselves to the young men. enough of our black men are lock up now, but still if someboby said rape' they grab someone and throw them into jail, and really it's not rape.
Posted by: Allison (not registered) on July 03, 2007 at 05:08 pm
why aren't the pictures working on the sex offender site. They were and now they are not. Could someone look into this please?
Posted by: dave cates (not registered) on July 08, 2007 at 04:51 pm
i think that non violent sex offenders should not have to reg. people who get a stat. rape charge are not out to get kids they made a bad choice i was 18 when i was charged by 2 mon. the girl was 14 and the perents was fine with it the reg. was made for baby rapers not teenagers who make a mistake
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on July 08, 2007 at 11:12 pm
I wnt to know how this people can move into a commuity and do drugs and sell drugs and nothing is done. Are they watched or do they have to be drug tested at any time. Just because they did their time for the crime does that give them the right to live close to schools and ball fields.
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on August 01, 2007 at 07:57 am
i want to know why LONNIE KILGORE III that is registered on the tennessee sex offenders list . Is allowed to live in Bridgport Ala across the road from a middle or elementary school.
Posted by: disgusted (not registered) on August 16, 2007 at 07:02 pm
all offenders should have to register regardless of the offense.you all are forgetting the majority of these people have pled to much lesser charges due to the DAs ,judges and court systems not informing victims of their rights or options.an attempted aggravated rape in rutherford county can be pled down and settled with mere attempted tresspassing if you're from the right family,the sherriff is good friends with your dad or uncle,the DA tells the victim there's no need to show up to court,oh and the judge's brothers work for the offender's family.we only get to look at the end result not the original charges on the registry.would it be an awful idea to also post the original charges along with the 'settled for" charges?i realize some people on the list are innocent,but is it worth a protecting few people's feelings to risk thousand's safety by picking and choosing which offenses are "bad" enough? regardless of the situation a sex crime is a sex crime and we dserve to know if we're exposing our kids and ourselves to these people.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on September 03, 2007 at 09:46 am
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY PAUL BERNARD IS NOT ON THE LOCAL SEX OFFENDER LIST IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY HE WORKS AT DAN POST BOOT IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY AND IS WANTED OUT OF LOS VAGAS NEVADA FOR BEING A DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDER. WHY WONT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DO ANYTHING HE LIVES VERRY CLOSE TO THE HIGHSCHOOL AND IS ATHREAT TO THE CHILDREN
Posted by: Oldtimer on September 03, 2007 at 08:31 pm
sept 03: If he is wanted in another state, all you have to do is notify the authorities, locally. They may want to send him back for court. Look, if no one does anything about it, how do you expect the police to even know? Authorities have no way to know when offenders cross the states borders. sometimes it is the citizen that has to notify local law enforcement.
Posted by: Clarksville Mom (not registered) on September 06, 2007 at 01:01 pm
I'm new here and I want to make a comment about sexual offenders. My husband is one and we have two beautiful boys. I lie to you if I dont say that I was shock when I found out what he did, but under his circunstances, we battle with our marriage and we still together. With help of families and friends and Church we live our lifes everyday withput problems. My husband have a Sexual Battery figure for kissing a 14 yr.old student. is very hard to deal with a situation like this but I know and everybody who works with him in sexual treatment (Requirement class by court) have said that he is not a sexual offender with characteristics to reoffend. There should be strong laws for sexual offenders I agree with that, but there's a lot of cases out there of sexual offenders that people dont know there real version of the story. I confident that my husband is not going to reoffend and I'm not saying this because I'm blind, experience and years have show me this. I respect everybodys opinion but I would say every case is different. The state label them as sexual offender but because some of them plead guilty as a bargain. Each case is diference. God Bless you guys!
Posted by: Jimmy Smith from Henderson (not registered) on September 17, 2007 at 11:50 pm
This website is a waste of money and space. It is a complete joke and another thing screwed up in this state. Looks like we are ahead of the curve as far as taking care of inmates and criminals and letting everyone else be victims that in return become criminals when they try to stand up and take care of their families because the law won't. Pathetic!
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on September 25, 2007 at 11:30 pm
I cannot understand why Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma Tn allows an individual who is a registered sex offender to enter the base to fill vending machines at the base lodge knowing that the individual is a registered sex offender and there are children that are at the lodging staying there with their family members.
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on September 29, 2007 at 08:45 pm
It's a witch hunt. My son is registered sexual offender. His is one of those cases that prove how ridiculous the laws are Statistics show that the largest % of persons on this list are not violent offenders or pedophiles. Those that say "we should risk a few people for the sake of the children" are wrong. It is a proven fact that states that have residency restrictions are now rethinking their strategys, due to they are complete failures. If anything, residency restrictions for RSO's are forcing more and more of them underground due to they cannot find decent housing, get kicked off of jobs etc. and the agencys are losing track of the dangerous ones. My son is compliant with everything he is supposed to do. Of my 6 sisters, who among them have about 25 kids and grandkids, not a SINGLE solitary one of them nor their husbands have ANY problem leaving my son alone with their kids. And people who post things like "why is a RSO filling vending machines at our base?". Don't intelligent people realize that if a true perv wants a kid, they don't have to go to their job site to get one? Likewise with residency restrictions. A RSO who lives next door to you is unlikely to snatch your kid. Just like a dog who won't pee in his sleeping quarters, a perv usually goes outside his/her environment to do his/her crime. Iowa saw the consequences of residency restrictions, when non-compliancy soared after putting the laws into effect. They lost track of them. Even politicians know these laws are failures, but admit they cannot speak up or even say it publicly, due to being unpopuler with voters. For those who say "we should not worry about a few in order to protect the children"...well, it is not a "few" that end up hurt. For one thing, the majority of the RSO list is non-violent offenders. The recividism rate among sexual offenders is much lower than most other crimes. We have no lists for murderers, thieves, arsonist etc. I would rather have a RSO living next door to me than an arsonist! A "few" do not get hurt, many get hurt. Neighborhoods chase out RSO's but along with those RSO's are their wives, children. Families get seperated due to the RSO cannot live with his own family due to residency restrictions. People have to give up their homes, move all the time. States and taxpayers are overwhelmed with financial burden of trying to track people that can't be tracked because no one wants to let them live anywhere.
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on September 29, 2007 at 08:59 pm
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And this could be the lady who is on the list because she let her pregnant 15 year old daughters boyfriend, who was 17, move in with them. She was convicted and is on the "list". She lost custody of 3 of her children to foster care, had to give up her home and now lives in poor circumstances due to her "crime". And is forbidden to have contact with her daughter or grandchild. So we should not care about hurting her for the sake of the majority? We have hurt not only her, but her entire family. My son's friend, who was with him the night of his offense (and also convicted), is a father of 2 boys. A good hard working man, takes care of his family. Yet, he is not supposed to put up Halloween or Christmas decorations. He can't take his kids trick or treating. Is he the only one being hurt here for the "good" of the majority? We, as a country, I am afraid, are going to be seeing the effects of these laws, that seem to change every single time a child disappears, in short order. How long until this problem of homelessness, vigilanty, children ostracized because their parent is forbidden from their PTA meeting, posters stuck up in RSO's yards where their children live, rocks thrown into houses (again, where children live) etc until we all wake up from our modern day Witch Hunt?
