I FIND IT DESPICABLE AND DISGUSTING THAT I CANNOT SHOW MY CHILD PICTURES OF CHILD MOLESTORS IN OUR AREA WITHOUT FILLING OUT FORMS, ETC.. MASSACHUSSETTES IS OBVIOUSLY A CHILD MOLESTORS DREAM COME TRUE - THE CRIMNINALS HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN THE VICTIMS! PARENTS BEWARE!!!!!!!! I FIND THE LACK OF INFO HERE DISGUSTING COMPARED TO OTHER SITES BUT MAYBE IT'S JUST ANOTHER SKELETON IN THE OLD KENNEDY CLOSET - THE ONLY REASON I CAN THINK OF THAT THIS IS NOT DIFFERENT. IT IS SICKENING.

I think your website is no worse than the State of Massachusetts website. Without an act of Congress you cannot view sex offenders in different zip code areas and no pictures are posted. Or there are a pile of forms to fill out and even money to be paid in some cases. Connecticut is great!~ they don't hide sex offenders. As long as you don't do anything illegal with the information that is posted, there is no problem for anyone. I want to know who my neighbors are as well as who lives in the areas I frequent for shopping, etc. This way I keep a closer eye open when I am in a certain area. This is for my protection. I appreciate it.

To the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry: You currently have a sex offender listed in Hampden County that is going under another name in Connecticut. I know this for a fact. Why don't you have his alias listed also. If you check under the name he was originally arrested for, you can get some information as he is a level 3 offender. If anyone tries to check him out using the name he is currently using, they will come up empty and you site will say no record available. How is this site helping children or anyone when you have insufficient data yourselves? I hope a lot of people do not have a sense of security after checking this site. There are more out there that the state has poor information on. You need to improve your information gathering or otherwise this whole business of sex offenders registering will be a total failure as well as a farce!

we tell our children not to talk to strangers, not to leave with anybody, and to always be aware of their surroundings, it would make it alot easier if we had pictures to show them that people who look pleasant and soft spoken are not necessarily safe people. after all sex offenders do not come with a label on their foreheads, and they dont all look like monsters. This is impossible to do because massachusetts doesnt allow pictures to be shown of sex offenders/predators, and in doing so raises the question, Who is the state protecting? the offenders or future victims?

Massachusetts does post level 3 sex offenders @ http://ma-sorb.gis.net/ResultDetail.asp?btn27739=Detail by selecting a town. However they don't post level 1 or 2. In my opinion any level offender is dangerous...once a sex offender always an offender. They get a slap on the hand for commiting these sickening crimes to our future leaders. Something has to change! I went to my local police department and they didn't know who the sex offenders were. They aren't supposed to be within 10 miles of a school yet my town isn't even 10 miles distance from one end to the other, therefore shouldn't be any sex offenders in town at all. Dispicable

TO ALL THAT CHALLENGE THE REGISTRY ESPECIALLY THE WRITER WHO SAYS"ONCE A SEX OFFENDER ALWAYS, MADAM OR SIR, BE IT KNOWN THAT SOME OF YOUR LEVEL 1 AND 2S ARE ACTUALLY PREVIOUS POLICE OFFICERS FIRE FIGHTERS ETC, WHO GOT DRUNK AND GRABBED A BOOB, OR PEED ON THE STREET AND GOT CAUGHT, THE PROFESSIONAL AT THE REGISTRY TRY THERE BEST WITHIN THE CONSTITION TO PROTECT ALL, THE REAL CONCERNS ARE THE LEVEL 3 CHILD MOLESTORS , THE MEN OR WOMAN THAT PREY ON INNOCENT CHILDREN, USE THIS INFORMATION IN A WAY TO PROTECT AND MAKE AWARE DO NOT USE IT IN A WAY THAT WILL MENTALLY BE HARMFUL TO YOUR CHILD REMEMBER SHOWING PICTURE WILL ONLY MAKE THE CHILD REMEMBER THAT THEY SAW THIS PERSON OR THEY KNOW THIS PERSON.... PLEASE LOOK INTO YOUR INFORMATION FIRST...

I think all pictures and addresses should be posted. What do we do for our children if we cannot show them a picture on our computer of an offender. Do we wait till one of our own gets in the clutches of these evil people. We have seen it time and time again. Please make more access to the people. Some of them are laughing at us now saying they cannot be caught. Please post everything and keep it updated. Thank You

I FEEL REALLY DISGUSTED AT THE STATE FOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO SEE THOSE HORRIBLE SEX OFFENDERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN I WANT TO KNOW WHO LIVES NEAR ME

These comments are full of hate, ignorance, and hysteria. Thank you to the anonymous posting of June 06 which corrects some bad information about likely re-offenders and points out that there are indeed circumstances in which a decent human being, and/or a reformed human being, might end up on one of these lists. People should always be cautious with their children, and teach them caution as well--with regard to strangers but also with regard to inappropriate or even criminal behavior from family members, I might add. But the idea of using pictures of these desperate and pathetic people to scare one's child to death is appalling. Get off the computer. Get away from the fear-mongerers on tv. Go for a walk with your child or grandchild, and read them some good books. Introduce them to the helpers and heroes and humanitarians who live in every one of your neighborhods. You're more likely to get hit by a car tomorrow than preyed on by a sex offender. Say no to hysteria, live a good life, and give others a chance to try and do the same.

The scariest thing of all is that most people think it is the "registered" sex offenders they need to fear. Most of the registered offenders will never reoffend. Some will, but most will not. 80% of all sex offenders have never been caught because most victims never tell. You lull yourself into a false sense of security by regarding registered sex offenders as the worst of your problems. The people you least expect are molesting your children right now. You do not suspect them because you focus only on those you can see. The registering of sex offenders is done so you will know where they are, not so you can run them off. I hope people wake up and start addressing ths issue coherently. I know what I'm talking about because, sadly, I molested many children over the years. None of them ever came forward. I do not molest kids anymore, but I see some glaring problems in the way society is dealing with this issue. God help us.

I have some questions for anyone who could help inform me about where sex offenders can and can't live. I just found out a level 3 sex offender lives across from my Dad who cares for my 3 yr old, also the apartment the sex offenders lives in is on the corner where the bus stop for the kids are and behind his house is the playground. Is there a law or rule that does not permit this in the state of Mass.

Last year I found out that my roommate had set up cameras in my bedroom and in my bathroom to watch me shower and watch me at my most intimate moments. When the law stepped in, I was broght in to identify 6 other women whom he had done the same to. Then with a little more investigating, they found HUNDREDS of child pornography pictures, movies, and computer files. I received a letter finally this junethat informed me that he is not being required to register as a sex offender and as the letter stated he is a "low risk" sexual offender who "will not reoffend".... I would like that judge to stand in a court room to the 6 women whom he video taped and the other 263 kids whose pictures he had and to tell us that he is a "low risk sex offender"! And the worse of all of this, when I first found out, the officers attending to my case GLADLY told me that I was lucky that it happened when it did, because up until just a few months before, if someone wanted to watch you undress or bathe or anything you would normally think you'd do in private was legal as long as it had no sound! yes... I was lucky! The guy ruined my life and i think people should be able to EASILY find these perps on the internet, because when the law can't help you, knowledge is your best defense.

Thank you

Someone is very wrong. My children's grandfather served time in Indiana for child molestation of a family friend's daughter. He was released almost a year ago. I recently found out he is back living in Massachusetts! But because he is only a level one offender, I can't get info on him. His daughter, who he also sexually abused is afraid to press charges because he is local. The courts tell us they won't tell us where he is working because they don't want us to harass him!! Well, what if I go to the grocery store and he ends up being my bagger and I am there with my children? What about my rights to avoid him and keep my children safe? My children are the same age his daughter was when he molested her!! What is wrong with this state when the molester has more rights than the victims and the families that want to avoid them? How can I let my children out to play when I don't know who my neighbors are?

This is the worst site I have ever been to. I have never been more appalled at the lack of information on any site in my whole entire life. The State of Massachusetts should be disgusted with this policy of protecting these sick people. Information should be readily available due to the oversite when it comes to registering in a new town. It is far too easy to just moce out of your state, and not register in another state or town due to this inefficiency. PLEASE... for the sake of the children, change this policy so we can protect our children.

Most of the people on here are just nosey and want to know who did what and what they look like....I would love to see what skeletons you people have in your closets.

Everyone has skeletons!!!

I was convicted and sentenced to prison for 2 years for exposing myself...There are tons of people with different type of fetishes including exibisionism.......I have never hurt a child and i never will..i do not look at children in a sexual manner.

But i did 2 years and im Level 2......I would bet that most of you people on here have done far worse then what i have done.

who do you think it would benefit to know where i live and what i look like etc... Nobody ..It would only ruin my life... So waht you basically are asking for is to totaly humilate the people who have made mistakes in the past and are doing great. (like myself)...Its mostly welfare/unemployed mothers that wanna know everything cause they are bored...they will sit outside and judge people.....Look at yourself and look in your closet before you wanna look in mine.

Boston:



I wish you all the best. Just go on with your life. There's light at the end of the tunnel. You see, anything about sex is sensational. Most people don't know that they'll be on the registries for life, if some of the things they've done come to light - even politicians and the policemen and women. Hypocrisy has always been a human issue. Usually, those that scream loudest have the biggest skeletons - it's a psyshological fact. Just be careful not to do any more thing that is stupid.

Omg... You all need to stop whineing. You can find just about any sex offender and image. of them , if you know where to look on the internet. Yes they make it hard to find.. but it is impossible.

some people think sex offenders are the only thing out in the real world. one can understand the concerns but how about the murders or burglars. How about all the drugs that are in our streets exposed to our children. Enough already, If we want to request something lets request to have our children back home from war.

This is one thing I like about Florida. They list information about sex offenders, predators, and their information. Address, vehicles and crime.

i think it is unfair for the state of massachusetts to not allow us to see the sex offenders. not just so that we know who they are but we need to be able to protect ourselves and our families.

why is it that the majority of sex offenders have light eyes-blue,green,hazel vs brown out of 88 sex offenders 37 had brown (included blacks, hyspanics, Indian and other nationalities) and 51 had blue, green or hazel. ARE LIGHT-EYED PEOPLE THE MAJORITY IN THIS OR WHAT?

I FIND IT COMPLETELY IMMORAL AND CRIMINAL TO KEEP SEX OFFENDERS' INFORMATION A SECRET FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY LIVE IN. THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND SHOULD BE GIVEN AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON. ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE. SEX OFFENDERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED NO PRIVACY WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR IDENTITY AND WHEREABOUTS. PICTURES NEED TO BE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, IN ORDER TO GET A STEP AHEAD AND PROTECT SO ANOTHER INCIDENT WON'T TAKE PLACE. THE ENTIRE REASON THAT THERE IS A SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRY IS TO NOTIFY THE PEOPLE AND PROTECT THEM. THE ONLY PROTECTION HERE IS FOR THE CRIMINALS. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO REGISTER, NOT US!!!!!

HOW HAS THIS STATE GONE DOWN THIS ROAD. OUR NEIGHBORING STATES HAVE ACCESS. WHY ARE WE LESS WORTHY OR IMPORTANT??!! I HAVE A FEELING THAT I AM WASTING MY TIME JUST ENTERING THIS COMMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF OUR STATE CARED ENOUGH THEN THIS WOULD BE THE LAST COMMENT POSTED. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Welcome to the Peoples' Republic of Massachusetts. The PRoM has a long and distinguished track record of protecting those who scoff at the law.

Now, having said that, I do agree, to a point, that individuals who were caught doing something stupid, such as urinating in public or flashing a "moon", shouldn't have to endure a life of ridicule for their indiscretion. I do, however, feel that I should be able to see what the offender is being forced to register for and draw my own conclusions. I am smart enough to realize that getting drunk and relieving yourself on a public sidewalk or showing your hind-quarters as a harmless prank is much different than enticing a child for illicit and immoral purposes.

Unfortunately for parents and concerned relatives who are unwittingly living next to a potential re-offender, the PRoM has decided that you are not intelligent enough to discern between indiscretions and more serious crimes.

Hopefully, one day the PRoM will realize that its citizens are capable of rational thought and begin to mirror other states whose websites are much more informative and helpful.

Until then, we'll just have to keep rolling the dice with our childrens' safety.

Of all the sites, I have never seen so many frightened people . as in this group. This now has a name: "Preditor Panic". Intigated by the media, I might add. Please read the Dept. of Justice FACTS about sexual offenders. It amazes me that people years ago let their children leave home to walk to school and play outdoors until dark. What is wrong with you all? Do you realize that sexual abuse has actually dropped over the past decade? That is less common than it was 20 years ago? Hey, you want to live in fear and hate a group of folks all your life, go ahead. But REMEMBER: Statistics suggest that the offender is most likely someone you know or in your own family! Now THAT should scare ya! Check out the facts about this crime and stop scaring the heck out of your family.

Florida may list the offenders and the preditors, but when it comes to protecting the children, they lack alot of careing, and emotions towards that child as well as the familys. I have been going through the court system for almost a year, we were promised certain things that would happen, and let down to be framkly blunt. At least the man is now in prision for 7 years out of which he will searve 85% percent of the sentence, and be labled as a Preditor for life. To me that is not long enough for the innocence he took from my 10 year old son whom was 9 at the time, but thats a question I will never know how easy these so's have it. So from knowing my personal exp... FLorida may regester, but they are far from harsh enough on these perverts.

why not have yahoo, google or mapquest draw circles around schools and child day care or congregation places showing 1,000 feet and do the same for the offenders addresses.

This is typical of self-destructive thought patterns. Your politicians as a group sense their own guilt ( and possibly temptations) and seek forgiveness for their own crimes by being charitable with the crimes of others. It will also assuage their guilty consciences by implicitly telling themselves that "everybody does it". Not true - I don't. If we continue to make excuses for and minimize bad behavior (like not bringing it fully into the open - showing the pictures) then we can expect more and worse bad behavior. Why is this simple principle being universally ignored?

STS

I just have a comment... I understand the need to notify the public about sex offenders. PLEASE dont get me wrong. But let me give you a scenario.. Say your dating someone and he/she have children from a previous relationship. Well after dating them for a while, you decide that the relationship isnt working out.. Well, say he/she are so devistated about the break up that they brainwash or make the children to say you touched them. Next thing you know, your being taken to court for touching/raping or molesting this child. You KNOW your innocent, your ex knows your innocent but you get sentenced to jail for the next 5 or more years for a crime you DID NOT commit. Then you get out and your picture is plastered all over every paper. Your picture is in EVERY post office, school, library, internet, police office etc.. Not only that, but VERY time you apply for a job it comes up.. AND your address AND job address is posted every where you go. How fair is that?? I have a problem with this because I know of someone who that personally happened to.. Just sit for a minute and think about this happening to you. Dont just ponder the situation. ACTUALLY put yourself and think about that happening to you.. How do you make a living? How do you prove your actually innocent when your name is EVERY WHERE!!! Dont you think, if it was you, finding a decent job or a decent place to live is going to absolutely impossible!!??? Dont get me wrong, I think pedifiles should strung up and have their..... well never mind.. But I also know their are innocent men/women out their that lives are totally ruined behind having to register as a sex offender

THIS IS IN REFF... TO THE COMMENT ABOVE.. I AGREE WITH YOU ON SOME PARTS BUT ON THE BRAIN WASHING PART WITH THE CHILDREN SICKENS ME THAT SOME PARENTS WOULD DO THAT AND I AM SURE THERE ARE, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WANT TOO OPEN UP TO THE FACT THAT THE CHILD WAS MOLESTED, WOULD USE THAT AS A WAY OUT. I HAVE SEEN THAT USED IN ALOT OF MOLESTATION CASES THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS THE DEF.. ATTORNEYS TO TRY TOO HELP THE OFFENDER GET OFF. IT IS SADD THAT IT COMES TOO PEOPLE THINKING THIS WAY, OR HAVEING IT REALLY HAPPEN, IT PUTS THE ONES WHOM ARE TELLING THE TRUTH AT RISK, AND IT GIVES THE STAE, AND THE GOVERMENT THE O.K. TO STILL NOT DO NOTHING TOO THESE OFFENDERS BUT KEEP LETTING THEM OUT TO CONTINUE TO RE-OFFEND, (NOT THE ONES FALSELY ACCUSED) I DO NOT CARE HOW MUCH OF MY OR YOUR TAX PAYING MONEY GOES OUT TO THESE OFFENDERS IN PRISION THEY WILL NOT CHANGE, AND IF SOME OF THEM DO THAT'S BECAUSE BUBBA SHOWED THEM IN PRISION WHAT IT FEELS LIE TO HURT A CHILD, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THEY DO NOT TAKE TOO SEXUAL PREDITORS TO WELL IN PRISION. (WHICH IS FINE WITH ME) FUTHER MORE I AM SADD FOR PEOPLE FALSELY ACCUSED BECAUSE IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE HARD TO RE-START OVER WHEN LET BACK INTO SOCIETY, BUT FOR THE ONES WHOM WERE NOT, I THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A HARD TIME RE-ENTERING SOCIETY, AND FINDING A JOB, A PLACE TOO STAY ETC.. OUR CHILDREN WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LIFE LONG SENTENCE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THEY DO NOT GET A SECOND CHANCE, BUT THE OFFENDERS DO. I DO NOT CARE HOW YOU ADD THE MATH ON THAT, IT WILL NEVER ADD UP CORRECTLY TO ME, OR MY FAMILY, OR FRIENDS. MY LITTLE ONE IS A SURV... OF MOLESTATION.

Show the PICTURES! Show the information! The individuals looking at this site are concerned about their childeren! Again, proof that criminals have more RIGHTS then those who obide by the Law. This is pathetic.

I am apalled that level three sex offenders "which are more likely to re-offend" as defined by the Commonwealth of Mass are free to roam the streets of Boston's business district without the least bit of supervision! Yes there are several sexual predator's in the 02108 zip code and what's more appalling is they are being housed at the veterans shelter with the men and woman who fought for what we have today "FREEDOM" and its a disgrace and a slap in their face to mix these sex predator's in with the soldiers that fougjht for our country!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just wanted to share this information with you/

I understand the concern about sex offenders and the need to know who and where these people live. But, on the other hand people must understand that a very few of these offenders were prosecuted because of an ex spouse or deranged girlfriend and do not deeserve the lable. Some of these men will live the rest of their lives in shame and having to file, when no crime was actually committed. I currently live with one of these people. His deranged girlfriend at the time was so adament about getting him in trouble, she even asked me to punch her in the face one evening just so she could call the police and have a free girls night out. The woman was sleeping with every tom dick and harry and didn't want her boyfriend(who was home taking care of their son) to track her down and catch her in the act. She later went on to stage what the police thought was a violent sex act. He was convicted and she took his house and again slept with everything with a penis. Years later she even went to the sex offender registry board with him to try and get the ruling of sex offender over turned. The board was threatening and would do another trial, but only with the threat that his level two could go to a level three. They didn't want to take the risk. You see these people everyday deal with the real offenders and when someone innocent walks throught their door all they know how to do is threaten and treat them as thougth the are an actual offender. The board does need to be re worked. Those who are truly offenders should have their picture platered in every town and on the web. And those that are innocent need to be heard and let out of the hell that they must live.

People like your friend make me madd if thats the truth. There is children, and other people who need the help that are telling the truth, and then you have people who are trying to get some sort of attenshone, or pay back that lye and get these poor inocent people in truble. And it seems from a parents point of view that the ones fasely accused get it more harsh then the ones whom are offenders. The ones who lye do not rel.... how it effects the ones whom tell the truth, and the one they are lyeing on lives. But I have learned what goes around will always come around, when you least expect it too. Tammy (Hexgirl)

I am looking to see where i can find out what the law is in massacusetts regarding a level 3 sex offender living with his own kids that he never touched. I have seen married couples or boyfriends that are registerd and that have kids living with them and i don't understand if they are able to or not or is that legal. I have been to the SORB site, lawyers, google search and i can't find anything. I just want to see if i am in the wrong or right. I don't know where else to look, any info would be greatly helped.

Dep. on what they did is the rights they have to be around a child. There are three types of offenders, All bad honestly dep... on what the truth of what they did, but leval three is the worst, and I know inFlorida they can not be around any child, not even their own, or a familys. But they can see their own child with supervised visits only through the Sates watch. If the State knew a person was living with a leval three offender, and with children, or a child involved not only would the children be taken from the mother, and the father, and put into protective custody, but the offender will go back to prision for violation of no contact with children. I know this from goign, and talking to Lawyers in reguards too these matters. Tammy (Hexgirl)

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My neighbors on Highland Ave have 2 sex offenders visiting Highland Ave. One is currently in prison. Not only do we need to know who sex offenders are, what they look like, but also who they drink and smoke pot with in residential neighborhoods filled with children.

Not all registered sex offenders are child molesters and predators, but those who have committed such acts against a minor child, should have detailed information about them no matter what level they are classified or change the law that such individuals are automatically classified as a level 3 sex offender.

It really is sad that mass. is not willing to allow parents and the community to know how is in their neighborhood. Most concern, loving parents and family member only want the best for the children the main thing being safe. Its not fair when people lie and an innocent persons life is ruined. Its also not right when a peron has been so violated that their sense of security has been brutally taken, because it really doesnt matter how much time has past it is a life long struggle to gain a peace of mind to feel safe. This world has gotten so crazy there are so many issues between the war on drugs, guns, sexual offenders , this endless war were in. Maybe because mass. has a lot of catholicchurches and alot them were involed in the scandal they didn't want that info to be so accessable.

Massachusetts doesn't need to put photos of sex offenders on a website. They should simply shoot all sex offenders. Caught peeing in public? Dead. Moon someone? Dead. That way I wouldn't have to read ignorant people's comments written in ALL CAPS. You only have to move your pinky 7/16" to not sound like a complete MORON. http://maddox.xmission.com/keyboard4.jpg

Massachusetts needs to look to their neighboring state, little Rhody to keep the public informed. Rhode Island has a comprehensive sex offender site. In addition RI has all criminal court cases posted on line. It lists the offense(s), the date of offense, and the disposition.

in defense of some people that have to register for not serious offenses (like peeing in public, etc). unless the person is a serious threat, then there's no reason to post that person's information for all to see. some offenses aren't what people think they are and then everything gets blown out of proportion and those people lives are ruined. i speak from experience because someone close to me has to register, but he really shouldn't have to. everyone needs to just look at the facts...a level 3 is a serious threat, therefore you can see them online and get their information. i'm not saying that every offender shouldn't have to be known, because certain ones should, definately. but, some people just can't catch a break and have to deal with name calling and hate crimes for something that wasn't what people think it was. all i say is, get the facts before you point the finger!!!!

I think not having the pictures of sex offenders is rediculious... Statistics already show that of every 1 sex offender recognized there are 10 more going unrecognized.... We should be able to know who we should be aware of when were walking down the streets..... How do you know ur child or teen isn't hanging out with a sex offender if you can't see pictures of them.... It's a scary thought for parents to let there kids go and run off till whenever not knowing where they are or who there with let alone if they know its a sex offender........

Wish all that has happened in the Catholic Church, and all the information available as the recidivism rate for sexual predators, why is Massachusetts so arduously protecting the predators from the general public regarding the difficulty in finding out the information as to there whereabouts? I would think at this point in time Massachusetts would be quite a bit further along in protecting the children of the Commonwealth. My granddaughter is going to visit, and I don't have any idea where these people are in this town. Shame!

In Reguards To the 10th Grader,

Your comments are wise, and smart. But to be honest pictures really are not a help. No matter where you live there are all sorts of people out there who do things that are bad, it's just not the Offenders, and the Preditors. Everyone has to be carefull on their childrens surroundings, and who they hang with. But most important it's not always the people themselves that tend to hurt you, it can be Family members as well, the people the most closest to ya. This World is getting bigger, and more, and more, full of such bad decisions that people are making in their lives, and unf... the Laws are not really teaching them lessons in the wrong doings, and therefore they are more up to doing the crimes again when they re-enter our society. (All Crimes, not just Offenders, or Preditors) I wish by the time you grow up and reach your adult hood your children, or the children of the furture will not have to face the less harsher punishments we do as parents, grandparents, and friends see happen to the Criminals now. We do as parents have to watch our children, but no matter how good of a parent you are, or are not, things can happen, and it's all sadd really. Tammy (HexGirl)

Some of those who make comments here best look at the other side of this coin too....There are young men as young as 18 out there who have had CONSENTUAL SEX with their 14 or 15 yr old girlfriends and then the parents of the girl find out and take legal action against the boy, yes he is still a boy !! Now this 18yr old has a felony conviction and people like you want to RUIN his life...There needs to be a very big distinction between level 1 offenders and Predators !! This is not the same and should be treated much differently..The politicians neeed to stop using this issue as a platform to stir the pot and get votes...! GO back after the DRUNK drivers and leave young men like the 18 yr old who is in puppy love alone...There are others in this catagory too...and Verysad for you who think there is no help for some of these offenders...There is always hope and always help..

Well to be honest, I think they should have a Law passed to where between a certain age of a teenager the parents can not press charges on either party for having con... sex. And I do not mean that to those who were truely sexually abused. I think they already have labled the three types of Offenders properly, but the State is not being fair to the ones who have con... sex, and not harsh enough on the Preditors whom are molesting the children. as far as Offenders changeing, I feel the ones falsely labled will, because they should not have been in that situation to begain with, as for the True Preditors, yes they will get help in prision, and in hopes it works when released, but when they are out, it's like taking a child to the candy store for the first time. I am sorry but no matter who you are, if you have a sexual preff.... no matter the age, sex, color, weight, short, tall, etc.... if that is what turns you on, no Therpist can change that. So blow smoke out of someone else's A@@ Tammy (HexGirl)

Another thing, for the mothers who have teenagers whom were falsely accused because of the parents getting upset over the situation, I always woundered, can you as well press charges against the teen whom had sexual contact with your child if they press charges on your child? I just can not understand for the life of myself how is it fair your teenager has to be known as a Offender for the rest of his/her life, and the other who was just as willing just gets to walk away even if it is their parents doing. I know to some people it may sound strange, but it's just a question? Another thing too, has anyone ever asked the State Attorney how they can press charges anyway, if both teens were willing? I just can not see how the State would even allow that in court, The Tax Payers money, time, etc... when how can they even say someones guilty if they both were willing to have sex? Just a question I have always had since I have been on this sight, and read alot of comments on people getting falsely accused because of the parents. Thanks, Tammy (HexGirl)

if someone is considered a level 1 does he have to register.he has just spent 2 1/2 yrs in jail.what does that make him.he is being released on august 31.that is 6 months early.his name is mark scanzillo

That makes him a Offender, and yes he wil have to reg... as one. Tammy

People, There is a registered Sex Offender fighting for the Laws to be changed so that noone has the right to know that a sex offender lives next door to them. This woman is a registered sex offender her self from this state and goes by several different names. She has several different sites where she states she believes the laws should be changed. I am listing them below. Once you have finished reading her insane writings, you can go to another website to read the real truth about this woman. She yet calls herself a Advocate! Now tell me,



she wants to do the following



Abolish all provisions of state and Federal sex offender registries.. There should be no internet or other public posting of the identity, photograph, address, workplace or personal information of any offender

Whose side is she on again? She believes you don't have a right to know that Joe next door raped a 5 year old child.........when you have a 5 year old child.



here are her links

www.operationawareness.com

http://www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org/statement.php



Now when your finished reading her ramblings, go here for the real truths about this REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER



She loves attention and has definately made th news.



http://www.corporatesexoffenders.com/wiki/Jan_Kruska

http://absolutezerounited.blogspot.com/

In my opinion, your site is the wrong way to deal with this subject. There seems to be lots of hate in this world without creating more of the same. Each story of abuse is different. By the way, what are YOU guilty of?

I find this to be really upsetting to me, because I live with a Level 3 offender, and he made a HUGE mistake years ago, because of drugs and alcohol and now we live a good life. He's a hard working man, loves his family and friends, and has NEVER, I mean NEVER done any harm to our family or friends.... It's unfortunate that he has to show himself to everyone in the world to see online, because he made a bad mistake in life. He volunteers in the community center, to let kids/families and other offenders that things can be accomplised by someone that has gone to jail for whatever the reason may be. He also works hard at his regular job...He registers every time he gets his letter from the state, and has to take that damn picture to show the world (very unfair).... I am NOT trying to sugar coat what he did, far from it. It was terrible, and I feel bad every second of the day and so does he, but it's his past and that should not have any effect on his future. We are trying desperately to live a good life, work hard, and be happy, and we don't need people watching us... You people need a life and need to look at yourselves in the mirror before you can judge anyone!!!!! We all have our mistakes to deal with in life. Some are worse than others, but we are all human and should be treated that way. If sex offenders are to be posted online, then I think that everyone that has gone through the criminal system at one point or another should also be posted, like murderes, thiefs, etc. I live in a great community, and haven't had one single problem with neighbors, ever, and we found out just last week that one of our neighbors was convicted years ago for murdering his best friend (while drunk) and he lives with this guilt for the rest of his life. He's a hard working, loving father and husband, and it's not fair to judge him either. I can't stand people who judge others, because usually they are the one hiding something... Like I've read above, "we all have our own skeletons"... PEOPLE GET A LIFE, and live your lives to better yourselves and your family... Sincerely, one who cares!!!!!!

Im originally from MA and currently stationed in VA and I was surprised to see how many sexual offenders lived in the same area that I lived in. Not only that I was REALLY surprised that there was a sexual offender living right next dorr to me and I never knew about it. THats just creepy bacause I was only 15 at the time and my little sister was 10years old. I guess we were just lucky that nothing ever happened.

Just so you all know, people can change. I am dating a great and wonderfull man whic I have been with for a few years now, and he is a level 2 sex offender. he got charged with having "consentual" oral sex with a 13 year old when he was 15, yeah she was not at consetual age, but girls these days do not look their age, not to mention he was only 15. tell me how you think its fair that he "should not be able to live in certain towns" or work certain places. something this sill screws up peoples lives forever. Its a mistake, and they pay for it with the jail time served and having a hard life, they dont need anymore hard times. Yes I think Rapists, should be monitered, and their information available, but level 1 and level 2 sex offenders are not that bad, yes what they did was wrong, we all know that, but they did their time, give them a break. Oh and by the way, one of my best friends is a level 1 sex offender, he was driving home from vacation and really had to pee so he pulled over to the side of the road on a not so traveled road and went behind his car, he served 6 months in jail and is now registerd level 1. you honestly think someone like that should be posted all over the place with their personal information saying that they are a sex offender? dont tell me that none of you fat mouths here have never went pee on the side of the road. Everyone does it, but some pay for it, it does not make them want to go run out and rape your kids, its as simple as they had to go to the bathroom or just plain screwed up and made a mistake, and they paid for it.

Anyone who would live with a sex offender deserves to have a family member raped & murdered. How blind can you be? Sex offenders cannot be rehabilitated......CANNOT. Wake up. Hope your children are taken away from you. It is your job to protect them.

"Cannot"? That is a falicy. They can and do. Where in the world did you get that idea? If the department of justice is saying about 3-5% reoffend, then that means the rest are behaving.