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on September 29, 2007 at 09:00 pm
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Those people that say that EVERY sexual offender should be banned from living here or there, visiting their child at school, etc and etc are not thinking things through. They need to do their homework. My son is a law abiding union carpenter. His fiancee is a mortgage loan processor. Between them, they make a 6 figure income. They drive a brand new Honda Accord. My son has only been out of jail a little over 2 years and accomplished all this since his release. We want to relocate to Florida, however, residency restrictions are keeping him from being able to move with us. We want to leave our area due to high crime, demographics, high rent and schools that I would be horrified for my future grandchildren to attend. Don't get me wrong. I have a strong belief in that the "worse of the worse" should remain in jail for life. However, if we are going to let them go after doing their time, then we gotta let them live somewhere. That is just common sense. I have one son in college in Florida and am torn between leaving my other son and fiancee here where we live to make a better life for myself in order to be close to the other son and help him. It would be best if the 3 of us here could go down there and then we could all be together. They already took my son away for 3 years to prison. Wasn't that enough? I guess not. I guess we will pay for that mistake for the rest of our lives. Those who live in fear of RSO's have less to fear from my son than they do from their uncle, brother or husband. My son would probably kill a person he saw harming a child. But alas, he will live the rest of his young life as a Registered Sexual Offender! Oh, and btw, don't pee behind the bushes LOL. You might end up on the list.
Posted by: ANONYMOUS (not registered) on October 07, 2007 at 04:29 am
Hi,my son was charged with statatory rape and it was a crop of s***.His girlfriend was 17 gonna turn 18 in Feb. he was 21 gonna turn 22 in Sept. so they waited till he turned 22 and then they charged him with 4 counts Oct.,Nov.,Dec.,Jan., because she turned 18 in Feb.But get this,he was in jail in Dec.,Jan.,so what did they do let her in the jail?This all happened in 2006-2007.He went to court in Aug.and now he has to register as a sex offender.Him and her are still together.All this has caused so much trama on our family.My son would have been a father in Feb. of 2008 but thanks to all this his girlfriend lost the baby on Aug.25,2007.Tn. has the most screwed up laws I've ever seen.The people they need to worry about are left to walk free and commit a serious crime.
Posted by: Me (not registered) on October 07, 2007 at 11:39 am
If you want to do some good, you will demand that the sexual offenders rated on their offense. a 19 year old dating a 17 year old and charged by the parents for Stat rape should not be listed as a child preditor. A person that exposes themselves should also be listed differently - we have put all offenses in one basket and runing many lives by doing so.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on October 09, 2007 at 11:31 am
Why isn't the Barnett man listed on the TN Sex offender registry any longer? He lives in Mtn. City, TN. I saw him at a local auction. He went overseas and bought a wife and he raped her daughter after bringing them to the states. He use to be on the registry so how did he get taken off?
Posted by: madashell (not registered) on October 10, 2007 at 09:19 pm
I am sick of all you people! My husband was wrongly accused and now we can't even live together. Our lives are ruined. Most of the people are not even guilty that are accused. It has devistated my son and daughter- all because a girl got pissed that he did not marry her mommy!
Posted by: anon (not registered) on October 11, 2007 at 02:38 pm
Why should someone that exposes theirself be listed any differently? People that do this escalate to other crimes, and it is disgusting to have someone do this to you or someone you love/know. They are sex offenders and should be listed as such.
Posted by: anonymus (not registered) on October 15, 2007 at 05:22 am
I want to warn all adult men out there. The is a boy, now probably 10 years old named Dalton Dile who has the very bad habit of asking grown men questions of sexual/anatomical nature. I know ,because the little pervert asked me if I had hair around my genitals, on my butt. He wanted to know if the hair that was sticking up out of the t-shirt I was wearing went all the way down to my genitals. What kind of child asks an adult stranger these kind of questions? I told him to go aks his dad (only to find out his dad is doing time for drug and burglary charges). I found out later, his aunt and mother put him up to asking me. If they wanted to know, they could have asked me themselves. This happened in August of 2006, and I am still shocked evertime I think about it. I think he should be on the sex offender registry.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on October 22, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I just want to say that anyone that has been wrongfully accused of this, I pray for them and their families. The DA and DCS really need to investigate further into accusations made. The accusers really have no idea what it does to the families of the people being accused. How could anyone accuse a good upstanding citizen, not only of the town he lives in but also for the Unitede States. A good God fearing christian man has to live with this the rest of his life all because some little girl didn't get her way and wanted some attention shed on her. It really upsets me to know that the DA and his lawyer wanted to be lazy with doing their job, so they offer a plea bargain. What is happening to this country?!?!
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on October 24, 2007 at 07:20 pm
I, for one, appreciate the prayers! While our lives are not completely ruined, things are difficult. It is becoming a realistic possibility that my son and his fiance may have to part ways. They cannot afford the rent and while her mother or her brother would welcome them both with open arms to live with them, they cannot. They have told my son they are so sorry, that they think the world of him, but since both babysit for income, they cannot have my son live with them. So sad, since her mom is busy planning their wedding next year!
I understand teenagers are being accused wrongly for things I am sure most of us did one time or another at that age, and parents need to understand that when they find out, and stop pressing charges on the boys, when in all honesty their daughter did not say no either, what about her? I can understand if she or he is raped, but come on this is getting sick hearing about these judges who keep allowing these parents to do this. If they would pay more attenshone to the real Preditors, and the real Offenders more then they do, maybe things would be diffrent. My son was molested, and he was young, and the person was a family member who was in his middle 20's, and he did not get hafe of what he should have had coming to him, compared to the ones who get punished for having sex at a teenage age. What's wrong with this picture? Hex
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on October 26, 2007 at 04:21 pm
ok first of all this isnt the only state with sexual offenders (for all the smart mouthed northerns). Second to the lady that posted that her son
is a ros and her other children trust there kids with him, then bless there
defensless hearts(children). And what exactly do you consider a "true
pervert"? Someone that you see for yourself in the act and not the word of
a child?Now saying that i do think it to be a little harsh that if a teenage boy 18 years old and a teenage girl 17 are caught in the act by daddy or
mommy and bless her heart she screams rape and then the boy is convicted of stautory rape he will then be put on the list and for the rest of his life as an old man it will not say caught in the act with my almost of age girlfriend. he will get his face rubbed in the mud but then there are those sweet old grandpas grandmas who molested, raped whose faces never show up. there is a man in my home town (unicoi) that still isnt there
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on October 27, 2007 at 02:52 am
It is very ignorant to make this a "northern" or "southern'" or black or white, or any other issue. True child predators come in every color and make. The children of my sisters and brother are not "defenseless"...we teach them. A defenseless child is one who is not taught what is right and wrong, who is unable to tell parents honestly if something is wrong etc. I emphasize that not a single one of the parents of my 31 nieces and nephews would EVER hesitate to leave my son with any of their children (and they would be willing to testify to this in court), yet, my son remains on the RSO list. Changes are coming. I give great credit to Georgia for freeing Mr. Wilson and not condemning him to the life that our family is suffering. It is going to take awhile, but changes are coming. It will probably be too late for my son and many others, but this stupid list has to be reduced to the true predators. I challenge you all to ask yourselves if you would prefer to have a law abiding RSO living next door to you or an arsonist? Or perhaps OJ Simpson LOL? They are not on the list, though, so you don't know who is living next door to you, do you??? And, lastly, any man or woman in the United States who has ever peed outside, had sex under the age of 18, performed anal sex (against the law in many places), allowed their underage children to get married or pregnant etc and etc belongs on this list, under current laws. Plain and simple.