You need to go to google, and search for "massachusetts sex offender registry" the 3rd or 4th option will let you see pics

THIS GOES OUT TO THE PERSON WHO SAID THAT LEVL 2 AND 3 SEX OFFENDERSD ARE THE ONES WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. WELL I SAY YOU ARE SO VERY WRONG. I MYSELF WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.DURING THE INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS ASSAULTED BY THE SAME MAN MONTHS AFTER HE ASSAULTED ME, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS STATES BLEEDING HEART LAWS THAT PROTECT THE CRIMINALS HE WAS ABLE TO PLEA BARGAIN TO ONLY 1 OF THE CHARGES INSTEAD OF THE 2. SO HE IS A REPEAT OFFENDER BUT ONLY A LEVEL ONE. I FEEL IF PEOPLE SAW HIS FACE THEY WOULD KNOW WHO HE WAS AND WHAT HE DID. AND TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT SOEMONE BEING REGISTERED AS A LEVEL 1 BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT PEEING BEHIND A BUSH, ABSURD. HOW ABOUT INDECENT EXPOSER. YOU ARE FORGETTING THEY KEY WORDS IN REGISTERED "SEX OFFENDER" P.S. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO GO UP TO ANY PERSON AND GRAB ANY BODY PART THAT THEY FEEL LIKE . THERE HAS TO BE A LINE. I AM MARRIED AND HAVE A DAUGHTER OF MY OWN, AND I WILL TELL YOU IF ANYONE CAME UP TO ME AND GRABBED MY BOOB NOT ONLY WOULD I BE FURIOUS BUT SO WOULDN'T MY HUSBAND. MY DAUGHTER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEXUALLY VIOLATED OTHER PEOPLES RIGHTS. RECENTLY IN THE NEWS THEY SHOWED A PICTURE OF LITTLE GIRL NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 YEARS OF AGE. ASKING "DO YOU KNOW THIS GIRL".THEY WERE LOOKING FOR HER BECAUSE THEY FOUND A VIDEO TAPE OF A MAN DOING UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO HER. DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE IF HER MOM AND DAD HAD SEEN HIS PICTURE MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED HIM AND KEPT HER AWAY FROM HIM. SAY HE WASN'T A SEX OFFENDER YET, HOW ABOUT HIS NEXT VICTIM? DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE HIS PICTURE ON A WEBSITE OR IN THE POLICE STATION. THE LITTLE GIRL IS NOW WITH HER FAMILY BUT WILL NEVER LIVE A NORMAL LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS PERVERT. WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE VICTIMS RIGHTS? I GUESS IT WONT BE YOU!

I quote from a previous poster (and you SCARE ME):

"Anyone who would live with a sex offender deserves to have a family member raped & murdered. How blind can you be? Sex offenders cannot be rehabilitated......CANNOT. Wake up. Hope your children are taken away from you. It is your job to protect them."



Registered Sex offenders consist of people like my son, who made a drunken mistake when he was younger (and the "innocent young thing" was in the adult bar where my son was of a legal age to be in). RSO's also consist of people who left bars and took a whiz outside and got caught. Also on the list is the mother who let her pregnant daughters b/f live with them. The mom did nothing but let the guy stay at the house for 2 weeks. My son is a union carpenter and his dear sweet fiancee is a mortgage loan processor. They have a 6 figure income and drive a brand new Honda Accord. Good, hard working taxpayers, just doing what normal folks do. OH, and btw, my son accomplished all this in the less than 3 years he has been out of prison for sex he NEVER had. So to say that my sweet girl (son's g/f) deserves to have someone she loves raped and murdered only convinces me further of what the weak politicians know but are too afraid to say out loud for fear that their votes will be hurt....It is a modern day Witch Hunt and people are acting out of anger and fear. OH, and BTW, any of you guys that had sex before age 18 belong on the list~~

I live in Virginia and last night when my son brought home a man he met at the "music store" who wanted to "jam" with my son's band, I got his name and looked him up on the Virginia Sex offender registry and there was his picture - no shadow of a doubt. I printed the listing, chased him off my property and called the police. Turns out they met online, he has been giving my son money for CD's and this has been going on for sometime. This convict is a musician also and has a website, showing pictures of himself with kids while he plays "gigs" at local middle schools. The Virginia Sex Offender webpage may have saved my family and I cannot believe that Massachusetts - where I hail from - does not have a similar site. If this had happened there, that man would be free to operate as he does and who knows what might have happened to my impressionable son....get it together MA - or I'm never coming back!

Take a look at who's senator! Old Teddy doesn't want his name nor anyone in his family to be posted. I always hated Massachusetts anyways and that's why I don't live there. They press the old puritan meaningless laws and something as important as Megan's Law and sex offender registry is not important to them and on the back burner.

To the person who wished someones child to be raped and killed.. a very inconsiderate comment wishing something like that. Really no different that an SO, why would you even wish something like that? Anyway, most SO's do not re-offend, especially those who get treatment. (most other crimes such as drug dealing (still hurts children), and dui, burglary, etc have much higher recidivism rates) It is also being proven that registries do little good (although they can, and the lady above is an exception, not the rule). If you truly want to help, hatred and threats do no good. If you want to help, maybe you can take your roll, and ask how you can help. The sad truth is, there are many many more men and women out there doing sex offenses and not being caught then there are those who are caught. So the best we can do is educate our children. To those who are victims, I am a victim and had to make a decision that the people who hurt me can not rule my life anymore, and I forgave her and him. ((yes her and him, I was molested several times by both a man and a women when I was a child) (look up forgiveness in the dictionary)



take care

Kudos to the state of Georgia and the sensible people who let Mr. Wilson go! Maybe we can change this ridiculous thing around.

Most lawmakers are too worried about losing votes, even though they know the system is a failure, but guess what folks...as the list grows, so does the families of people on the list, who are registered voters. I for one (and most of my very large family) will now vote against the ridiculous laws that are ruining my son's life.

FROM IOWA:

Sen. Keith Kreiman, Democratic co-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, says he expects the law to be revised but not repealed. "It is very politically risky to even hold hearings," he says, because lawmakers who change the rules could be called "soft on crime."

FROM OKLAMOHA:

Sgt. Gary Stansill, head of the Tulsa Police Department's sex-crimes unit, says the current law applies to too many offenders and that he spends "way, way too much of my time" trying to enforce it. He says he investigates as many cases of sex offenders not registering as he investigates rape reports. He considers less than 10% of the state's 8,000 convicted sex offenders to be high-risk and is lobbying lawmakers to focus on them.

FROM FLORIDA:

"Residency restrictions have a lot of unintended consequences," says Jill Levenson, professor of human services at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. She says many offenders are "more likely to resume a life of crime" if pushed into rural areas, because they have less access to jobs and mental health services that bring them needed stability.



Levenson surveyed 135 sex offenders in Florida, which passed a law in 2003 barring those who hurt children from living within 1,000 feet of where kids gather. Most said they had been careful not to commit crimes near their homes, so residency rules made little difference. Others said that even outside restricted areas, they live near kids.





The list goes on and on of states and communities realizing that these laws are doing more harm than good. Wake up, folks.

For folks against these ridiculous laws that are causing more harm than good, please join http://www.sohopeful.org/

Why are Level 2 sex offenders protected in the State of Massachusetts. These men and women have been determined by the State that there is a risk that they will offend again. As a parent and a woman living alone. It would be nice to know who if ones neighbor is a sex offender. Who is the State protecting. My family or the rapist or child preditor

Linda, unless everyone else moved out and left me behind, I still live in the United States and we have a constitution. Which is being seriously violated by current sexual offender residency restrictions in many states and public notification of home addresses, email addresses etc. A level 2 sexual offender is just "more at risk" to offend then a level one. The recividism rate of even a level 3 is lower than any other crime. It is not a matter of who is "protected". An RSO has just as much right to protection under our constitution as you do. Your last statement says "who is the State protecting? My family or the rapist or preditor (sic)". It is wrong to classify RSOs as "rapist or predators". Over 95% of the over 600,000 people on this list are of no threat whatsoever to society. You say it would be nice to know if your neighbor is a sex offender...Well, I say this: Under current laws, ANY of you who had sex under age 18 belong on this list. If you ever peed outside, YOU belong on this list. Come on, folks....keep it up...eventually you will have so many on there that us voters against these ridiculous laws will overwhelm you LOL~

I am a teacher who believes a father walking in and out of our school is a level 2 offender. He offered a ride to a young girl from his neighborhood and I cannot believe this information is not available for everyone to see. This in an injustice to all of the victims and potential victims to not be able see a picture of these monsters!!

Meg, did it ever cross your mind that the man may not be harmful? If he is a danger, most states would not allow him to be in a school with children. Something seems wrong, here. You recognize him as an offender, so just keep watch of him when he is around kids...or, ask the guidance counsellor of your school to question the children about what went on. It appears you may be (IMHO) a bit obsessed with this particular offender .

I can't believe the arguments being made here. You DO know that a sexual offender is not just a guy who has sex with young girls/boys....but just about EVERY comment made here is about wanting to show their children pictures of sexual offenders...If you were really that concerned, you wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to drive to the local police station and fill out a few forms...I mean, I'm not siding with any sexual offender, but do you REALLY think that they would post the pictures and information of these people on the internet against their will? I mean, they committed a crime...and I'm sure that if they're registered sex offenders, they suffered the consequence. Again, I'm not siding with the criminals, I'm just certainly not siding with anyone who's not willing to take a few hours out of their day to protect their children.

N/A: Offenders today plea bargain NOT to register. That means some (years past offenders) must register for life and today's offender is free of it. I spoke to a judge yesterday who said that it runs 4 to 1 approx. that get relief from registering as part of their plea bargain. Now is that is justice?

I was raped my a monster from massachusetts he came to michigan and met me under way false pretenses and kidnapped me and rapped me numerous times brought me back to mass. and was eventually caught. He was charged but the state of michigan didn't want to pay extradition charges so he got off. Now tell me why is this man on the website "myspace" he is classified as a level 3 offender.... Please everyone becareful letting your children on there. I don't want there youth stolen like mine was.

Most of you that are commenting on how to protect the children should really pick upp a book or pay attention to the statistics. The truth is that most sex offendes are related to you. Another point is that a person can be a sex offender without being a pedophile. If someone grabs a brest of a grown woman, how does that translate into an attraction of children. It's simple, if you want to protect your kids then pay attention to whom they're with and also the numbers. There's a reason why statistics exist and why we use them. Further ostracization of this one particular group of people puts your family more at risk. They know what they did and have to live that shame and consequences, not all of them legal, for the rest of their lives. For a better future for our kids we need better funding for our schools and police, not to a continued pointed finger at an easy target.

The People of Massachusetts have again acquired the "scarlet Letter" mentality. I believe it's true that children need protection from sexual predators. But I also believe that EX-OFFENDERS need to be able to cultivate age appropriate adult relationships. Registration, Safe Zones, and the like are not the answer to this problem that has plagued civilization since the dawn of man. Reintegrating as a law abiding citizen after a long prison sentence is hard enough, but to publicly humiliate, defame, and disgrace these offenders will only lead to greater violence. I for one oppose registrations with public notification. I also oppose restrictions on where sex offenders can live, because these laws will never prevent sex crimes from occurring. Sorry, but facts are facts.

You people really make me sick. May be you should be banned from internet access for being so frakking stupid! Let me tell you something, Everyone is guilty of a CRIME! In fact, it turns out that the ones that try to draw attention to others are the likely culprits of said crime! Take some time to read the facts. I was lured in by a 16 year old whom had averaged a new sex partner every month for the 2 years since her virginity had been taken by a 24 year ol man. Do I deserve to register for life? Not all sex offenders are molesters or pedophiles. By law, RSO's with victims under the age of 12 are pedophiles. Neither does it make them child molesters or rapists.

How come none of these need to register, the way sex offenders do: murderers, manslaughterers, lethal drunk drivers, drug dealers, kidnappers, attempted murderers, home invaders, terrorists, arsonists? Public urination, a pat on the butt or breast under the influence, or even molestation-- is that much worse than those other crimes? What's the matter with this society's values?

As a motheer and also a victim of sexual acts i do agree with the state some what about not posting pictures. I think a LEVEL ONE person's info SHOULD NOT BE POSTED but a level 2 and level 3 yes w/ detailed info. i also believe that if a level one it should say what this person has done not all sex offenders are molisters/rapist. I do know one person who has to file for peein behind a tree at nite time no place was open for this person to go and use and could no longer hold it i also know another person who has to file for grabbin a boob when he was 14 the girl was 15 and thats all that happened. What society has to know is that not everyone who has to registry is a rapist. Also i think it has gotten out of control with when people have to file. If you get caught peein outside pay a hefty fine if you get caught again a higher fine the third maybe a week or two in jail. A person under the age of 18 that DID NOT rape should not haver to file. if every young man/female got brought to court for touchin a breast or body part almost all teenagers would have to file. I'm sure at one point in everyone's life you have either pee'd outside/ touched a boob/had ur boob touched by a friend. Dont get me wrong there should be some type of discipline but a child under 18 shouldnt have to registry i'm sure we can find another way for teenagers this hurts them once they are adults. A teenager is curious about their body parts as well as others.

please if your child ever commits an offense of that nature, you would certainly not want them to be on a website like this, you are talking about the rights of another human being here, just like we all have rights, everyone is a sinner, it is just that human beings want to put labels on what is right and waht is wrong in their minds. I am more concerned of a killer or serial killer living next door than a child molestor down the street who will probably never reoffend, only 5% reoffend, other types of crimes from drug traffic, burglary, murderers an astounding 25 % to reoffend

I believe the Fed. Adam Walsh act will soon be implemented in all states putting children under 18 on the registry.

I AM A RESIDENT OF CT AND I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES IN MASS WHO ARE BRUTALIZED BY PREDATORS AND THE RESIDENTS IN ALL OF MASS WHO DON'T HAVE PICS OF THE SCUM WHO COMMIT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST MASS. CITIZENS! IN CT WE HAVE AN EASY ACCESS REGISTRY WITH PICS PROVIDED. MY PRAYERS WITH THE CITIZENS OF MASS. WHO ARE GETTING RAPED BY THEIR LEGISLATORS. I FOUND SOMEONE I KNOW IN CT WHO HAS A MASS. CONVICTION AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON HIS CRIME. YES THANK YOU TEDDY PERVERT KENNEDY!

It seems as if too much unjustified hype surrounds this issue of what information should or should not be posted online. As a registered sex offender in another state, i have had my life turned upside down by one moment of indiscretion and a poor choice. At least MA, realizes that different types of sex offenders/predators exist ou there. the laws original intent was to inform the public about the most evil vile predators, those who are likely to kidnap, rape and kill our children. several of us offenders are trying to live normal productive lives in society, putting our past behind us. at least MA offers that chance. i have lost jobs, and a girlfriend because of others having access to information that wouldnt be available to them in ma, and i know im not at risk of reoffending. everyone needs to put there fears aside and stop stereotyping individuals because of a crime. it is more likely that your children will run into unscrupoloous drug dealers that will get them hooked and then ruin their lives by their drug addiction leading to a life of crime. everything, everyone's circumstances are different and the law should recognize that. thank god the state of MA has the courage to stand up to the hysteria of the masses and do what is right by the law, constituion and moral right. those who deserve to have their lives out their for the public for their atrocious acts are, though they should be locked up longer

Where is the justice that a registered sex offender can win $10 million from a state sponsored lottery scratch ticket? This actually happened this week in Uxbridge. I am disgusted...

Mom of 2 you and Mom of 3 of FL should join together with your ignorance. NOT ALL SEX OFFENDERS ARE THE SAME. Before you go and run your mouth do research.

You people are out of your screwed up minds. Stop worrying about sex offenders and where they are. who gives a dam? Half of the people who are registered aren't molesters or rapists. I am a registered sex offender 20 + years. Where is my justice.........How would like to be registered for life with a ditch digging job. I can not support my family. I am College graduate.

You people are out of your screwed up minds. Stop worrying about sex offenders and where they are. who gives a dam? Half of the people who are registered aren't molesters or rapists. I am a registered sex offender 20 + years. Where is my justice.........How would like to be registered for life with a ditch digging job. I can not support my family. I am College graduate.

to the writer on Nov. 13 2oo6 it's people like you who need to fall off the face of the earth A SEX OFFENDER posting a comment to help please like the one above said once a sex offender always a sex offender, no matter where you go your always finding ways to prey on kids, no one is safe from you and never will be, it's a shame every time someone like you does something they blame every1 but themselves, in this country they protect the quilty and not the victimes horay for the USA.. and you sex offenders get off this site , you finding more ways to prey?

to the writer on Nov. 13 2oo6 it's people like you who need to fall off the face of the earth A SEX OFFENDER posting a comment to help please like the one above said once a sex offender always a sex offender, no matter where you go your always finding ways to prey on kids, no one is safe from you and never will be, it's a shame every time someone like you does something they blame every1 but themselves, in this country they protect the quilty and not the victimes horay for the USA.. and you sex offenders get off this site , you finding more ways to prey?

I THINK THAT THE LAWS ARE HARSHER TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE CON... SEX THEN THEY ARE WHEN A CHILD IS MOLESTED. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO HAVE ALOT OF LAWS CHANGED IN REFF... TOWARDS SEX ACTS, AND WHO IS REALLY A TRUE OFFENDER, AND PREDITOR. I HOPE SOMETHING CHANGES ON DAY IN REFF... TOWRDS THAT, BECAUSE ALOT OF VIC... ARE HURTING, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY'S, AS WELL AS THE ONES BEING LABLED OFFENDER, AND PREDITOR, WHOM ARE NOT, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY'S. TAMMY

I HATE SEX OFFENDERS I WISH THEY WOULD ALL DIE

anon Feb5th: I suggest you seek some help with issue from a specialists in this field. There is no sense (IMO) to go through life hating. It is not good for you and your health. Good luck.

PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN MOLESTED, WILL HATE, OR FORGIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND HATE SINCE I WAS MOLESTED AS A CHILD, AND THEN HOPEING IN MY HEART IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO MY CHILDREN, AND THEN MY SON WAS MOLESTED, AND TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF AT 10, DUE TO THE PAIN IT CAUSED HIM. I CAN SAY I HATE MY BIO FATHER, AND MY SON'S EX- UNCLE, BECAUSE OF THE PAIN, AND HURT, BUT ALWAYS KNOWING HE WILL GET A SECOND CHANCE, BUT MY SON WILL NOT. hEX

For Neurotic Parents: "OUTSIDE PLAYING!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day.And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms.......



WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!



Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.



We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!"--internet message

I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO PROTECT A CHILD IN THIS STATE. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN AND WHERE A SEXOFFENDER MOVES INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAD TO GO ON A NATIONAL SITE TO FIND THAT I HAD A PERVERT WITHIN CLOSE RANGE TO MY KIDS AND FAMILY.

OLDTIMER,

YOUR OUTLOOK ON THIS IS NORMAL FOR A PERSON WHO'S BEEN IN THE SHOES OF A PREDITOR,. AND YES, I KNOW YOU HAVE CHANGED, AND HAS HAD THERPY, BLAH!!! BLAH!!!BLAH!!! LOOK THERE ARE PARENTS OUT THERE WHOM DO NOT CARE, I AGREE WITH, BUT THERE IS ALSO PARENTS OUT THERE WHOM CARE, AND THINGS LIKE THIS SICKENS THEM, AND ANGERS THEM. I ALSO KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHOM ARE FALSELY LABLED AS A OFFENDER, PREDITOR, AND I FEEL BADLY FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY TOO ARE VIC.. THEMSELVES, AS OUR CHILDREN, AND PEOPLE ARE WHOM'S BEEN MOLESTED, RAPED, ETC...

YOU CAN NOT COMPARE WHAT YOUR WRIGHTING'S ARE TO A CHILD, OR HUMAN BEING GETTING MOLESTED, RAPED, ETC... THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH NORMAL EVERY DAY LIVING, BUT PEOPLE WHO MOLESTE ARE NOT NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS, AND IT'S NOT A PART OF EVERY DAY LIVING, IT;S A PART OF A NIGHTMARE THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY, YES IN TIME YOU CAN BECOME A SURVIOR, BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS CARRY THE PAIN, EVEN WITH THERPY, AND MEDS... SO THIS SHIT YOU TYPED ON HERE IS JUST THAT. TAMMY RICH

Hex: Something must have ticked you off. That outdoor information is going around the net and has gone around years ago. It is not mine, so there is no need to attack. The purpose of it (IMHO) ,is to let people know that in today's world, parents are so protective of their children that they create a dependency that prevents the kids from going outside to play with their peers. You are being told by this story, that things have not changed that much , where everyone has to live in fear of rape. One thing that kicked off this circus, was the fact that kids were being kidnapped by one of the divorced parents and society was thinking the kid was kidnapped by some pervert. I mean....what are the odds here? Your child was hurt by a family member...not by some person in the park down the street. I have tried to neutral on this issue. I know where you stand.

OLDTIMER,

EVEN IF IT IS GOING ACROSS THE INTERNET, WHEN YOU TYPE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON HERE, PARENTS WHOM CARE, WILL GET UPSET, ESP, IF THEIR CHILD WAS ONE WHOM GOT MOLESTED, NOT TO MINSHONE THE PARENT AS WELL. WHOM EVER THOUGHT OF THAT TO TYPE HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE PAIN, AND SUFFERING THE VIC... GO THROUGH, EVEN THE VIC... WHOM WERE FALSE LABLED AT THAT ONE. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON HERE, I ADMIT I WAS OUT FOR ALL OFFENDERS, AND PREDITORS UNTIL I READ ALOT, AND LEARNED THAT THEY CAN BE VIC... THEMSELVES, AND I HAD A OPEN MIND, UNLIKE THIS STORY YOU TYPES THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS INTERNET. YOU DON'T TYPE SOMETHING YOU DON;T AGREE WITH, AND THAT IS WHAT MADE ME MADD, HONESTLY, YES, THEIR ARE PARENTS WHOM FREAK OVER EVERYTHING, BEING A MOTHER OF FOUR, I HAVE SEEN THAT FIRST HAND, BUT WITH THE WAY THE WORLD IS TODAY IT'S HARD NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR THEIR THOUGHTS, AND CAREING WAYS. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT DOES MAKE IT HARD FOR THEM TO GROW UP AND BECOME AN ADULT, BECAUSE YOUR NOT LETTING THEM GROW, YES CHILDREN GET HURT, AND THINGS HAPPEN TO THEM, BUT ONLY NORMAL THINGS, THAT A CHILD SHOULD GO THROUGH. BEING HURT BY SOMEONE YOU TRUST, AND LOVE, AND BEING FORCED TO HAVE SEX, AND DO THINGS TO PLEASE SOMEONE FOR THEIR PLEASURE, AS A CHILD, OR RAPE VIC... IS NOT SOMETHING NORMAL ANY ONE, ESP... A CHILD SHOULD GO THROUGH, I KNOW FIRST HAND, AND UNF... MY SON. I AM ALL FOR A CHILD BEING A CHILD, BUT THIS STORY IS AN EXCUSE FOR THE PERSON WHOM TYPED IT, TO STILL CONTINUE HIS, OR HER PREDITOR WAYS, AND THAT IS SICK. AND YES, IT WAS MY SON'S (EX)- UNCLE, WHOM MOLESTED HIM, AND UNF... IT WAS FAMILY, BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT SOMETIMES FAMILY'S ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED, WHEN IN ALL REALITY, THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU WOULD NEVER THINK WOULD HURT, OR HARM YOUR CHILD. SO NO MATTER WHAT WALK OF LIFE YOU COME FROM, ALWAYS BE CAREFULL NO MATTER IF THEIR YOUR FAMILY, OR FRIENDS. THAT IS THE TRUTH. TAMMY RICH (HEXGIRL)

Tammy: The internet story is NOT about sexual offenders and I am sure has nothing to do with it. It simply says how it used to be...and how it still COULD be. It is simply saying how unafraid people were back then. Nothing has changed between then and now, except "parenting" (IMO). Do you not think our mothers weren't concerned about preditors? They were, back then. There was kidnapping and rape back in the forties and fifties and sixties. Kids were told not to take candy from strangers...or to report weird stuff to the cops or parents back then. The only thing really different from back then and now is the unending fear people now have of EVERYTHING. As so many have said on this site: The registry will NOT make your kid safe. Only your love and attention will. Only educating your child will. Your child's molestation was by a family member...who would expect this? It was not your fault and certainly not your child's fault. It was the family member who did wrong. It is time now to heal for the benefit of your child.

OLDTIMER,

THAT IS SOMETHING A MOTHER CAN NEVER HEAL FROM, BUT YES, CAN GO ON WITH LIFE, AND TRY TOO LIVE EACH DAY TO HOPE AND PREY MY CHILDREN ARE SAFE NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE, OR WHO'S AROUND THEM. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT I AM NOT TO BLAME FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD AS HELL NOT TOO. I ALSO HAVE LEARNED EVEN THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE ON YOUR LIFE PATH, AND ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME THING, OR THEY WILL NOT GROW, BUT THAT IS HARD TOO. I DO AGREE THAT A PERSON WHOM MOLESTES, REALLY IS SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, MORE SO THEN A STRANGER, MORE ADULTS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, HAVE BEEN RAPED, BY STRANGERS, AND MORE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MOLESTED BY MORE FAMILY MEMBERS THEN THEIR FAMILY'S FRIENDS, OR THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS HARD, NO MATTER WHAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN, OR CHILD, BUT SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN TO THEM BY SOMEONE YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT. HEX

Hello I just wanted to make a few comments as far as just how out of touch the Ma Sex Offenders Policy Is . I am in my 40's now and I have been seriously affected as over a 100 victims of one man still alive Has. His name is lets say Bob(Robert) Cu**** on the norton/rehoboth line He is still active seeking young boys to Rape Beware All Familys in that area Dean Street Norton/Rehoboth

If what you say is true, it only takes one person to start an investigation. You do have laws on sexual abuse in Mass. Stand up and speak out. I hate this tattletale stuff on here. You never know if the facts are true, or someone has a vandetta they want to settle...or a divorce they want to happen. You know this is happening? Then speak to the cops or keep it to youself. Sorry if this is harsh, but geez.

Typical LIBERAL state........Typical LIBERAL politics..........sex scum have all the rights.........EXECUTE them ALL..........we need the death penalty NOW!!!!!

I'm trying to search in my area for any sex offenders and can't find where it lists the towns on the Mass website. I live in CT now and am moving to Mass. How come it's not set up like the CT site?! Can anyone direct me to the actual LIST? I don't KNOW their last names!!

THE STATE YOUR MOVING TOO HAS A WEB SIGHT FOR SEXUAL OFFENDERS/PREDITORS. YOU CAN CALL UP THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPT.. AND THEY CAN HELP YOU, OR THE COURTS THERE. BUT TOO BE HONEST NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, THEIR IS GONA BE SOME FORM OF A OFFENDER THERE, AND CHECKING EVERYWHERE YOU MAY LIVE IS O.K. BUT THE ONES YOU NEED TO REALLY WORRY ABOUT ARE YOUR CLOSE FREINDS, OR FAMILY, NOT THE ONES WHOM ARE LISTED IN OYUR AREAS, HAFE OF THEM ARE ONLY OFFENDERS, DUE TO THE AGE OF HAVING SEX, AND THE PARENT GETTING PISSED OFF, ETS.. THE TRUE PREDITORS ARE THE ONES YOU WANT TO STRAY FROM, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT YOU WAN TO BE WORRIED ABOUT. THANKS, TAMMY RICH

i dont under stand why the people of lynn mass are not able to no were an who these people are i have little brothers cousins an nieces an nefyou,s the thought that these people are in are neighborhoods is sickening the govorment should make harsher laws for offenders a crime like that they should throw away the key there is no excuse for those actions.

hello i think we all need to get a bill signed or something to do something about these dam sexoffenders i just recently found out info on one of my kids by her uncle and its been happening since she was like 6 and she is 16 time for the states to protect our children and to hell with them

i have to add this you teach you children not to strangers but now we have to teach them not to trust anyone family members included we need pictures of these pigs kids remeber pictures

I am married to a level 3 sex offender. We have been married 2 years and at times it has been really rough. The state did not stipulate that he register as a condition of his release but he did have to have a SO Parole officer. (If you have violent offense, like assault, they will also require special supervision and a leg monitor in Texas) His PO wrote the state and requested that he register. So, he was not registered when we met but had to later. It has been financially difficult for us because people will interview him, like him, and then do the background check. Praise God there was one place that gave him a chance. They had the wherewithall to get information from his counselor regarding how possible it was that he might re-offend or be a threat to co-workers. His counselor stated that it was unlikely. They received several letters of recommendation from numerous supervisors regarding his hard working, reliable performance. One even stating, "I wish I had more like him," and no females had EVER felt theatened or unsafe around him. Eventually they hired him. The process was long and uncomfortable for him considering that his offense was a full 20+ years ago, with a consenting female, who was cheating on her boyfriend. When her b/f found out, he demanded that she report the incident like she had been raped, her mother was the one who pressed charges. Even in court she stated that she was not "raped," and it's not because she was afraid of him, for those of you who would like to read more into it. To no avail.



I think the sex-offender laws do need some serious revision. Each offender should not be judged by a number. People are judgemental and naive and just plain ignorant, and most fail to research and get the facts. The news maybe the only source of information that they get. There needs to be another way to categorize SO's. I agree with all of you who say that the nay sayers should do some research. I did, and I found out what you all all ready know, the low residivisim rates of SO's, specifically those who have gone through a counseling/rehabilitation program for sex offenders and those who have done nothing wrong. And mainly, I agree that your family and friends are who you really need to watch. Both my brother and myself were sexually "abused" by older boy cousins. We didn't tell, after all, they were our family. No, it's not the people on the registry that you need to be afraid of.

Everytime the news comes on with a sex offender story I cringe. The media has served as the vehicle to increase the stereotypes and histeria. They report the worst cases and completely fail to report the FACTS about sexual offenders, recidivism rates, and who is most likely to offend. This makes me the most angry along with the whole not being able to get a job thing.



There was a time when I would have said, put these SO's on an island. Who cares about them seeing their families. They can molest each other on the island where decent people don't live. But now, I've learned that life does not work that way and that it's not that black & white.



If you have children, do not assume that the reverend, the uncle, the cousin, or the husband or neighbor is not going to touch your children in an inappropriate way. My cousin walked in on her husband molesting her grandchild, in the livingroom of their house. How devestating. He was not a RSO. Educate your children about what is and is not appropriate.