Posted by: victimizedmyself (not registered) on October 29, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Name changes can get a sex offender off the register. Even those that were sex offenders before 1996, and after change their names and keep doing their crimes. I think a bill is trying to be passed that they cannot keep changing their names. Believe, me, there is plenty of sex offenders that have just done name changes and have several to get off registries.
Posted by: Theresa (not registered) on October 31, 2007 at 01:17 pm
Thanks to all that show SEX OFFENDER names with pic's, to those who don't like it you must be a family member or friend of a offender , because if you where the mother or father or family member of a victim ( survivor )Then you may feel diferant , Our whole world has changed It's very hard to trust anyone BECAUSE HE WAS A FAMILY FRIEND , No matter how hard you may think it is for the Offender IT'S SO MUCH HARDER FOR THE VICTIM..
Posted by: catsue43 (not registered) on October 31, 2007 at 07:02 pm
ok thinkabout it a willing teen and a adult who should know better just say no after all u are supposed to be a grown-up right??
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on October 31, 2007 at 07:32 pm
Theresa, it is a misconception on your part to think that in every case, protesters of this ridiculous law and it's restrictions must be made by family or friends of an RSO. Even the politicians know it is not working. It is also very wrong to think that no matter how hard the life of an RSO is, the "victims" life is worse. A 17 year old boy who has sex with a willing 15 year old suffers much worse from being on this list than that 15 year old ever will. And yes, I am the mother of an RSO. My 32 year old son is engaged to be married, is a Union Carpenter, drives a Honda Accord and duly follows every rule he is required to follow. He spent 3 years in prison. His so-called "victim" is still peddling her wares. She and her crack addicted mother (the girl never wanted to press charges for the consensual oral sex, it was the mother). Nor did the father. Was all the mother. It doesn't really matter. My son is on the list for life and we have to deal with the hardships in creates. I just wish that taxpayers would wake up to the fact that the current laws are NOT WORKING. Much of our dollars are spent keeping track of RSO's, who have the lowest revidicism rate of just about any other crime. The politicians are keeping you hyterical and afraid in order to get your votes. BTW, and I say this all the time, if you had sex at age 18 to someone 17 and 364 days old, you belong on this list. If you had a child at 16 and married the father, the father belongs on the list (under current laws)....doesn't matter if you married him and had 5 more kids. And that father should not be able to put up halloween decorations, take his kids out trick or treating, live near a park, etc and etc. Might even have to move away from you so that you can live alone with the kids....You are guilty of lumping all sexual offenders into one pot. That is what is wrong.
Posted by: Oldtimer on October 31, 2007 at 08:15 pm
I don't think anyone is condoning the behavior of sexual offenders. I think the argument or disagreement is forcing registration on citizens. Our culture is based on forgiveness and in the criminal system it is said: "Do the crime...do the TIME!" However, these discriminatory laws have people do the time....and more time...that was not part of their original court sentence and put upon them years later. It is the COURT that should dish out the punishment, not the law enforcement agencies that get millions in financial rewards today. BUT...we must remember that the day will come when the Feds stop funding these programs and guess who will pay then! We need this money put into prevention programs and group therapy to stop recidivism...not for leg bracelets for kids! We need money for the victims and their therapy. The new Adam Walsh bill will have children put on the registry for life in some cases. Now THAT is sick. "All are punished" --w. shakespere
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on November 01, 2007 at 05:46 pm
Well said, Oldtimer. I am the mother of an RSO and I am just as appalled by true predators as anyone else. It is the discriminatory laws that people are protesting. Even law enforcement officers are complaining that they are wasting their time and taxpayers dollars. The ramifications of the currents laws are devastating to people on the list. Of the over 600,000 individuals on the list, some estimate that up to 95% don't even belong on it and pose no threat to society. My son is among them. We now have very young men and women who find difficulty finding places to live. We have young couples with children who cannot put up holiday decorations or share holidays together. We have fathers forced to move from their homes so that the mother and kids can keep the house and stay together. We are in danger of creating a vigilante state where people forced to where tee shirts declaring themselves a "Registered Sexual Offender" are at risk of violence. As well as homes vandalized due to signs and posters. License plates that carry the label invite violence on the roads. Tax dollars will go more and more to help out the parents who cannot depend on their kids (like me) to help them out in their old age. As well as the children and spouses of RSOs who are no longer able to provide housing or a job to support them. And let us not forget that as this list grows, so does the family and friends of those on the list, who are registered voters. There will come a day when there are enough of us tired of seeing our loved ones chased from every community, forced to live under bridges, denied jobs and their children ostracized while people like Mark Lundsford get away with child porn on their computers! And we will continue to protest and vote. I feel like I live in a modern day Salem and the witch hunt is on!
Posted by: Amanda (not registered) on November 06, 2007 at 11:33 pm
What is The State of Tennessee thinking?? ALL sex offenders should be splashed on the front page of the Tennessean and internet!!! They gave all rights when they violated someone else. GET A GRIP TENNESSEE and show some spine.
Posted by: Dave (not registered) on November 14, 2007 at 01:42 am
Well lets see. Having all RSO's splattered all over the newspaper and news is a little prehistoric. If one would consider Amanda, that 1st of all there are more women teachers in the news then men! 2nd of all not all that are on the registery actually violated a victom! Some have been wrongly accused. 3rd what about the fact that reoffenses are about 2%. Granted 2% to much but if you ever had sex under the age of 18 and the person you did it was 18 or older then they should be registered! And in some states even if both are minors then the older can be charged! Lets get a grip not all people deserve to be registered
Posted by: Jerry (not registered) on November 14, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Look at it this way people. Sex offenses are created by your irresponsibility
to dress yourself and children appropriately so as to not arouse the common
child molester's sick mind. However, there are men and women on the registry
whom are victim's themselves of lies and police and courts. So before your bring
out your selfrightous judgements, find out what really happened to that person.
Don't just jump on the band wagon. It may be one day that pervert you judge
saves your life.