YES, YOU SHOULD TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ON THE RIGHT TOUCH, AND BAN TOUCH. BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN BEING OFFENDED, CAN STILL HAPPEN TO THEM. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD TO KNOW IT'S SAFE TO COME TALK TO THE PARENT ABOUT ANYTHING, SO THE LINES OF COMUNICATION STAYS OPEN AT ALL TIMES, ESP... IN THIS DAY AND AGE. THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE, AND I CAN NOT EVEN START TO THINK HOW IT WILL BE WHEN MY CHILDREN GROW UP, AND HAVE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS THESE SEXUAL OFFENDERS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THESE CHILDREN, AND THEY BRAIN WASH THEM INTO THINKING WHAT THEY SAY IS FACTUAL, OR THEY SCEAR THEM TO DEATH TO KEEP QUIET, EITHER WAY NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PARENT, THINGS CAN HAPPEN, ESP... WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CLOSE FRIENDS, THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, YOU DO NOT HEAR OF RAPE MUCH ANYMORE, AND WHEN YOU DO, IT'S A STRANGER, AND WHEN IT'S INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE IT'S THE FAMILY, OR FRIEND. TRUST ME I KNOW, AND I WISH I DID NOT. ANOTHER THING, THEY NEED NOT TO PLACE ALL OFFENDERS IN THE CAT... THEY HONESTLY ARE NOT, NOT ALL OFFENDERS ARE THAT, THEY ARE JUST DOING THE SAME THINGS WE DID AS TEENAGERS, AND FOR THE PARENTS TO GET MADD, AND RUIN THEIR LIVES, IS BEYOUND ME ANYMORE, DOWN RIGHT STUPID, AND A WAIST OF TAX PAYERS MONEY, THEY NEED TO PAY ATTENSHONE TO THE REAL OFFENDERS, AND GO FROM THERE, TAMY RICH (HEXGIRL, HEX) FLORIDA WOMEN

I believe that everyone has a second chance to change their life. Families with sex offenders have a right to live and get on with their lives. They are on registry and you dont see people being found guilty of dealing drugs on any registry. These people have served their time and have a right live their life without being harassed by the government and the public.

WELL I DISAGREE, AND AGREE. THE ONLY REASON I AGREE IS THIS, ALOT OF THESE OFFENDERS LABLED, ARE MORE BECAUSE OF TEENAGE PARENTS GETTING UPSET, AND BEFORE ANYONE KNOWS IT YOU ARE IN COURT, THEN LABLED A OFFENDER. WHICH IS WRONG. NOW I THINK PEOPLE WHO TRULEY HURT SOMEONE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT SEXUAL RELATED, SHOULD BE POSTED SOME HOW, BUT WE KNOW IT DOES'NT WORK THAT WAY. AS FOR THE (TRUE) OFFENDERS, AND PREDITORS GETTING A SECOND CHANCE, THEY DO, THAT IS WHY THEY GET OUT OF PRISION, THAT IS THEIR SECOND CHANCE INTO OUR SOCIETY, BUT LIKE WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, THERE IS ALWAYS A CONQ... THAT WILL HAPPEN, THE MORE SERIOUS THE SITUATION, THE MORE HARSH THE PUNISHMENT IS GOING TOO BE. SO I DISAGREE THERE WITH YOU. THESE PERVERTS GET LET BACK OUT 9 OUT OF TEN TIMES, THEY RE-ENTER OUR SOCIETY, THEY YES, MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIND WORK, A PLACE TO LIVE, BUT THINK ABOUT IT, THEY DID THAT TO THEM SELVES, AND IT'S THEIR OWN FAULT THEY HAVE TO REG... AND DO THIS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. I WILL NOT, OR CAN NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEM FOR THAT. WHAT ABOUT THE VIC... HERE. THEY DO NOT GET A SECOND CAHNCE AT THEIR INNOCENCE, NOW DO THEY? ESP... A CHILD, COME ON HERE, THE STATE DOES NOT HELP WITH THE FAMILY OF THE VIC... WHOM WERE MOLESTED, YOU DO THAT YOURSELF, (WELL HERE IN FLORIDA THAT IS) WE PAY FOR OUR FAMILY'S HELP, NOT THE STATE, BUT YET OUR TAX PAYINGMONEY GOES TO HELP THESE S.O.B.'S OUT FOR FREE THERPY, AND FREE THIS AND THAT UNTIL THEY ARE RELEASED, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE VIC.. ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PRISION CELL WHOM WERE HURT? I SHOULD KNOW I AM THERE WITH MY SON, WHO WAS MOLESTED AT 9, AND NOW IS 11. HE MAY ALWAYS BE A VIC... BUT I CAN SAY NOW, HE IS A HONEST TO TRUTH SURVIOR, AND THAT WAS NOT FROM HELP WITH THE STATE, ( THAT WAS PROMISED) IT WAS FROM US PAYING OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS, THE MONEY FOR HIS TREATMENTS, AND MEDS,,, AND WHEN MY SON TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF AT 10 BECAUSE OF THIS A@@HOLE, WE PAID FOR THE HOSPITAL HE WAS IN FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT IS ALL WOTRH IT TOO HAVE HIM BE A BOY AGAIN, AND TOO SEE HIM SMILE, AND NOT LIVE EVERYDAY IN FEAR, LIKE HE WAS. HIS MOLESTOR WAS MY (EX) BROTHER (STEP) AND YES, HE IS IN PRISION UNTIL 2014, OR GOOD BEHAVIOR (LESS TIME) BUT I;LL NEVER FORGET THE QUESTION MY SON ASKED THE JUDGE, MIND YOU 9 AT THE TIME, HOW COME HE GETS OUT ON GOOD BEHAVIOR, WHEN WHAT HE DID WAS BAD? WHEN WE LEFT THEIR WAS NOT A DRY EYE IN THE COURT ROOM.

Well folks - I have a HUGE Question --



Why isn't there a MURDERERS REGISTRY LIST THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO -- i'd really like to know if a murderer or serial killer or whatnot moved in next door and were they likely to do it again -- Granted -- sex from the innocent children and whatnot is horrible, although some of us are passing out condoms to 11 year olds -- hello you can't tell me your kids don't know about sex or aren't possibly having it -- WAKE-UP!!! BUt anyways -- what about the Murderers and killers of children/adults/babies/people in general?? Where are they when released where are they living -- next door? Hmmmm??? Makes me uncomfortable thinking about that one. Hey how about a pot smokers registry or a PRIEST's who molested our catholic children's LIST -- Let's just go Nuts!

good thing that none off these offenders can run faster than 1200 feet a second cause that's how fast the bullet is movin that's gonna be right behind them and closin in

Some sex offenders can be viewed at 22 news online. Go to community and pick what town you want

remington,

Thats a great way to be just shootem thats the answer well you belong behind bars as much as they do. The registry doesnt tell you everything that it should. you may just shoot someone who has went on with there life to start a family and put the past behind them. i hope that would make you proud that you may take away a father to his children and wife and leave them fatherless. Its not a wonder why they want to ban guns as people such as yourself abuse the purpose.

YOU CAN THANK YOUR GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK, HE HAS EASED THE LAWS FOR THESE ANIMALS.

For the peope wanting pictures of sex offenders, pull outyour family album. Very good chance there will be one there.

A word to the wise - I know of a Level 2 registered sex offender in MA who sodomized a FIVE YEAR OLD child in her own bed while her mother held a party. But because he hired an expensive attorney, he was able to make a plea deal. Now instead of being identified as the Level 3 monster he is, he is only considered a "moderate" threat and is not disclosed to neighbors or their children. There is nothing "moderately" threatening about a very little girl being raped in her own home. Shame on attorneys and judges who allow such plea deals.

And while these plea deals are given, others suffer social scorn all their lives with no chance to remove themself from the registry. Not good. (IMHO)

To those who offer this website...thank you. It is good to be able to read the many comments and diverse ways people think.



I write as one who - I believe it is fair to say - was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. The molestations began about the age of five with uncle #1 (our babysitter), uncle # 2 played his fondling games when I was around 8 or 9. I lost my virginity to undle # 3 about the age of 11.



Having said that, I believe the Public Sexual Offender Registry may be causing more harm than good. Initially, I didn't believe this. But as I see more and more young men (in Michigan) being tried as adults at the age of 17 and required to register for 25 years...I think serious changes are needed to identify true "dangers to society" verses young men who commit fornication with their girlfriends.



Fornication (sex outside of marriage) is a sin to repent of and turn from.

Yet should it be considered justified in such as the following case: A 17 year old had sex with his 15 year old girlfriend. It was consensual. Later he broke up with her and started dating someone else. The 15 year old was jealous and angry...and wanted revenge on her ex-boyfriend. Not fully understanding the laws and how her revenge would hold ramifications for the 17 year old - for the next 25 years! - He, since the age of 17 is on the Public Sex Offenders Registry - picture, name, address and all - until the year 2030. Does that seem fair? I hardly think so.



I wonder if there are laws in place that, after a young girl or her parents who'd earlier had a young man convicted as a sex offender, can go back to the courts and ask that he be pardoned and removed from the registry. If there's not such a law...there definitely should be.



God is the final judge of us all. Grace, peace and mercy to all who would repent of their own sins and not condemn others.

As a Father of three and a register lv 1 I think and know more then you idots that only create hate,fear,vendetas. shuold look into your own familys for predetors, i was sexuly abuse by an uncle at the age of 6 or 5

and at age 17 acted out my self .I know about been a victim as well

as pepetrator most of this crime are cimmited with in the familys so

so stop been so ignorent and stupid.I did my time and treatment and

done some studing on why people do what they do it all begins at home.

stop been so fearfull and dontpay to much atention to the media they just

whant a story and always they make thing bigger then what they are

and this politicions all whent votes and fame but ask them to fix the health

care problem or S.S. they bring this things up to take the attention away of what matters. please stop your fears I have family that I love and care for

like your selfs I am just as human as you. Hit me it hurts,cut me I bleed

dont be hateful think before you act and.One day this all blow right on all

lawmaker and goverments faces.We are all sexofenders and dont say no

when you are driving down the street and see a beatiful women or men

your eyes pop and for the fact I know you all look a think wow !!@##$%

we are all sexoffender like it or not.

I wish peace for all

There is no Justice!!!! How can it be possible that Massachusetts is the only state that protect rapists. What about the trauma caused by these perpetrators to many victims including very young children. Children who will eventually live under constant fear, pain and suffering due to the trauma caused to them. How can the MA Criminal Justrice System put our children's life in danger. There is no justice... That's why Lorena Bobbitt took justice on her own hads!!!

I fell bad for the teenage boys who are wrongfully accused by teenage girls who are afraid to admit to there parents they they have had sex. Instead the claim rape. There are girls to blame as well! For all the growm men and women ho are sex offenders you should all be ashaimed

anything that you morons write will not be listened to . the laws have to help sex offenders not harm them. they need to be able to learn their mistakes make new lives for themselves start all over again. given opporunities ot work and make a living and do whats right in society. they need your help and support in doing this. not your hate. your hate doesnt help the problem; we neeed to come up with new laws that will enable sex offenders to function in society and make a living and have a place called home and be forgiven. remember what christ said . forgive and u shalll be forgiven dont forget the sty that its in your eye too .judge not and ye be not judged. love one another. there are no threats to public safety help these people live better lives now. stop the bitterness and hate against them . were all human beings on this planet. grow up

This website is such an emotional stop for so many ma residents. you need to invest in usability so that people do not feel frustrated finding information. You should hire an internet usability expert to fix this. People want to put in their zip and see if there is a person that they should be concerned about.

AC

I live in Connecticut and our sex offender registry works. I simply put in a town and I can view the sex offenders in my town or other towns. I have someone on my street who is a sex offender...I also have a friend who grew up in my town and knows that this "offender" dated a girl who was a couple years younger then him and the girls parents pressed charges. It should be that easy to find out the truth. I have a young female child and I would want to know! With two unsolved murders in the Brimfield/Warren area, I wouldn't move up there and feel safe unless I could see who to watch out for and where they live!

26th anon: What you state, is exactly why the registry fails. First of all, one has to ask what your strange interest is for knowing all of the offenders in nearby towns. What does that do for you? Second: If you really feel that your daughter is safe, because you can see who is on the registry, you fail to see that it does not provide safety for children. Most offenders going after your daughter will be from your family or people you know well....so says research on this subject. What is important ,is what you teach your daughter is what will her prevent her from being sexual offended. Where she hangs out and what she wears will bear on the possibility of her being a victim. (IMO) you need to look at more information of this crime and only then you will realize that the registry will not make you "safe". Get informed. There are interesting facts here: http://sosnet.bravehost.com/index.htm

I am from Florida. We have a database here that is a public information database complete with photos, addresses, and offenses. It is very simple to use. I came here today and many other sites looking for information on a man that was hired at my company. He was recently arrested, which stated that he was an offender who failed to register in Florida (among other things). He stated he had moved here from the Boston area( Dorchester). My reason for looking this man up is b/c if he comes back to work for the company, my children sometimes come to my office, not to mention my own safety. I found it very difficult to find any information on this man and I am still searching.

to person from florida.. this guy will eventually be registered in the stae of florida. To not register is a felony.. so he is most likely going to jail for a while. As far as him going back to work.. I hope he got fired.. but if he didnt get fired, whether or not he can work there depends on his crime. If he commited a crime against a child of a certain age (not sure for florida).. but ours is 12 and under.. then he would not be allowed to be so many feet from children. He can not reside, or work so many feet from a school or daycare. I dont think you have anything to worry about. If you are worried, then go up to the local police department and ask. It is public record and unless he is a juvenile or a youthful offender, there will be notifications sent out about his release from jail, where he is residing, and what crime he committed. I am originally from bradenton florida. I was just wondering if anyone remembers when the bradenton herald posted an issue with every sex offender in the state. This happened around the time of kidnapping and death of the little girl at the carwash in sarasota.. think her name was jessica lunsford.

hypocrisy! - 17 sixteen yr old girls pregnant in Gloucester, and no one is charged with rape? With all the young men on the registry watching this? Young men who were put on the registry for having sex with THEIR underage girlfriend. Those of you who always make noise supporting the registry should be making noise , now. But, all I hear is silence. Hypocrisy.

HONESTLY,

THE GIRLS WHO GOT PREGO AT THE SAME TIME ARE DEF.. OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE TERM CONDOM, AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR, AS WELL AS WHAT THE HELL BIRTH CONTROL IS!!! THEY ALL WANTED TO GET PREGO, AT THE SAME TIME, NOT CARING WHO THE PERSON IS GETTING THEM PREGO, JUST AS LONG AS IT HAPPENED TO THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IF THEIR PARENTS GET THESE MEN,OR TEENAGER BOYS IN JAIL SOMEHOW, IT IS WRONG. THEY NEED TO LOOK AT THEIR DAUGHTERS ACTIONS FIRST, AND EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW STUPID THEY WERE TO GET PREGNAT AT A YOUNG AGE, AND MAKE THEM GO THROUGH THIS, AND EITHER STEP AS A MOTHER TO THIS CHILD, OR THE GRANDPARENT TAKE ON, (IT IS PART OF THEM TOO, NO MATTER HOW IT WAS FIGURED OUT ON TO GET PREGO) OR GIVE THE CHILD UP, SO MANY FAMILY'S OUT THERE CAN NOT HAVE CHILDREN WHOM WOULD MAKE EXCELLENT PARENTS. I THINK ALL THESE GIRLS NEED A MENTAL CHECK, BECAUSE THIS IS SADD FOR THE PARENTS, AND THE UNBORN CHILD. BUT TO PLACE BLAME ON THE MEN, OR TEENAGE BOYS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. HONESTLY PEOPLE, THE GIRLS KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, GOT IT, AND NOW THE PARENTS HAVE TO SUFFER FOR THEIR CHILDS MISTAKES, AS WELL AS THE UNBORN CHILD THEY ARE CARING TOO.

I agree with you. However, this is an example of how some offenders go to jail and some do not. One of the mothers was happy her daughter got pregnant. dah. And to think that a man in GA. went to jail for ten years because his girlfriend gave him a BJ. I guess in that case, color mattered. As a society, IMO we need to re examine this whole issue and the issue of fairness.

I live in a state that allows citizens to view sex offenders and can display the location of any sex offenders in their living or zip code area and I would hope that MA will adopt this process to provide information to the families living in the areas where their children could fall prey to such people.

STOP PROTECTING THE CRIMINALS. The only way to deter this behavior is to EXPOSE IT!!

Yes these folks are sick, but we have a right to know where they are and to protect our children!

Posting is good and bad, depending on info released, case in point.

My brother who I fix computers was emailed a document with a virus attached to it. He couldnot see nor tryied to see images unable to be seen on his cpu. The FBI in Boston, MA under the new peep and spy law, saw there was a site/ not looked at downloaded to his machine. I was doing some disk downloads to clean his harddrive, The police and FBI got a search warrent to invade his house, take his tower or CPU, after getting on the stand myself, married 30 years plus, the state said might have unsussectly deleted a file on his hard drive, therewas no evidence to prove this point and no porn, books, writings or marrige fooing around on my point either, but the law states knowingly or not, if you are susppected of deleting a image of any porn deemed o be child when or while the FBI or state is looking inyour house, you may also be arested

put on trial, if found guilty, could have to wear a angle bracelet pay huge fines, and be forced to live in Ma? The req. will only state level 1 sex offeneder, remember no child sex abuse, no child contact no adult contact

other than my wife, who is happy with my conduct, nothing than the possible deletion of a jpg image I do not have any memory of ever seeing or deleting, Should not the level of the offender be also show what the offender was guilty of?

A picture never seen, vs a person women or man who touch or harmed another should be spelled out if all is to be fair.

You assulted someone and are a level two or three or even a one, your verdict and charge to be fair to both sides should be part of the record if its to be public. Otherwise don't ever and I mean this fix a friends cpu or your childs or a brother or sister's, or you too could be behind bars

and scratching your head to what happened.

Without thought and carefule planning this is nothing more than useless info like a Salem Witch Hunt.

Do it right or not at all.

What would you do if the FBI knocked on your door took your CPU and had the state five years later arrest you for fixing a broken cpu?

Then you went to jail, never ever as God know it true seeing or touching or harming anybody and living by the law?

Think about it!!!!!

to posting is good: What about people who give away their computers? That would prove interesting, also, when an innocent is arrested for something someone else may have done.

I have to say I agree with the disdain for the lack of information on the website. I typed in "Maine Sex Offenders" and got a great page with lots of information. I type the same thing for Massachusetts and get a headache. People have a right to this information. If not the Level 1's, at least the 2's and 3's.

anon 7/28: What I don't understand is why you are checking both Maine and Mass? Are you looking for someone, or getting some kind of enjoyment out of seeing deviants?

Does anyone know which states show a difference in the type of sexual offenses? I mean touching crimes vs. non touching (molesting vs. possessing child porn.) I would like to hear comments from any of you as to whether there should be a different level for types of sexual crimes. Please remember as you address this that the term "sexual offender" follows a person forever. Do any of you feel that an offender can commit a sex crime and then be rehabilitated? Should a person have to carry the title long after the crime and time served? Do you thing State Mandated Counseling might help? I will be watching for comments. Thank you

Shari: Some states disclose what the person was charged with. You would then have to see how the state defines the violation in their statues. The Department of Justice has done a lot of studies on the subject of recidivism, as well as many states doing their own studies. A recent one is the Michigan study of 2007. You will find in the more recent studies, that rehabilitation appears quite successful and that state mandate treatment, does help the outcome. Many states now have programs for offenders while or after incarceration. The shame behind all of this, and it was already known years ago, is that this registry is taking the money away from childhood programs and protection of children by abusive parents. (IMHO) Crimes are spinning out of control, while our police sit in front of computers tracking offenders in order to please the neurotic parent, who needs to feel "safe". Shamefully, IMO, the registry is not for the purpose of safety. Offenders close to the family, statistically are shown to be most dangerous and they most likely are not on the registry.

This program does provide $$ to public safety police and surely has filled pockets in that regard. (IMO) Your questions are good ones and I hope you get response from others here.

people give it a rest sex offenders cannot be cured? yeah ok are you a drunk or drug dealer? are you cured or does something hang in your closet? Enough of the salem witch trial.If you looked after your kids and did as a parent should then you wouldnt worry about THE BAD MAN.To say someone in your family should be raped or murded. How imature and stupid can you be. Go back to your closet

J. Cox of Waltham Mass is a level 3 sex offender -- raped 3 children.. one of which was 6 years old.. all males. I can't even get where he is incarcerated to send him a letter of hate and disgust. Massachusetts needs to change their laws!!! These people need to pay for what they've done to these poor children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Kennedy, stand up and change your laws!

It does stink, but thats there way of making sure people dont put up false pictures. I wouldnt want someone posted who isnt a offender, that would destroy there reputation.

The Sex Offender site for this State is the Worst in the Nation.. We had one of your "Registered" Sex Offenders that moved here nearly 5 years ago. He has been arrested several times for minor violations, Driving, Etc. Recently he was arrested on Felony charges that prompted a full background search. Then & only then was it brought to light that he was A Sex Offender & had not registered in this State of Florida.. I keep track of sex offenders in our neighbor hood through the Florida Sex Offender Registeration Website. I tried to check this guy on the Mass State Site & ran into a bunch of "Red Tape" & got no results.. They make it nearly impossible to find anything about a Sex Offender.. He is NOW registered in FLORIDA.... "THANK YOU Massachusetts" You can view this Sex Offenders PHOTO & Status on the Floirda Sex Offender Site.. http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?fromDataMaintenance=yes&personId=61885

I don't understand exactly what Massachusetts public safety entitles. Why are you protecting sex offenders and not the children of the community? Why is it mission impossible to find information about sex offenders in the area, talk about lack of security. It's like you're asking them to offend again, you are basically giving them permission to run the neighborhoods of child infested streets with out warning to the parents of these innocent potential victims. RI, CT, they all have easy access to pictures and level of offence. Why don't we just change the state motto to "RAPISTS STRIKE HERE, YOU'RE PROTECTED" Total B.S!!!!!!!!

Sounds like to me that the State Gov. in MA needs to listen to its people. and start trying to protect its children instead of protecting the rights of some child molester. In NC we plaster "convicted" sex offenders pictures all over. You can go on the internet and get all sorts of information on that subj. citizens can sign up an be alerted when a sex offender moves into a certian neighborhood.. WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN !!!!!! why dont you ?

Im sure many in Mass. DO love their children. Possibly, they do not equate loving their child with destroying the lives of those who have paid for their mistakes and want to return to and become positive members of society, again. It is so cool how self rightous folks throw stones in all directions and never take a good look in the mirror at their own sins. (IMO) So please don't say they don't love their kids because they don't participate in your "witch hunt".

wow so you have to pay on most of these sites to even see what sex offenders are in the area.. i went to like 3 or 4 websites and they all had different sex offenders for my town?! what is going on the state is trying to make money from sex offenders? and obviously the free sites aren't updated enough.. what a state we live in huh ?

Its just goes to show how backwards Massachusetts Laws are. I would never move to that wretched state where you cant view sex offenders pictures. Its just a terrible miscarriage of justice you have a parent like me with kids who wants to keep them safe yet I cant find a safe place for my kids because the rights of sex offenders comes before the rights of my kids? thats just bull shit!

joe smith: Maybe Massachusetts realizes that a "registry" is not what keeps your children safe. Check out facts and myths at: http://sexoffendersolutions.blogspot.com/2007/03/facts-vs-myths.html

My husband and I just moved to North Carolina and we are about to buy a house so we are researching the area. North Carolina makes it so easy to access information such as registered sex offenders which really eases my mind when making a big decision like buying a house. We moved from Massachusetts so I figured I would compare the community where we are buying to the communities I have lived in within Massachusetts and, like many have stated, I can't seem to find the information I want in Massachusetts...which makes me feel really good about our move to North Carolina.

Many of the Massachusetts offender laws have been made more severe, so I am not sure what you are referring to. Good luck in the new home.

Is it posible to do a search on an individual to determine if they are registered as a level one offender in a particular state? If so, where can you do this at?

SEX OFFENDERS in MASSACHUSETTS are stupid offenders that everyone in their communities must report to the police department that if you know who are sex offenders in location. Arrest them send back to jail. People around the neighborhood don't want any sex offenders who live or work. Sex offenders must send back to jail more times.



I heard in State of Maine 2 sex offenders were killed by Canadian Man. I was happy that 2 sex offenders are sick person. More sex offenders over 50 states there are a lot of hard time to fight against sex offenders. We don't care about sex offender people. Why? Every neighborhood likes to threat and harass at sex offender people. We have no respect for sex offenders. We are enemy against Sex Offenders around the cities.



If we found out any of sex offenders who lives and works, we must have to call the police arrest sex offenders send back to jail more times. We don't care sex offender's family. It's too bad for their families because we want to be safe.

I THINK THIS IS A DISGRACE BUT ON THE OTHER HAND YOU NEVER KNOW BECAUSE MY EX GOT A LEVEL 3 CHARGE DUE TO YOUNG GIRLS TRYING TO ACT OLDER !!!MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE PARENTS AND WONDER !

I dont think it matters if you can see a picture or not. sex offenders come in any shape or form. A picture of one sex offender will not protect your child from an unregistered sex offender. In the end it depends on the parents to protect their children from these scum bags. And not all registered sex offenders are child molesters. Most guys have no problem urinating outside and if your caught just doing that you can get registered as a sex offender. So if your looking at pictures and you recognize a guy who when he was 18 had a little to much to drink and got caught peeing on the tree your going to treat him just as bad as a person who molested a child.

PLEASE WILL SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABUOT THESE PEOPLE

Illinois is as easy as 1, 2, 3 to find every sex offender near you. It marks them on a map and you can see a picture of each guy, if he is in compliance by registering himself as a sex offender, and it explains what he was convicted of.



If our forefathers woke up from their graves, they would commit suicide!!!

as a victim of sexual abuse when I was 12- 14 years old, I understand a victims pain and I've owned this pain for over 25 years. The first 20 years were a living nitemare. This is what a victim of sexual assault and or rape of any age, male or female is in for. Let us not forget that before all these political and legal debates, and all this bickering over the internet, ...there are The Victims.

What seems to be wrong with the system to me is that some of these level 3 offenders have multiple convictions are not doing more lengthy senteces or secure mental hospital stays. What is the debate here? If somebody is considered a high risk of reoffending, they should not be released. (My abuser got off with a slap on the wrist and no prison time).

And no matter what imcompetent judges and polititions do, a victim can drop feelings of guilt and take away the power of of bad memories...the best revenge is self forgiveness and a life well lived.

I find everyone's comments here very ignorant. The fact that these people have to live a dificult life as it is, always being tracked, always reporting to the police where they are for their whole life, why should the state make it harder for them? they are tryng to live their life like everyone else. Some of them, I know for a fact are innocent! You have crazy ex wives who say the husband did something, and they didn't. These people are being tracked and the police are full aware where they are. End of story. What you people are doing is trying to create another witch hunt, and the state doesn't want that to happen. They DO have rights! So leave them alone. You are violation of their rights if you are trying to figure out every detail of their personal life. What do they know about YOU? You people appear to be crazy to me, not them. I wouldn't want you ignorant idiots as my neighbor, but there's no website for me to find out who you are or what you have done. And if you go to church, you have no idea how many children your priest molested, because the church hides that. And that's world wide! keep that in mind.

THERE IS A MAN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AT A CHURCH IN DANVERS MASS. HE WAS CONVICTED TWO SEPERATE TIMES FOR CHILD SEX CRIMES. HE AND ANOTHER MAN KIDNAPPED AND RAPED A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 1960'S. MAYBE THE CITIZENS OF THAT COMMUNITY NEED TO KNOW .

Hopefully the missing boy in Florida will be found. Florida said on the news that they were checking out the sexual offenders in that area that were registered. That sounds great, hope they keep track better than Georgia. I know of a guy that is registered in southern Georgia, but lives in a neighborhood near Atlanta. The lists help, but aren't always accurate.

You know what, some people are not true "sex offenders" and should not have to be subject to the terrible acts of humiliation that other states find helpful. I can tell you that my fiance is classified as an "SO" from something that happened 13 years ago when he, himself was a minor. So, child molesters are the ones you need to see pictures of not regular people who made a minor mistake as a teenager with another teenager and now has to suffer because of it. My fiance did not molest or rape anyone. So, my advice to you types of people out there are do your research on specific cases of sex offenses and then decide to stereotype. For instance, "mooning" someone is considered a sex offense as well as urinating in public. Do your homework!

I scanned just a few comments, but they suggest to me that many folks don't realize that if they want to show their kids pictures of sexual predators, often all they need to do is open the family album. I think all this focus on "stranger danger" misses the fact that most sexual abuse happens at home, and it's usually daddy or grandpa who's doing the molesting, sometimes for generations.

There is a piece of crap sex offender living in a nice residential area living in the malden/everett/saugus area. he is originally from the south shore but got run out of town finally. Now he moved up to the north shore where no one knows him so he can try to get away with more rapes. He doesn't go after children but he has raped many women and young girls. He has only been caught and convicted once but it is well known that he has committed this horrific act many many times. His name is Bill XXXXXXXXXX

This registry website is bullshxx. Good o'l liberal MA: let's protect the rights of the criminals at the expense of the law-abiding public. I know... let's vote Ted Kenedy in again. And when he's finally gone, we can plug Caroline into that slot.

SOMEONE WHO SEXUALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE IS A CRIME, BUT FOR PEOPLE TO ACT OUT ON A WEBSITE WITH BLOGS THEY ARE JUST AS MENTALLY DISTURBED, AS AN SEX OFFENDER. PEOPLE NEED TO STOP WASTING THERE TIME WRITING BLOGS ABOUT THESE PEOPLE BUT TAKE ACTION IN THERE COMMUNITIES AND MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN AND THE VICTIMS STAY SAFE .

START AN ORGANIZATION INSTEAD OF TALKING TOO TOO MUCH.

I would really love for all the sex offenders to stop being so mean to everybody and stop touching people, thank you

Love JOE M

Seriously Im so sorry for everybody who has been abused, Im one of the lucky few who got away

i think that sex offenders are disguisting. It isnt right what they do to lil boy's , it is completely wrong and i feel they should be ashamed of themselves. hopefully you learned your lesson and you can start a new life , and not do horrible gross crimes anymore. This is just my opinin cause i do believe some people can be reabilitated and change their ways.

I want to take this time to shout out to all my homies who have been abused, straight up i be sorry for ya'll, i hope dat u dawgs can get by this one. holla back if u need dat supports. ONE

Love, SHEDA B

This site is a tool to provide information to those that seek it, regarding the sex offenders in any given area. If it were up to me I would have this information posted on Billboards, commercials, transit lines etc. Rape is a brutal crime, it the "murder" of who you once were and who you were once becoming. You will never be the same again. To those that say "What you people are doing is trying to create another witch hunt, and the state doesn't want that to happen. They DO have rights!" I was raped, this changed the direction of my life. I get no second chance to have the right not be a victim. I don't get to serve a sentence and proceed with the horrific memory purged from my soul. I don't get a second chance, I "Do" have rights, they were violated. My life has never been the same. This is a small victory for survivors. . I know... Rape has become a part of my life's story, as well as part of my families. Until you can figure out a way to wipe the victims slate clean, I think that this is just, and the least that can be done. Let me assure you, I am not quivering and thumb sucking, I am stating my reality and my point of view on something that I have the right and authority to speak to. Until you know first hand the pain of a rape, a prosecution, and a recovery please do not lend a voice to support a perpetrator. My daughters life has been altered, my brothers, friends etc. It is like a rippling effect that has touched many but for me there is one perpetrator who made a choice and thus should live with the consequences.