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on November 14, 2007 at 08:29 pm
And to add to Dave's post, it is also a gross mistatement (which I often hear) that "they give up all their rights when they violate another person". We live in America folks. Following that logic, anyone who commits any crime should give up all rights in our country. And I gotta tell you, that would be just about 100% of us LOL. A couple of years ago, I had my car broken into and my radio stolen. Did I feel violated? You betcha! I once had an impatient man ram my car on purpose in a parking lot at a major league football game and push me for about 50 feet because he was in a hurry to get to the stadium. Did I feel violated? Of course. (My husband, who was waiting for me in the stadium took care of that fellow LOL). I know these examples are not equal comparisons to actual bodily violation, I am just saying that in our country, there is NO crime which should strip a person of their constitutional rights. If we are gonna start putting tattoes on RSOs faces or label their license plates, then we headed down a road where shoplifters should have their hands cut off. Ridiculous, I know. Poor parenting is a much worse problem these days than sexual offenses.
Posted by: RedMan (not registered) on November 15, 2007 at 11:09 pm
So Now What? You find out that I live next door or that I'm near..to near so too
cause you to live in some mortal fear. What are you going to do. Fire bomb me.
Kill my dog or even me. Guilty or Not. To you I am trash worthy of nothing less
than death by torture. You, clothed in all your goodness are of the type I, your
nightmare, do not want around me to begin with. Snobs. Well-to-doers. You know, the kind of people who don't even have one clue what injustice is because they "are all part of the same " rug. So what are you going to do.
I am going to live. What you do I don't care. You are no better than me. You
do not know me and any one thing about what happened 25 years ago in my life. So in the mean time while you live in mortal fear, I am going down to the
river and toss in a line. I live under the same sun which God made as you do.
I paid all. I owe you nor anyone nothing. Leave me alone!
Posted by: ANONYMOUS (not registered) on November 18, 2007 at 03:20 am
I AM A RSO IN THIS STATE AND I HAVE DONE ALL THAT IS ASKED OF ME BY THE LAW. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT NOT ALL THOSE ON THE REGSTERY ARE SEX CRAZED FOR CHILDEREN AND SHOULD NEVER BE TRUSTED. EXAMPLE I WAS ARESSETED WHEN I WAS 18 I AM NOW 32 I WAS CONVICTED OF HAVEING SEX WITH A MINOR BECOUSE I WAS PASSED OUT DRUNK AND A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL GOT ON ME. NOW I LIVE MY LIFE IN SHAME AND FEAR NOT JUST FOR ME BUT SEE IVE BEEN MARRIED NOW FOR 13YEARS AND ME AND MY WIFE HAS 3 BEAUITIFUL CHILDREN ONE OF WHOM PASSED AWAY AT 2MONTHS OLD DUE TO SIDS. BUT I WORRY EVERY DAY THAT THERE FRIENDS MY FIND OUT THAT THEIR DAD IS A RSO. JUST SIMPLY BECOUSE NO ONE SEES THE SERCUMSTANCES THEY JUST HEAR A WORD 'SEX OFFENDER' AND AUTOMATICALY JUDGE YOU BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOUR ABOUT. I ADMIT THROUGH MY TIME IN COUNSELING I HAVE MET SOME PEOPLE I WOULDN'T WANT MY CHILDREN AROUND. BUT SEE I HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS RIDE OF A SEX OFFENDER BECOUSE AT THE AGE OF 7 I WAS VICTIMIZED BY MY STEPBROTHER AND STEPSISTER. AND I UNDERSTAND ITS A HARD THING TO CARRY ESPECILY IF NO ONE KNOWS TILL ITS TO LATE. BUT HAVEING SAID THAT I MAINALY WANTED TO PUT THIS IN HERE TO LET THOSE OF YOU THAT JUST BECOUSE YOU CHECK THE REGISTERY DOESENT MEAN YOUR CHILD IS SAFE IT JUST MEANS THAT YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE AROUND YOU HAVE A SECERET. AFETER BEING IN PRISON I CAN TELL I BELIVE THE KNOELADGE OF KNOWING IF A MURDER LIVED NEAR ME WOULD BE USEFUL ALSO I MEAN IF SOMEONE HAS TAKEN A LIFE BEFORE THAT JUST MEANS THEY WILL DO IT AGINE RIGHT. NO! AND NEITHER DOESE IT MEANE A RSO WILL EITHER. BUT WHILE YOUR AT IT GET ALL THOSE WITH DUI ON THEIR RECORED TO REGESTER ALSO I MEAN WHY NOT KNOW IF YOU OR OTHERS COULD BE KILLED BY YOUR GOOD OLD NEIGHBER IN A DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT. SEE WHAT IM SAYING ITS GETTING REDICLOUS ON SOME OF THESE LAWS EVEN IF THEY SEEM RIGHT AT THE TIME DOSEN'T MEAN IT ALWAYS RIGHT FROM THEN ON.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on November 19, 2007 at 08:57 pm
Years ago, my youngest daughter died in my arms from cancer. Years later, a counselor convinced my one remaining daughter I molested her. "If you are depressed, low self esteem and use drugs, you were molested". She planted false memories. I pled guilty to save my daughter from the meat grinder the prosecuting attorney was putting my child through. I was sentenced to 16 to life, in Folsom State Prison. Why am I free? The sentencing judge found, after the fact, that my guilty plea was bogus. He sent a letter to the Parole Board asking them to commute my sentence so I could seek justice. I was released. after 3 years. The problem is that my daughter really does not know what happened to her. Who in my position would say I was guilty? Who in my daughters position would believe me? I have been out now 15 years. I want to move to Puerto Rico. I have a future there. I know I must register. I don't have a problem with that. But what are the local Police and local people going to do? Will I be fronted out? The fact that I am innocent means nothing. The conviction stands. I would appreciate any help.
Posted by: ANONYMOUS (not registered) on November 20, 2007 at 12:22 am
Hey guys before you all start judgeing people you should know their entire story. My husband is a RSO but that does not mean that he is a pedifile he was at the wrong place at the wrong time and ahd the wrong freinds that had to keep themselves out of trouble for all drinking under age so they turned in states evidence on him. He was 17 when the offense occured but they did not charge him till he was almost 19 they keep it in court till he was 20 they had the trial and the girl got on the stand and said that he did not do anything to her that she waited till he passed out and she done what she wanted and also told the judge if she had it to do all over again she would do it again so who is guilty here? you tell me! but the girls family gave my husband a choice either marry her or give us 5'000.00 which my husband did not have so the registry is what happened to him. Everytime a new law comes up my he has to abided by that including not trick or treating with his kids not decorating the house for the holidays and the kids miss that so much but we have to compromise to keep daddy home with us instead of prison again. Their was a man in the city next to us that was 27 and his victim was 17 and because he said it was consintual he did not get a charge although she said that he had raped her but I guess it all depends on who you know but this was the same city that my husband was charged in. If we had the money I would take this back to court and try to have a change of venue but it takes money to ride the train and if you have the money in this area you can get off of just about anything. Just to let you guys know we have been together for 14 years I was 16 and he was 19 but this man never once done anything innapprprate to me we didnt even do anything sexual till the night of our marriage the only thing we ever done was kissed and if my mother was still alive she could testify to that. If this man was a true RSO he had his chances with me anytime he was with me but he didnt because that is not him he is a wonderful loving husband and father and would kill some over harming a soul especilly a child. So please before you place blaim and make these people or their families feel like dirt remember no all RSO's are guilty they are as inocent as you.