This site is a tool to provide information to those that seek it, regarding the sex offenders in any given area. If it were up to me I would have this information posted on Billboards, commercials, transit lines etc. Rape is a brutal crime, it the "murder" of who you once were and who you were once becoming. You will never be the same again. To those that say "What you people are doing is trying to create another witch hunt, and the state doesn't want that to happen. They DO have rights!" I was raped, this changed the direction of my life. I get no second chance to have the right not be a victim. I don't get to serve a sentence and proceed with the horrific memory purged from my soul. I don't get a second chance, I "Do" have rights, they were violated. My life has never been the same. This is a small victory for survivors. . I know... Rape has become a part of my life's story, as well as part of my families. Until you can figure out a way to wipe the victims slate clean, I think that this is just, and the least that can be done. Let me assure you, I am not quivering and thumb sucking, I am stating my reality and my point of view on something that I have the right and authority to speak to. Until you know first hand the pain of a rape, a prosecution, and a recovery please do not lend a voice to support a perpetrator. My daughters life has been altered, my brothers, friends etc. It is like a rippling effect that has touched many but for me there is one perpetrator who made a choice and thus should live with the consequences.

I can't find a man that should be registered... his crime happened in Maryland, but he may have moved. How do I find him, I don't know where he moved to

YEP.........PROTECT THEM CRIMINALS.

Let the victim be the one that has to bear the burden one more time!

It is disgusting that parents can be aware of what lurks around their children before its to late!!!

Disgusting, totally disgusting.

If we can't view the pics, AT LEAST BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY.

These perverts absolutely destroy the lives of innocent children, sexual abuse is not something you just "get over".

25 years later, my children are still suffering, and had been robbed of their childhood.

Who ended up paying??? Me, the one that took them to therapy year after year after year!!!

The pervert just moved away!!!

I would just like to express my thought towards the spiteful comments below. I do agree that there are different types of offenders but nobody should classify, judge or hate unless they know the situation to its entirety. I am hoping info is not exposed. I have a child with a sex offender he will be living with us and I am scared of all you people who will make our lives hell! He is in prison for urinating in public. That is a sex offense. So please know that there are several reasons someone gets this title and their lives have been greatly affected already, please do not generalize and call them child molesters, or predetors. Most offenders do not commit again if they are given proper treatment and if they do they are probally mentally ill and need our prayers. Just show compassion for humanity please.

I feel that all levels of sex offenders should be posted along witht their names/pictures/offenses etc. because even though they have only been found to be a level 1 or 2 does not mean they have not committed other sexual crimes, they just haven't been caught yet. I would appreciate all sex offenders being ont he wesite because I recently learned of someone being a sex offender who is not a level 3 and I have a 5 year old daughter.

Mass posting feb 23: Again, (IMO)the registry causes more harm than good and will NOT, I repeat NOT keep your daughter safe. YOU keep her safe. Educate her and yourself. Let her know what inappropriate touching is and how to report it.

The hate and ignorance here is unbelievable.



There's a difference between a sex offender and a sex predator. If you streak through a concert and get caught you are a "sex offender".



"Have their family shot"? My God what is wrong with you? You are advocating lethal violence against innocent people. Hello? Get help.



The reason Level Ones are not revealed is to protect them against the ingorant hatred expressed here by some people.



Level 2 information is readily available, you just have to ask for it.



Why do we not have a registry for *all* violent crimes? The recidvism rate is much higher for "regular" criminals who commit violent crimes than for "sex offenders".



Here are the statistics.



http://sexoffenderstudies.blogspot.com/

What kind of bull is this? I can look at offenders pics in other states - but Mass will not let you??? Are you kidding me??? Who the hell is the genius who passed that law protecting those people? Why not invite every freak over here and let them get away with it? I think whatever group making these laws should be fired and replaced with people who actually give a damn about kids!

yes can look up sex offenders for free any were mass bye go to www.familywatchdog.comu only have login in once it will send you address changes of offenders for free it great i show my kids all time pic add.i hope it help also go AMW.COM will show pic all free .

I am very upset about how strict these laws are. I made a mistake 10 years ago, lewd and lacivious in public. Is this really suppose to follow me til I die. I can't get work and I keep going back to jail over harassment from local police. I've been arrested for trespassing, trespassing after warning, battery on a Leo, resisting arrest with violence, trespassing armed (utility knife) possession of marijuana under 20 grams just to get by. all these charges since 2004. I'm sick of jail but I know i'm going back in a month or so because I'm an outcast. It make me want to think about suicide and I don't want to end it. I have skills and tech but no one wants me. The sex offender registry thing should be for rapist and child molesters who do it more then once. not some guy who jerks off in front of his girl friend.

i USED to live in mass, and i agree that you cannot view most of the sex offenders there... however, now i live in rhode island, and you can view photos, address, and other important info on any level 2 or 3. also the entire list is posted throughout city hall in providence and all police departments throughout the state. now back to the deal of me living in mass in the past, there was a man that my mother met ages ago at a carnival, and she dated him for a while completely unaware that he may be dangerous, and sure enough he was, he molested my brother and physically abused me. and now where is he??? STILL ON THE LOOSE... because there "isnt enough evidence" to prove something that happened over 15 years ago. even though i have admitted it many times to many agencies, and so has my brother, still nothing is being done. and now my brother is completely tormented by it permanently, as am i. i just hope to god i never see this man again.... i will most likely drop dead of fear... or run the other way and hope i can convince a cop of what he did to us so long ago. its really unfair how anyone in mass is treated, hence the reason i moved to ri, so i could feel safe once and for all.

To the poster who is upset about how strict the laws are. I have some doubt regarding the sincerity of the actions which place you on the sex offender registry list. If in fact that was "just" the case, and she went to authorities, you are a sex offender if you know the definition. Regardless of your case, the laws are far too weak and are a disservice to children and their families. I support a zero tolerance policy for sexual offences against children.

BOSTON: You classify exposing yourself as a "fetish". Are you kidding? Working with offenders I can emphatically state that exposing yourself is a gateway behavior that oftentimes leads to more sexually dangerous behaviors. Do you think it's harmless to the women (or men) who are exposed to your "fetish". How do you know how much sexually related trauma they have previously suffered in their lives? This is a completely self-serving explanation of your offensive behavior. You should be listed as an offender. You are trying to justify what you are doing and are truly a danger to your community. I can only hope you are on some type of monitoring program and that you are required to participate in therapy.

What I find totally ridiculous is that a person has to register for life for a sex crime and yet you can murder someone do your time and NO ONE seems to care where you are or what your doing after your probation is up. They are not put on a list to track their movements. This whole registry thing to me is prejudice against a certain type of crime and not others. Granted that any type of sex crime against a child is despicable but the child is at the very least alive. Same can not be said about the murder victim.

For those of you who think level 1 and level 2 sex offenders are harmless, are dead wrong. And for those of you who think its a police oficer who got drunk and "just grabbed a boob" or a fire fighter who got caught peeing outside, you are giving out very false information. Most level 1 and 2 sex offenders are people who AS MINORS molested a younger child. It doesn't make them any less dangerous.

What can I do besides comment? What ACTION can I take to change the protocols concerning what information is made available to the public? Please let me know. Example: The law allows officials to release certain information about Level 2 and Level 3 offenders in my neighborhood to me as a resident. However, there's no list for me to access. I have to suspect a particular individual first, and then I get to fill out a request - including my own DOB - asking about that one individual only. We could change this inefficient procedure without even changing the law - if we knew how to go about it.

this is really going to chap you. check out NC. they show everything. current/past counties, RECENT pictures, descriptions, and crimes (within limits). an offender lives two doors down from my sister, and now i know what he looks like. YOU SHOULD TOO. everyone should have the right to see the face of evil.

to Oldtimer me thinks you do protest to much I saw the rehab you touted in Michigan lasted three monthes well he moved to Mass to get off the registry list and you can have him he never wants me to see him in Michigan keep him there what you want is what you get

I agree that public urination or flashing a moon are VERY different than the offenses committed by Level 3 offenders. But I do honestly believe that a child molester will always be a child molester for this reason: I am a heterosexual woman. You could put me in "counseling" for the next 100 years, and I will still be a heterosexual woman! People don't seem to understand that a child molester does NOT WANT TO BE SEXUALLY INVOLVED WITH ANOTHER ADULT...ONLY CHILDREN!! Why would "counseling" change their sexual orientation? I know it would not change mine!! This is why we have a right, as tax-paying (HIGH TAX-PAYING) citizens, to be able to see the photos of those who could possibly bring harm to our children. You can call it panic all you like, but if you have a child, you will understand that even a 1% chance of your child being abducted for molestation purposes is too high. It may only occur "once in a while" or "rarely" that a Level 3 offender reoffends, but do you want to take that chance with YOUR child? I know I don't...Massachusetts has to step up and make protecting our children, who have no voice, the priority and stop protecting the "rights" of those who have been convicted of terrible crimes against our most innocent citizens.

It's really sad that you require people to give up their information and pay to know who is a threat to their family. Being a victim of sexual abuse in Massachusetts, it could have served my family to have access to these tools. Now that I am a resident of Maine, I can log into the sex offender site and see who the molesters are and feel just a bit more at ease. There was a point where I found out a neighbor was a molester and he had been offering for me to leave my nephew with him if I ever needed to go to the store etc...When I saw that he raped his gf's daughter that was UNDER 14, it all became clear to me. People have a right to have FREE access to this information. I can't tell you how many people I have found to be sex offenders that were also bouncers at bars (helping half drunk ladies to their cars, walking them to a cab) I don't think people that have impulse control problems like that should be allowed near people in vulerable situations. I understand that some people get put on the registry for taking a pee on the side of the road, that sucks and I do agree that it's a bit harsh but we need to look at the bigger picture. In maine it tells you where they live, work, and what they were convicted of. Now if it says indecent exposure then you know that they are prob low threat but if it says aggrivated rape of a child under 14 then watch out. You Mass people need to be firm and take action. These tools are your RIGHT, not a PRIVELAGE...You deserve to know the facts.

The whole sex offender thing is bogus. More children die or get injured every year from people speeding thru residential neighborhoods or in school zones than they do from pedophiles.
So why not have a "speeder" offender registry. Anyone who has ever gotten a speeding ticket may be more of a risk to your children than the sex offenders. Maybe we should make all of the speeders register.

Everyone who is looking for pictures and more info. Go to the national sex offender registry web site. You can put in any address and it will show you pictures, aliases, and anything else you may want.

I'm glad to see their are some open minded people on this site. Wake Up America has it straight, thank you. Not all ppl are child molesters on those lists. I am a spouse of an offender, who has been thru hell based on the laws. The sheer harassment at my work, my daughter at school, we moved twice to get away from it, for it only to follow us around. The killer is that the offense was a plea bargain, the victim never made charges, the DA just decided to put another notch in his belt. This was an election year and our case was political. Be understanding of who you are judging and point your finger at, you could be destroying many lives, not just the offenders.

There should be a registry for every crime that makes you a victim. Why is it ok to have a sex offender registry and not a registry for other crimes. How about a hate crime registry. Hate crime ranges from cops who harass certain people based on a stereotype. Ranging from black people to gay people to people of indian descent. If we are all for protecting children how about a registry for domestic violence and for school bullies.I am a victim of 5 automobile accidents and now I have to have a spinal fusion because of someone elses negligence. I cringe everytime I come to a stop. Afraid i'm going to be hit again. I'm a victim. I have thoughts and fears of being hit the same way people have thoughts and fears about being raped and molested those thoughts never go away. How about a dui registery? Dui counts for more deaths and injuries a year than a sex offender committing another sex offense. How about a drug registry or gang registry. Don't you want to know where these people are to keep your children safe? Drugs and gangs ruin alot more lives than sex offenders. This is out of hand. When we allow one group of people to be outcasted and allow lawmakers to pass any law they want in the name of protecting a child who is next? What group of people are going to be next? I was a victim of sexual abuse. I emphasize was!!!! I don't dwell upon it. I went to counseling and have moved on. Maybe I'm just not as weak as other people. Isn't it ironic I was the victim of sexaul abuse almost my whole childhood and now I'm a registered sex offender. Those people who did what they did to me were never charged or arrested. I am not a registered sex offender for doing something to a child. What a shock!!!! NEVER touched a child. OMG I thought sex offenders only touched children. I was 16 arrested for having sex with my high school girlfriend. I'm now 36 and never been in trouble for nothing not even a speeding ticket. We have to do something to prevent sexual abuse of children before our children are the next sex offenders of the world.

I recieved a letter in my mail box stating that my Landlord is a level three sex offender. Sure enough I looked him up and he is registered in Florida but we live in Mass. Is he suppose to register in Mass too? Also is he allowed to rent to people that have small children. Please write me at my email adress a.graham29@yahoo.com

I am appalled at the idea that when I try to find out information on sex offenders in my neighborhood they want your credit card information. It is totally rediculous that you have to pay for information that should be public knowledge in order to keep your children safe. The USA needs to get with the program and start protecting its citizens the way that our constitution was written too.

I found out my best friend might be a sex offender and I'm trying to find out if he/she is. And your website can not tell me if he is or not. I agree with the the mother below. I'm a minor, and I should have the right to be able to find out who is a sex offender because I'm completely scared to walk out of my home at night to walk my dog because I am worried someone might grab me or something, and this website is a complete disgrace! These people who come on here are victims, and they are just trying to look for a way to keep themselves safe. Massachusetts, as well as a lot of other states, are not providing the public with the information they need. I'm a minor who knows more about politics than the actual city! I have two very young sisters who I'd like to keep safe. But, that's not possible when these websites are blocking the information we need! Our city swears to keep us safe from harm, and to respect the people. How about the city doesn't worry about keep stuff from us, and help us learn to protect ourselves, by letting us see who we should watch out for! Massachusetts is a horrible state, and always has been!

Scared and annoyed: Methinks you have an overactive mind. Children used to play outside until dark with no fears of being "grabbed". In my opinion, there are most likely less offenders around now, then thirty plus years ago. This fear is part of our society gone mad. You do not need to spend your hours worrying about being a victim. First of all, the odds are that if you are offended, it will be by someone in your family or by someone close to your family...NOT some stranger in the dark. Might I suggest you educate yourself on this issue and if constant fear is your problem, then seek counseling. Oprah has done an excellent job at scaring you kids to death! Find something creative to do with your life, other than researching offenders.

Deal with the reality that sex offenders have rights too.

B.M. Level3 Sex Offender likes to rape little girls is roaming Boston Commons with a knife robbing gays and
disabeled. Skinny 23,blond and blue eyed just did a 43 year old with Hunington Disease!! Thinks he's big stuff !! Must be caught !! Boston Police are useless!!

I will tell you all something. I was accused of touching a boy on his penis when I was 15 years old. It was a complete lie. See his mother had a boyfrined who was in jail for molesting a young girl. One weekend he was furlowed and allowed to go stay at this boys house. However, my messed up mother had a great idea. Why don't you and your boyfriend come stay here, and we can have my kids, (me and my brother and sister), go to your house, and watch your kids. Now just so there is no confusion, I was dating this kids sister at that time, and I was 15, and the kid was around 11 or 12. I don't remember exactly. Anyway, the next day after the molester went back to jail, this kids came up with a story that I gave him a bath, and burned him with a cigarette, and touched him on the penis. I went to court, and I was in chambers with this kid, the D.A., and my attorney, and of course parents. The D.A. asked the kid if he saw me there, and of course he pointed at me. Then he asked did he touch you in your private? and he said yes. That was the end of it, I was found guilty with no chance of saying anything, and the judge sentenced me to be sent to a youth detention center for an indeterminate amount of time. I appealed it right away to a six man jury. Then the day came for the jury trial, and at 15 all I could think of was being found guilty by the first judge, so I asked my attorney if there was anyway he could get it continued so I could go home, and he said if you plead no contest you can go home. So I did. And I went home, until the next court date which was a sentencing, and I was sent away. I had no idea that I was going to be sent away. After two months in DYS, they had a bed cruch, and decided that of all the kids ther, I was the least likely to reoffend, and they sent me home permanantly because I had seen a few psychiatrist, and they beleived that the judge had actually wanted me there because of all the other things I had done wrong, and he got sick of dealing with me. I was always in trouble for shoplifting, and fighting. So now I am 36 years old, and it has been 20 years since I was accused, and I was just informed that I have to still until I am 38. I have never touched a child in any sexual way, I am not homosexual, and I am married for the last 10 years, with two children, a boy and a girl. I own a computer repair business, and I am very active in community. I was thrown out of my home when my daughter was born, for one month by D.S.S. until I saw a counselor that wrote a letter reaffirming that I am not a danger to children. The reason, I am writing all of this, and beleive me I know a lot of you reading this are saying why should we believe you, we should have the victims story, but, it really does not matter. Lets look at it like this. It has been 20 years since I was accused. It has never come to pass that anyone at all has ever said I offended them in any sexual way, adult or child since then. I am an active, and credited member of this community. So how many others are in the same boat as me and now have a state that is saying you have to be certified as a sex offender.In my opinion only level 3, and maybe level 2 offenders should have to register, and have their pictures on the internet. Because most level ones, are registering because 20 years ago, they were wrongly accused, or they were accused of touching a waitress on her butt when they were still a child, and now is a part of a sexually offensive group. That aside. This new law will at some point affect everyone. Somehow, someday, this law will be used to make anyone who has ever been arrested for anyhhing at all will have to register.Just like the patriots law makes all kinds of minimal crimes now turned into acts of terrorism. And by the way to Posted by UNBELIEVABLE (not registered) on Oct 12, 2005 05:50 AM. I find it despicable that you would misuse the site to show your kids pictures of a child molester. I believe you are a danger to your children more than the sex offenders. Don't you realize how badly that could emotionally scar your child? Grow up!

One other thing that should be mentioned here, is that we as a society have the rights to privacy. I can understand the need, and want for a level 3 offender to be on the internet, but why level 1, and 2. I can honestly tell you all, that I have personally seen several people on the Massachusetts site looking up sex offenders just to see if they knew any of them. So now all of the people that the level 3 offender knew for most of his life, and were even friends of his, now hate him. This is just like a bunch of 16 year olds in high school pointing out the sick people. I absolutlely hate what level 2, and 3 people have done to our children, but I can make sure that my child is knowledged about the dangers of these sick people without showing them some pictures of them. Chances are that my child will never meet any of those on the site anyway because I make sure I know where my children are at all times. I also educated them. I also will not let them go out anywhere alone not even our front yard and they are 9 and 12. Another thing is knowing the people on that site WILL NOT MAKE ANY OF YOU SAFE because there are always going to be new ones coming out, so isn't this site creating a false sense of security against being offended? If you are all honest with yourselves, you will see that you are only looking at these pictures because you are getting a cheap thrill out of there humiliation of public ridicule. The government has long been pressed for a way to satisfy the people whenever something is in the news about someone being violently sexually assaulted, and this is their partial answer for that. Lets hold them all to public ridicule and the people will applaud us. Here the problem.... very few are applauding! Infact most are not satisfied with any of the laws that are in effect. I want you all to know something, I am definatley NOT sticking up for those who hurt others in any way. But there are murders being committed because of this law. So far to date, I know of 12 sex offenders that have been murdered because of this law. I know for a fact that there are others out there who have been wrongly accused of a sexual assault, and took a plea bargain out of fear, and now have to be publicly humililiated for it, because they could never imagine that they would be seeing a law like this. Where does it end?

I know a sex offender moved and did not report it what do I do?

To "x": Not to worry. You are safe. Public safety will look into it.

I understand that an offender from Florida recently had charges dropped against him for lack of evidence. He lives in Westford but I do not find his name here. I did find him in the Florida listing. How do we get his name added?

Us parents have a 100% right to see actual pictures of sexual offenders free of charge!

I think the sex offender web site is terrific and very necessary, I have a friend who suffered at the hands of a third level child molester, my friend was 4 years old at the time, he is now 41 years old because of this website I was able to locate this perp and print his picture and information off, my friend identified him as the individual who molested him countless times,knowing this perp is behind bars for numerous charges of child rape is helping the healing process regarding my friend's horrific experience at a very young age of 4 years old.

Where can I find a list of offenders?

PART #1 - TO ALL IGONORANT VGILANTES SUPPORTING SEX OFENDER LAWS: I am a former attorney, retired. I both prosecuted and defendand those accused of sex offenses. I now counsel them in a Christian setting, and several of my companies hire many of them just to give them a decent job to support themselves, their communities and to contribute to society. I am writing to share my my experience and opinion and it is supported by many in the psychiatry/psychology field, and further suported by United States Government and other public and private research statistics: What Evidence is Required to Prosecute a Sexual-Related Crime?: In most states, physical evidence is not required to prosecute someone accused of a sexual-related offense. Only a statement by the accuser is required. It does not have to be corroborated (supported) by another witness who may have witnessed the actual facts/incident(s). Heresay (a statement by a third party, not direct evidence statement) is allowed in most states in the prosecution of sexual-related offenses. There are very little Court Rules/Procedures to protect the accused. Unfortunately, you of the ignorant sector are saying and thinking... "it serves them right?" Does it? They are only accused. Just like you, they are entitled to the same consitutional protections as you. So, how can you convict and condemn them without a proper trial and/or without evidence, not just a statement, or force them into a plea agreement where they are now convicted of a sexual-related crime and are now branded a "sex offender" for life? And... is not our country built on the premise of "innocent until proven guilty?" Or, it does this "innocent until proven guilty" only apply to all other crimes, but not sexual-related crime? And... if it happened to you (being accused of such a crime - and it could happen), would you say... "I'm innocent until proven guilty?" You people have no clue, whatsoever. This is new a new twist the Salem, Massachusetts Witch Hunts of the 1600's. The way the national hysteria goes which is fed and fueled by the media to sell more newspapers and commercial air time, reports false findings and statistics whih has created a situation that is creating a danger to our communities. As it has developed now because of all of this mass hysteria, all a person has to do to get back at another person (parents, other relatives, teachers, former friends and colleagues, etc.,) is just walk down the street, pick someone out of a crowd, and say they were molested in someway by that person... just to get attention. Many allege victims claim that the incident happened, not yesterday but twenty or more years ago, which many states will still prosecute, even though there is absolutely no evidence and the time-frames can not be defended or proved. Again... no physical evidence is needed... only a statement from the accuser. This is all it takes. It is far to easy to accuse someone and get them convicted. A good majority of the time, on those cases without physical evidence, the accuser makes an accusation as a retaliation measure not knowing the full ramifications to the person he/she accused. Then, the accuser does not want to admit they lied out of fear of embarassment or chastisement. Then, at times, when many recant their accusation and said they lied, the Court, nor prosecutor believes them because they feel the alleged victim is feeling sorry for their molester. The Statistics and To Require All Felons to Register: Basically, the statistics show that the sex offense recidivism rate is the lowest of most crime categories. If you are going to require sex offenders to register, then require ALL felons to register. Then, offer them a Level 1, 2 or 3 hearing to determine their level of registration, community notification, monitoring and where the can reside. This is called "due procees". A convicted felon, sex offender or otherwise, is entitled to a due process hearing of some sort to determine if they pose any risk to the members of the community. But, make the hearings meaningful, not a prefunctory puppet-show to make it look like the convicted sex-offender is being afforded a bona-fide hearing. All felons should be required to register and be monitored, if they are actually guilty. And, laws should be enacted for Court Procedures/Rules that allow people to withdraw pleas much easier, as well as another level of appellate review for the issues of withdrawing pleas, and offering a special hearing for plea appellate review. Now... onto other issues: Why should I not be informed of a person living in my neighborhood who has four home invasions/burglaries or DUI/DWI's or other multiple criminal convictions on his/her criminal record? Doesn't that qualify as a "predator"? And, in many states, anyone convicted of a felony is required to register as a felon. However, if a sex offender moves from one address to another without properly notifying authorities, they are immediately arrested, charged with a failing to comply with law or a failure to register charge, then off to jail and prison they go (most of the time). But, if a felon moves and does not notify authorities he/she moved, the authorities do not even bother to even give them a warning. The Safety Net By Provided by these Sex Offender Laws: There is none! This is false propaganda! As far as being safe in your neighborhood because of the Registration and Internet and Posted Neighborhood Bulletin Notification laws regarding sex offenders? Those of you who are of the opinion that you are safe because of these public, Internet notification and posted bulletin laws, you are very misguided and sold a bill of goods and propaganda by the government (local, state and federal) and the media. Showing your child a picture of the sex offender or where he or she lives is only teaching them hatred. Very few of you have the inherent, common-sense, to balance-out a healthy sense of educating your child to help them understand the issues of life and refrain from hatred, and still be mindful of not allowing someone to touch them inappropriately. THESE LAWS DO NOT MAKE YOR COMMUNTY SAFE!!! THESE LAW PROMOTE HATE AND VIOLENCE AND CREATE IMMEDIATE DANGERS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!! UNDERSTAND THE REALITY OF THIS!!! Those new people who we do not know are sex offenders, can offend. You do not know who they are. Others will still be falsely accused and convicted, as in all crimes. You will still harass and taunt those convicted of sex offenses in some way. The alleged sex offender can't get a job. Can't live anywhere. Can't support their families. And, are not allowed to reintegrate into society and become productive members of the community and society as a whole. YOU WONT LET THEM!!! Why? Because of some illusion that the Court was correct, they molested or raped a person, they are convicted, and they would not have pleaded guilty if they were not guilty. This thinking is so irrantional and ignorant. Most plea agreements ARE forced upon a person through many different psychlogical pressure. This is created based on how the Court system is set up to create emotional stress - freedom of losing everything and family versus staying in jail or prolonging the stress. You, who have never worked in a Court room, never had contact with the criminal justice system, or have never worked for or against those accused of crimes, have absolutely no clue as to how manipulative the criminal prosecution and court system can be to the accused. There is no doubt that some convicted sex offenders are guolty and can and will reoffend, but these are few and far between others who are accused and convicted of sexual-related offenses. Again... the sex offender laws will not protect you. It is no different than a person convicted of embezzlement from Grandma - stealing her life's savings. They are more likely to enter into recidivism than a convicted sex offender. Or, the convicted burglar - he/she will rob more houses but hopefully no one will be home or hurt. Almost all crimes can escalate into a violent situation if it continues by the perpetrator. It is the same as felons being prohibited from owning, possessing or using handguns. But, that does not stop many felons from doing so and hurting others. These crimes and many other have a substantially higher rate of recidivism than do convicted sex offenders. All these sex offender laws do is create mass hysteria, vigilantism, violence towards others, and pushing many of those convicted of sex offenses underground. Creating residential boundaries from schools, parks, bus stops, etc., does not make the community or children safe. You people are fools to think otherwise. The Emperor's New clothes! The END OF PART #1 (PART #2 to be posted)

Typical useless Mass government site...more taxes, less services. Way to go, no wonder why we lose population each year...except for illegals and sex offenders!

I am not surprised that MA protects "the boys" (mostly). They are all part of the boys club. Any surprise there?? All the "free" info to find out where they live cost $10.00! And Level 1 offenders are REALLY protected !!!! Until, of course, they repeat (and they will) again. By they way, who reads our concerns, anyway? Just concerned parents? Where the hell are the law makers?

"Well, what if I go to the grocery store and he ends up being my bagger and I am there with my children? What about my rights to avoid him and keep my children safe? My children are the same age his daughter was when he molested her!! What is wrong with this state when the molester has more rights than the victims and the families that want to avoid them? How can I let my children out to play when I don't know who my neighbors are?"

This is such a stupid, illogical argument. Do you think he's going to grope your kids right there in public just because he recognizes you/them? Keep an eye on your kids, I doubt their former grandpa is the only person who could cause them harm. He is probably the least of your worries.

I feel that anyone twice convicted (different cases, unrelated victims) of child molestation or rape (other than statuatory) should get mandatory LIFE in prison, solitary, til they are dead.

Not all sex offenders are a threat. Please do not ignore the facts concerning each offender. Most registered sex offenders never commit another crime and can live amoungst us socially. Most new sex crimes are committed by non sex offenders. Anyone could be a sex offender, your spouse, neighbor, uncle, cousin... anyone

Its funny how they are protecting the identities of these sex offenders... but what if they live next to you and you befriend him and then next thing you know he tries to touch you and sleep with you? then what do you do, at times your body will shut down and you wont be able to do anything... then you end up either raped or dead... they talk about protecting the citizens of mass but how if they wont show us who they are...

No wonder a huge sex offender from CT was moved to MA. He is real bad with little boys and girls including his sister and brother. He is not visible to warn others and he is young and looks innocent. I am quite surprised on the stupidity of the this state of MA for not making it easy for parents to protect their children. I think I will not be vacationing in MA nor moving there ever! CT is so easy to look at the criminals information, address and photos, along with the rest of the states in the Union. Get it together MA!

So you think you are protecting your children? Are you? A large number of the same children you are trying to protect, will be on this list eventually, if not as a teenage, thenn an adult and most for a mistake they will never repeat. No? Your kids make mistakes just like many of these folks did, but sadly, many of them don't realize how serious they could be. No? Better check the ages of all of their friends. The fear and emotion you feel about these 'offenders' will pale in comparison to the fear and emotion you will feel when you see your own child on the list.

I have a registered sex offender living on the first floor of my three floor apartment building and when I went to the police station to get his information they first told me I wasnt allowed to have it, then gave me attitude as if I were the bad guy. Why the hell are we protecting these scum? In my opinion they should have to be away from children, bt yet he's allowed to live freely in a building that houses 9 kids. And his live in lover has a 5 yr old son residing in his home!!! Where's the law there. Why even charge them with anything??? They live like anyone else. They just get there name and face on a board.

I am freaking out and cannt sleep tonight. I just found out my little girl has to walk to school because we live just shy of the milage cutoff, she's just in 3rd grade weighs 52 pounds and I am thinking about each and every house and car she will pass on her trek to school and how there is almost 100 offenders here. How can I keep my baby safe???

Mam, the chances are better than 99% that IF your little girl were attacked, it would NOT be a registered sex offender, but a relative or Uncle or another unknown

can a level 3 sex offender in Massachusetts care for his own child with no one else present?

@sleepless. If your that scared walk your child to school. Why in the world is a 3rd grader walking to school by themselves anyway. You wanted a kid be a PARENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So with no information readily available how are parents supose to protect their children from the sexual predators who don't care and are going to do it again. My cousin who is 8 was followed home by a sexual predator twice, the third time he followed her he actually tried to scoop her up, thank god some man walkin his dog saw it and interviend this wasen't even a hundred feet from her own house! Come to find out he was a level 2 sex offender living in a school zone and on a street with almost every house occupied by kids ranging from 2-18. People should have the right to know who's an offender so they can prevent it from happening again. I dont agree with individuals using that information for harrasmeent purposes because i know a man who is a level 3 for having sex with a 16 yr old when he was 18 he is now 40+ and has to deal with being a leveled sex offender because his realtionship went south and the mother got pissed. But for the people who are low enough to harm a child they should have their pictures posted in every store font grocery store school parks any where a child is likly to be that way parent know what kind of animals are in the area!!!

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