Posted by: RedMan (not registered) on November 22, 2007 at 01:01 am
Yeah, but everybody seems to be forgetting the main ingredient in this big bowl
of soup. Your now in America and Politics Rule. Until everybody sticks together
and fights this garbage legally it will always be there. For the guilty and the innocent. So get to talking and plan.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on November 22, 2007 at 01:04 am
Don't worry about me. Worry about the Schoolteacher, the Cop and the Pastor
molesting your kids.
Posted by: Mr. Jones (not registered) on November 24, 2007 at 08:22 pm
I could care less who lives where. This is America. My Father died defending
this nation and so many more before and after him have also. When it comes to
registering people as if they are animals, then my father's sacrifice to you and
this Country is in vain. If a person is going to commit a crime then they are
going to commit it regardless of any law. Does a criminal configure how much
time he will serve before he commits a certain crime. Such as robbery, or stealing. So perhaps a person who really is a sex offender, do they worry about
getting caught or how much time they will serve. Do they fret over becoming
a RSO. Hardly not. Laws don't stop crime. Nothing is going to stop crime in
this world folk. However the politicians truly believe that they are protecting you from sick people when it is they who are really sick for bring this
dehumanizing law upon Amercians. The ones my daddy died for.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on November 24, 2007 at 08:25 pm
I think Oldtimer is a punk cop.
Posted by: Cloudnine (not registered) on November 24, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Amen, RedMan and Anonymous! RedMan, people are starting to speak up. As the list grows, so does the population of people (families, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, friends) affected by these silly, media fueled laws, empowered by hyterical voters. The politicians are afraid to do the right thing by voting sensibly. However, the day before Thanksgiving, the state of Georgia completely overturned the state's current residency restriction laws and now, a property owner in Georgia can live whereever he/she wants to. I see changes coming, as more and more states will follow suit. RedMan, I keep talking and have researched the internet many times for ways to fight these laws. Without much luck, though, as it is not popular. There have been many class action suits and civil suits filed though and the voices are now being heard. Like I said, numbers speak, and the more people they put on these lists, the stronger our population grows! Residency restrictions are unconstitutional. You could be 100% compliant, buy yourself a home where you are allowed to live and somewhere down the road, your neighbor decides to open a daycare. BOOM, you gotta move. Is that constitutional? I think not. WTG, state of Georgia. People are stupid, in MHO. Okay, you don't want the RSO living next door. Or anywhere. So, that RSO, now forced to being homeless will move into your park LOL. Sleep in the woods, not register at all. Or live under a bridge near your local park. I say this over and over.....would we rather KNOW where they live or lose track completely? BTW, I am not an RSO, but the parent of one. Wake up folks!
Posted by: Oldtimer on November 25, 2007 at 10:44 am
cop? Hopefully, I have been commenting on both sides of this issue. In fact, I have devoted 50% of my time attending legislative hearings and studying this issue in order to fight against the unconstitutional aspects of these laws. If you only knew how much I work at it. THIS IS NOT MY WEBSITE. IT IS RUN OUT OF FLORIDA. I am on the opposite side of the US. Basically, I feel it is the courts that should decide on punishment. Not the local police force that makes money from DOJ grants for shackling offenders. I praise this website for allowing a place to discuss both sides of this issue.
Posted by: RedMan (not registered) on November 30, 2007 at 11:20 am
Hey Oldtimer! Don't get so bent out of shape. I was checking your condition to
see what condition you're in.
Posted by: anon (not registered) on December 03, 2007 at 12:07 am
Why is Tennessee so behind the times? You can go on line and find sex offenders in every other state, directly to their home, but in Tennessee, you can't find anyone even with their name and address..........Come on.....Tennessee, get with the times..........
Posted by: anon (not registered) on December 03, 2007 at 12:09 am
why is the last comment posted in November??????? Again, Tennessee is behind the times!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Oldtimer on December 03, 2007 at 11:09 am
hey anon: dec 03: I believe the people that run this site review the messages posted by people NOT registered. If you register, you will be on the site immediately. Tenn. will have to conform to the standards of the new Adam Walsh Act within the next two years, I believe.
Posted by: Alex (not registered) on December 03, 2007 at 03:52 pm
Even though there are a lot of sex offenders in Tennessee, that shouldn't stop you from being a good parent. Not that Sexual battery victims didn't have responsible parents, but if you know where your child is 24/7, then you shouldn' t have to worry about where they are or what they are doing. Think about it. I am only 14, so I am in no way trying to teach you how to parent your own children. But really, it's just a matter of what kind of child protection YOU are putting forth for your children.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on December 08, 2007 at 09:44 pm
OLDTIMER!!! Tell me what to do. I am not a RSO. This registry system is wrong. It only takes $70K to get heard on the senate floor. What do we do? Tell me where to start.
Posted by: Oldtimer on December 09, 2007 at 10:25 am
First educate yourself as much as possible. Read the Adam Walsh Act that will be required in states within 2 years (unless it conflicts with your state constitution) Read your states laws on the registry. Visit the legislative committee that writes these laws in your state. Ask how to get on their mailing list so that you can recieve emails on their SOR legislation and attend the meetings on SOR that allows public input. Look for an attorney that might consider a "class action" suit against the state if your present laws conflict with your states constitution. In the process, you will find that your state will attempt to keep all sex offenders isolated so they wont join in a fight to change these laws. Keep in mind that judges today are allowing plea bargains to keep off the registry on new cases. Not nice for those in the past! That should keep you busy for a while. Good luck.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on December 27, 2007 at 01:11 pm
really upset because I know that there are no comments listed about the crime. Why is someone who is accused of raping his wife, whether rightly accused or falsely, why would they be listed and not differentiated from a child molestor. This disturbs me greatly that sex crimes have no classifications- a man who is accused of raping his wife likely would not pose a child a threat because most child molestors are not interested in adults- Why does tennessee lump this person with a pedophile?
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on January 01, 2008 at 07:33 pm
95% of sex offences are from someone close to the family or related. the databases do no good. educate your children. talk to them about it. tn needs differant levels for sex offenders. the law makers do it for votes. they give false info.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on January 08, 2008 at 03:36 pm
Be cautious of preditors in churches, often youth ministers and ministers are known to molest children. Like priests, who got by with it for years. The law suits are about to break some of the churches. People there tend to trust other menbers not knowing the real intent for them attending.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on January 16, 2008 at 05:49 pm
My brother is living back at home with his mom and step father who is a convicted sex offender. His daughter visits on weekends and some days during the week. I want to know what some one can do about this. the childs mother has to let her go by court order and all they say is take it back to court. and she does not have the money. but loves her child and doesn't want any thing to happen to her.
Does the courts know she visits someone in that nature? I would contact the courts and find out what you can do? i know my uncle lives in Tenn.. and hes under going alot through the courts, child services, etc.. and unf... all's I have heard is they are as# backwards in time, and slow as heck to really get anything done so he has had to cont... push the issue with his situation. All States yes are diffrent, but find out what your rights are, before it may be too late. HEX
Posted by: J.DOUGLAS (not registered) on January 21, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I know that it's not right to judge someone but how could you rape someone or worse rape a child I think that is just terrible for people to do that and I beleave that lets us know we are in the last days
Posted by: Oldtimer on January 22, 2008 at 10:16 am
Douglas: using the word "but" means "no", when put in a sentence. Therefore, when you say you "don't want to judge, but" ...you are actually saying: "I Do want to judge". You think we are in the "last days"? Sorry, I'm afraid people have been saying that for my 60plus days on this earth and the rapture has not come yet! I think believing this, is one way of not dealing with the world we are messing up (IMHO). Lets work to make things better for EVERYONE: the victims and for rehabilitation of the perpetrators.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on January 22, 2008 at 04:28 pm
I would just like to say it is people like you all that create problems. I know a person that has to register on the list and he did do a crime. The problem is, he didn't know he was. The girl was in a bar and he started talking to her, her aunt found out, and pressed charges. This was her fault as well, but it's always the man in these situations. I just think all the prejudgemental issues are the REAL problem here in the U.S.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on January 22, 2008 at 04:32 pm
it's just not fair
Posted by: Oldtimer on January 23, 2008 at 10:00 am
I guess you youngings just have to be careful with the person you choose to have sex with. "Frontline" just had a program showing several teenage girls that were proud to look 18 (when they were 14)
Maybe you need to check drivers license or something to keep yourself out of prison. Sad.....but that is what we have come to.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on January 24, 2008 at 06:09 am
anyone ever wonder how many of this " sexual offenders" we're trying to get custody of there children when they were accused BY the MOTHER? I work in a court house and see this all the time. Dad's start the action to get custody of their children and usually with in 30 days of that they are being investigated for "sexual molestation" arrested and charged. then the assistant prosecuting attorny plays " lets make a deal". She tell the DAD "here's the deal, you plead guilty to a lesser charge..I'll recommend time served, counseling and 2 or 3 years probation. After this is done you will get visitation of your children again and you will not be a mandatory reporter. If you make me go to trial I'll promise you will get at least 30 years." A lot take the deal rather than take a chance of going to prison for 30 years. the catch is the plea agreement they sign donest have all this in it and the "offender is required to tell the Judge when he ask if " were you offered a deal of any kind or were you threatened in any way" they are told to say " NO I was not and I take this plea of my own free will"....I have personally witnessed this so I can say it's a fact. but dont want to loose my job so I still mute about it as much as I detest the way so many men are being railroaded by the system. Many say I"d never plead to something I didnt do but when it's your future on the line and yo uare faced with possible gong to prison til you are very old wouldnt you choose the lesser of two evils. Plea bargins should be done away with totally and make these accusers do it at a fair trial and make the state prove there case beyond a reasonalable doubt in stead of taking the easy way out with a Plea deal...
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on February 11, 2008 at 08:44 pm
Ditto to a previous post. I would like to know, why Tennessee does not show all registered sexual offenders by ZIPCODE! Hello! Let's get with the program. I would have liked to see if their are offenders in my area.
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on February 12, 2008 at 09:29 am
am I the only one that sees double jeopardy in this law? like anyone else when you pay for the crime and do your time you should be left alone. not everyone on the list is guilty. but caught up with the lazy corrupt legislators who are as guilty as sin. they just never got caught or have the power to get away with thier crime. I say take all the so called offenders off the list that paid thier dues and make the stae pay for ruinning thier life and family's life. 2008 is now. so do it now. lets march on the capital steps and demand them to change. as for the guilty ones starting in 2008 stick it to them. they desereve it. NO MORE DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Posted by: Oldtimer on February 12, 2008 at 08:40 pm
anon 2/12: You will not be able to have the state pay for the problems they have caused you because the lawyers in Washington wrote into these laws, a section that says that anyone enforcing the law cannot be held liable. Cool, eh?
As for the double jeopardy: There are many lawsuits against states on that issue at the moment. It also depends if it is against your state constitution. Stay tuned on that one. Residency requirements have been thrown out as unconstitutional in many states, already.
Posted by: JGIRL (not registered) on February 18, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I KNOW THAT ALL PEOPLE ACUSED IS NOT ALWAYS A CHILD OFFENDER,BUT WE STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PICT TO SEE WHO IS IN OOUR `AREA . GOD CAN LEAD US THROU
Posted by: Lacey Jackson (not registered) on February 22, 2008 at 10:01 pm
yes i think j. pendley should have went to jail for child molestation that he never did serve!!!!!!!! all women and men that fuck with children in a sexual way are some sick mother fuckers and i hope each and every one of yawl mother fuckers pay damn it!!!
THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE LABLED, ARE NOT, AND THE ONES WHO SHOULD'NT BE LABLED ARE. THAT IS THE STATE FOR YOU. AND IT ANGERS ME THAT THEY ARE THAT WAY, HONESTLY. HEX (TAMMY)
Posted by: Oldtimer on February 23, 2008 at 07:20 pm
Lacy Jackson: Clean Up Your Mouth, Please. Case Breakers must have let your comments slip by. You will not see foul language that much on this site, thank goodness. The webmaster usually dumps such trash. I'm sure you can make your comment without it. Thanks.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on February 27, 2008 at 03:17 pm
The RSO list is a joke.. Look back at high school people. the law is not based on what grade you are in. it is based on age. Most seniors are 18 when they graduate. If they are sleeping with Juniors and Sophmores, than they are breaking the law the way it is written.
According to the law I should be on the list. Loretta Lynn's husband should be on the list. They were married 46 years or something but she was 14. In fact most of our parents and/or grandparents from the area got married and had families very young. I know they were having sex so I guess they all belong on the registry according to the ages.
All you fanatics out there really should look inside your own families before you start running your dick-lickers about how the law should be.
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on March 08, 2008 at 01:16 pm
if you are not a rso then you don't the laws as well as the wife's of some of the rso's. my husband was convicted of a rso offense in 2002 after going to court for child support..he was 20 and the girl was 17...the judge asked the girl's mom if she wanted to press rape charge's and she said no cause they were boyfriend and girlfriend . two months later the law was at my front door with a warrant for my boyfriend ( who is now my husband). the case went on in court for about 7 months before he was convicted . he went threw the classes that were court ordered for 2 years and finshed 2 years on supervised probation..now it cost him 100 dollars a year and the shame of having people think he raped someone..we are living with his parents right now cause people kept calling are landlord and saying things to her about my husband..so she came to us saying she thought it would be a good ideal that we move before something happened to us...my husband can not attend his kids softball games, go to parks or any other family activite unless we have it at home cause of the laws here in tn. my personnell opionion is that before you start judgeing people who are rso you need to know the store first.. cause sometimes it's not what you think and people out here in the free world are to quick to judge now day's ..how would you feel if it was you and you could not do the things you do with your family???all over a girl you were dating and had a child and later on you find your self in front of a jude and being classified as a rso..you were young once and maybe you were with a girl who was younger than you and it could be you on the rso list ..i think people need to think about that before they go to juding other's for there mistakes..i will say he has a beautiful little girl ...but now she is at that age where she want's to know why her daddy don't and can't come to her games and etc...can you answer those questions?????
Posted by: Lee (not registered) on March 22, 2008 at 10:45 am
I moved here from WA State last spring. I was a level one RSO there. WA has a three level system, level three being what TN calls violent. The reason behind the registration process was to keep track of offenders, and to warn the general public of violent offenders that live near by. WA State's classification system is not based on the offender's crime only. It is also based on psychological eval, polygraphs, and their ability to reform. In TN it seems that they have two "boxes" they put offenders in: sexual Offender, and Violent Sexual offender. which box they put you in depends on what TN law was violated. I belive that they(TN Senate) are not doing a very good job in helping parents keep their children safe. When they list people as violent and they know that they are not preditors, then they are placeing decoys amound the true dangers, and making the neighborhood look alot more dangerous than it trully is. The seem to have put as much effort into this as the new TN Lottery...neither is accurate...nor fair to the public.
Posted by: Nicky (not registered) on April 25, 2008 at 07:37 pm
My wife was abused by her older brother many times long ago when she was a child. We have two children 11 and 13. We never went to visit him or let him visit us overnight. Now my wife and I are divorcing and she let him visit our home and then she and our children went to visit him. The brother was never exposed.
My wife said she was concerned enough to ask her counselor, who is not a doctor trained in sexual abuse. The counselor advised her there is no danger.
The Florida Dept of Children and Families will not intervene as it is not 'imminent danger'. They will act only when they are on there way to visit him. He lives in another county, and I have no way of knowing when she will take them there again.
My wife has said she will deny abuse and say it is 'hearsay', however the brother admited to me it happened.
Another brother committed suicide and a sister is alcoholic, symptoms of abuse. Wife is 5 year user of Oxycontin, also is Obsessed Alienator (Parental Alienation). There is no communication or co-operation between wife and me.
How can I get authorities involved and start investigation? They will say I am trying to get back at my wife because of the divorce, but I am willing to take that chance of course. I can just tell the truth.
What do I have to do to protect my children from this predator?
I would guess that you will be told that unless you can prove he is an offender , you are out of luck. If he IS an offender that has never been caught, (IMO) he most likely will offend again. I suggest you have a long talk with your kids about appropriate "touching". You MUST keep the communication open with your child. They may tell you when something is wrong, but you must be able to listen. Then, if something does happen, doctors can usually tell and you will have to be strong enough to press charges, etc. Then again, maybe he IS safe to be around your children.
Posted by: Darlene Vastano (not registered) on May 04, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I would like to know why is it so hard and confusing to log on to find someone? And Why in the World is there A FEE??????? We have Mothers who can barely afford to
put food on the table and they try to protect their children from these sick Human
Beings and The STATE WANTS TO CHARGE TO FIND OUT WHERE THESE LOW PIECES
OF EARTH ARE?? I DON'T GET ??????? DO YOU WANT THESE CHILDREN SAFE OR
DO YOU WANT THEM IN STATES CUSTODY??
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on May 15, 2008 at 04:18 pm
Does anyone know about a guy who goes by the alias, Boogie, that claims he is a painter from Clarksville, Tennessee?
Posted by: Mis-labeled in FL (not registered) on June 12, 2008 at 08:52 pm
I am labeled as a sexual predator in the state of FL. I had sex with a 14 year old girl right after i turned 18. I spent 6 years in prison,and have been on supervised house arrest for almost5 years now.Supervised house arrest is with an ankle monitor and a GPS tracking unit. I fully understandtryin to keep real sexual predators away from society. The ones who molest children and prey on the defensless are disgusting. I have to go to a class every week full of men who have molested their own children and prepubescent children. I get treated just like these disgusting people when my offense,albeit illegal, isn't even in the same catagory as theirs. Those guys who do those heinus crimes once ( and a few do it a second time after they get caught) deserve to be treated the way i am being treated.
All im saying is that there needs to be different severities( classes) of sex offenses as opposed to just one big group treated the same.
Posted by: miranda (not registered) on June 16, 2008 at 01:01 am
i think ever sex offender should be took off the streets. and put away because i have kids and now days it is not safe. and i think the laws on this should be alot harded then what it is...if a person can hurt a kid or anybody then put them under the jail... dont just clap them on the back show them something can be done to them. make them hurt......
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on June 16, 2008 at 02:00 pm
Miranda.. what about all the sex offenders that have not been caught yet? What about all the murderers, kidnappers etc.? There are all kinds of people out there that can commit any kind of crime. I dont think they can take all the convicted sex offenders off the streets because there are still a whole lot more out there.
Posted by: PRAYING 4 YOU (not registered) on June 23, 2008 at 08:55 pm
I THINK SOME PEOPLE SHOULD TRY AND HELP PEOPLE AND FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS HARD .MY EX-HUSBAND JUST GOT OUT AND HE HAS IT HARD BECAUSE SOME OF THESE OTHER IDIOTS MAKE IT THAT WAY SO DON'T THINK IT'S EASY FOR THEM. THANKS
Posted by: anonymous (not registered) on June 25, 2008 at 11:16 pm
i know for a fact of a man who moved to tenn., must have known about their laws, and even though he is not a convicted sex offender, had to leave his job, (working with children), was allowed no unsupervised contact with his only child, was denied any custody,his wife has much evidence of his very probable crimes, but the children from the school can't be found, etc. he was also told no contact with children under 18 while an investigation was on-going at his place of work, there is so much more, his own family knows of specific crimes, but, no one wants to talk, now he lives in your state, and is working with your kids,in your school. everyone thinks he is a great guy, even lets their children visit him at his home. you have no idea what you are allowing. no one is listening to me, and so your child will be scarred, but probably won't tell you because this man makes breaking your rules fun, and parents probably like him and trust him.
If this man has a history, maybe you should have a talk with your state police and find out if they will transfer any information they have on him to the new state. IMO, when a man has children come to his home...especially for an overnight, this is a dangerous indication of offending. Yes, oftentimes those in high position and loved by adults can be the ones offending. Children don't believe they will be believed if the adult is well liked. IMO Remember, its not the registry that protects, it is YOU. Also, most sexual abuse is done by friends of the family or family members. good luck with this
My husband was convicted of aggrevated sexual battery in 1988. He was relaesed in 1997.His offense was against his step-daughter(inappropriate touching). He and his step-daughter have gotten through this and she has forgiven him. He has been out now for 10 years and other than a traffic violation has never had a problem. He works hard everyday. We have 2 young boys and nine children alltogether(mostly grown). Recently we bought a house.We got a letter saying we were 946 ft from a park and we have to move. We lived previously at an address that was closer to a pre-school...no problems there and before that 7 years at a residence that was a block from a school(of coarse theat was when he first got out and the laws changed in 2003?..Anyways we arent rich..we cant afford to move again..My sons need their dad around...why now are we being picked on.
Posted by: mom of four in tn (not registered) on July 02, 2008 at 09:20 pm
Alexx, I don't think you are being picked on at all. Everyone has to protect their own children and that is why we have these laws. It is his punishment for doing wrong to a child. Anyone who has done anything like that gives me the creeps, how could you have stayed with him?
Posted by: Anonymous (not registered) on July 02, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I would like to know why BJ Curtis Jr. is not on the Sex offender registry
anon: Maybe it is time you stop being "Anonymous", and involve yourself by going to your local police and explaining the situation.
Posted by: Amonymous (not registered) on July 06, 2008 at 04:39 pm
In Tennessee, effect September 1st, 2008 A new Sex offender law goes into effect. In which the State of Tennessee will bring back the Scarlet Letter that all sex offenders, will have to pay for. The legislation, HB0957/SB1172, was sponsored by State Rep. Debra Maggart, R-Hendersonville, and requires convicted sex offenders to have a specially designated driver's license or photo identification card issued by the Department of Safety.
Maggart pointed to an incident last December when Hermitage patrol officers stopped M.Ingram, 39, after allegedly driving recklessly on Stewarts Ferry Pike. After the officers pulled the car over on suspicion of driving under the influence, they discovered five boys, ages 12 to 13, in the car with Ingram, who was convicted of raping a boy in 1991. Source of info can be found at http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080523/MICRO060101/80523050/1498
Now I am not a rocket scientist like State Rep. Debra Maggart of Tennessee is; But when this law goes into effect, many young children will traumatized beyond belief. As an example, a convicted sex offender is taking his children out to have ice cream and is meeting the children mother at the ice cream store. Along the way, he is driving 5 mph over the speed limits. Now the children don’t have identification that identifies them as a child of sex offender convicted 30 years ago. The legal laws that our State spits out for re-election purposes is pure bull, just so they can get re-elected.
Posted by: Disappointed (not registered) on July 19, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Well I for one am seriously thinking about moving out of this state which I thought was going to be a nice place to rebuild my life and move on in a positive manor. With morons making laws like this and subjecting me to something that was not part of my original sentence 11 years after the fact is just plain old bs and nothing more then posturing and back patting on the part of politicians more concerned with looking good then actually doing good who over react and play to the media hype.
I moved here form another state where i served a 10 year reporting requirement without incident and was terminated from any further reporting obligation for a non predatory, non violent offense and I was deemed very highly unlikely to re-offend by the states own expert doctor witness.
I move here and the state makes me register so i can show compliance so i can apply for removal from the registry and now some jerk off got a hair up their a** and wants to subject me to double jeopardy for something that occurred over 11 years ago when i pose no threat to anyone?!?!
WTF kind of limited brain function band wagon riding idiot doesn't see a difference between someone who exercised poor judgment and makes a mistake or some poor drunk fool who urinates in public and some creepy predatory pervert out on the prowl looking for some little kid to molest and probably kill? Apparently State Rep. Debra Maggart, and Senator Burchett think these people are one in the same and have decided to lump them all in the same category and subject other wise good people to further persecution, and public ridicule making an already hard task of getting your life back on track even harder while realistically doing nothing to further protect anyone.
I gotta say I'm really surprised to read all the insightful posts here and know you're all lead by a group of idiots of your own choosing. It seriously makes me think I may have made the second biggest mistake of my life by moving here. I like the people I've met here and the area i chose to move to but apparently with these types of idiots in office making stupid laws I guess this isn't the place for me. Sad really cause so far in my limited time here I've done several good deeds for my fellow state residents but i guess that doesn't matter to some moron politicians only looking to make themselves look good.
Posted by: Disappointed (not registered) on July 19, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Well I for one am seriously thinking about moving out of this state which I thought was going to be a nice place to rebuild my life and move on in a positive manor. With morons making laws like this and subjecting me to something that was not part of my original sentence 11 years after the fact is just plain old bs and nothing more then posturing and back patting on the part of politicians more concerned with looking good then actually doing good who over react and play to the media hype.
I moved here form another state where i served a 10 year reporting requirement without incident and was terminated from any further reporting obligation for a non predatory, non violent offense and I was deemed very highly unlikely to re-offend by the states own expert doctor witness.
I move here and the state makes me register so i can show compliance so i can apply for removal from the registry and now some jerk off got a hair up their a** and wants to subject me to double jeopardy for something that occurred over 11 years ago when i pose no threat to anyone?!?!
WTF kind of limited brain function band wagon riding idiot doesn't see a difference between someone who exercised poor judgment and makes a mistake or some poor drunk fool who urinates in public and some creepy predatory pervert out on the prowl looking for some little kid to molest and probably kill? Apparently State Rep. Debra Maggart, and Senator Burchett think these people are one in the same and have decided to lump them all in the same category and subject other wise good people to further persecution, and public ridicule making an already hard task of getting your life back on track even harder while realistically doing nothing to further protect anyone.
I gotta say I'm really surprised to read all the insightful posts here and know you're all lead by a group of idiots of your own choosing. It seriously makes me think I may have made the second biggest mistake of my life by moving here. I like the people I've met here and the area i chose to move to but apparently with these types of idiots in office making stupid laws I guess this isn't the place for me. Sad really cause so far in my limited time here I've done several good deeds for my fellow state residents but i guess that doesn't matter to some moron politicians only looking to make themselves look good.
Disappointed: This thing is more complicated than dumb state representatives. You see, they are only going for the grant money and free $ the Feds are offering. Things like the Adam Walsh Act will make this reporting pretty much the same in all states (if they want the cash). There are lawsuits popping up all over the place concerning constitutional issues. I suggest you get involved to change this, because no matter where you move, they have it in for you. Curiously, one of the people in congress got in trouble for his chasing young pages...this congressman helped to draw up these laws, I believe. go figure. The Walsh Act makes you register if you come from a state you were required to register in. Read it. Do a search.
Good luck and hang in there. Your not alone.
Posted by: Myown (not registered) on August 17, 2008 at 01:52 pm
Some people on this site have a real problem with what a child sex offense is. I understand that the older boyfriend that was 21 turning 22 with a 17yr boyfriend is a bit much. Shouldn't have to be on the list, punished, but not on the list. Don't mess around with underage girls. I am 27yrs and have older as well as younger boyfriends. Youngest was 18 cause I will not sleep with someone underage. I know the law and it should be taught in school the punishment for underage girls(some young boys don't know.) Child touching, rape, molesting, visual anything is inappropriate folks!! You ruin childrens lives like that. Don't ruin their lives and don't allow yourself around someone you know has been convicted of ruining a childs life. Forgiveness aside don't forget!!! Forgive if you must, but don't forget. I still can't get over what happened to me. I still have nightmares. I still freakout about my daughter being stole out of her bedroom window. It ruined my life and I can't believe they get as little as what they get. Oh and some sicko who talked about a little boy asking about his pubic hair..... Don't get me started you sick pervert!!! The little boy doesn't belong on the list.. you do!!!! Blaming a small child for being a pervert is the first sign of your pervertedness!!! You sicko!!!
Posted by: jipee (not registered) on August 19, 2008 at 06:40 am
WHO CARES!!!! I mean, what are you going to do now that you know someome who is a registered offender. Kill them, burn their house down..WHAT!! I'll tell you what you're going to do. Nothing at all. All your going to do is cry about fair or unfair laws. I have to register for life and I don't care because I can commit a sex offense today if I wanted to. Do you really believe this registration garbage is going to stop me or anyone.
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