I think if a person who is drunk or strung out on drugs and do asomething he or she does not remember doing and has served a long time in prison and was pushied for doing the crime and learnt a good lesson while there has a right to be out and start a new life.

our corts say that they have served the time but how can we be sure,so very sure they will not offened again,i dont belive we should have lynch mobs but i do belive the public has a right to know who is a sex offender,that way they can do every thing they can to make sure there child has no contact with that person,i know thats so very hard to do but at least they can decided to live there or not,or to watch over the child more,i know there are know 100 per cent ways to do this but every little bit helps

im sure you would not want to live in an apartment complex were there is 100 units and 50 of them have sex offenders,so lets think about the kids instead of the offender,bye that i mean let me know so i can take the steps i need to insure my child is safe

ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE KIDS, DEFEND THESE PEOPLE AND USE THE EXCUSE THAT THEY HAVE DONE THEIR TIME IN JAIL OR WHAT EVER AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REGISTER,

WAKE UP AND READ ANY NEWSPAPER, THEY WILL DO IT AGAIN!!

AND THESE DEFENDERS DO NOT KNOW THE PAIN THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE CAUSED, ALSO THAT THESE PEOPLE BROKE THE LAW AND THAT THEY HAVE ALSO DESTROYED THE LIFE'S OF MANY CHILDREN. AND THOSE CHILDREN WILL NEVER FORGET THE PAIN AND HAVE TO LIVE THE REST OF HIS OR HER LIFE IN SHAME OR SCARED. I SAY THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS,

I really appreciate this site I have three children under the age of eight and this helps. You want to know where they are before you move to a new home. It is so important to keep your kids safe they are innocent and don't deserve any less than the best.

Any person who completes a sex act against a child should have the key thrown away to his cell (or hers). Absolute proof required.

I do have children, but I know for a fact that not all sex offenders do not reoffend. Also, most all sex offenders have been victims themselves. Therefore their pain and guilt is being lived over and over again. Professional help is the start of healing, not punishment.

regardless of what you are on there is NO excuse for HURTING A CHILD< i dont care if you think your rehabilitated , the victim will never be the same , you should carry that burden on your shoulders for life as you gave it to your victims! I AGREE lock them up and throw away the key!

FIRST OF ALL~~~if they are strung out on drugs and alcohol and rape someone and don't remember it too bad.



I am a victim and he knew exactly what he was doing. He had been doing drugs and alcohol before and never raped me. He had it planned from the get go.



He knew at that point in my life I was ALONE. He told me so when he raped me.



He needs to register like everyone else and should be held accountable for his actions!



Get on with his life yeah right!

He needs to be listed as a sexual offender so the whole world knows he is scum!!!!!!

Signed, a Victim

IN REGUARDS TO T.M. YOUR RIGHT YOU DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN SO ITS HARD FOR YOU TO RELATE TO WHAT THE PERSON WITH THE PAIN IS GOING THROUGH WHEN THEIR CHILD IS MOLESTED, OR THEMSELVES ARE. SOME MAY NOT RE=OFFEND WHEN RE-ENTERING SOCIETY, BUT TO US WHO HAVE BEEN MOLESTED ITS HARD TO THINK THEY WOULD NOT, AND THAT THEY WOULD RE-OFFEND. I DO NOT CARE HOW MUCH THERPY THE TAX PAYERS PAY FOR THESE OFFENDERS TO GET THERPY, SOMETHING WAS ALREADYTHERE TO MAKE THEM OFFEND, WHICH IS LIKELY TO GO AWAY. I KNOW SOME ARE FALSELY ACCUSED WHICH IN RETURN IS SADD, BUT THE ONES WHO KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, NOT NEED TO RE-ENTER SOCIETY, THEY SHOULD STAY IN PRSION, I DO NOT CARE IF THEY FEEL WRONG, OR NOT. THEY HAVE BETTER TREATMENT THEM THE VIC... WHICH IS A FACT. THE STATE, AND THE LAWS NEED TO BE HARSHER ON THEM BY NOT ALLOWING THEM OUT PERIOD. UNTIL YOU HAVE WALKED IN SOMEONES SHOES WHO WAS A VIC.. OR HAD THEIR CHILD MOLESTED, IT'S EASY TO JUDGE, BUT THE TRUE FEELING OF THE PAIN IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW, OR BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ANYONE, EXCEPT YOUR THOUGHTS. WHICH IN ALL HONESTY IS JUST THAT. TAMMY (HEXGIRL)

I have no sympathy what so ever for anyone who preys on children. However I know one of the men on the registry and the female was almost 17 when it happened and not only was it consensual , she instigated it. After he was prosecuted she still wouldn't leave him alone, and even showed up at his friends house and stripped for him! Yes he should've used better judgement, but I don't think this should label him for the rest of his life. He's never forced himself on anyone. And no he's not a relative or even a friend, just an aquaintance.

I have a family member who is registered for something they didn't do, but couldn't use it to their defense that at the time of the accusations they were incarcerated. I know for a fact that my family member is innocent and has been harassed by law enforcement and humiliated in public. I think that before they just go half cocked and register somebody the case should be looked into a lot closer and more accurate. There's people that are literally being punished and looked down upon for something that they didn't even do.

THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO THIS SITUATION, THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A LABEL UNLESS YOU ARE A OFFENDER, AND HAVE TO KNOWN AS ONE. THE ONLY TIME I CAN UNDERSTAND IS IF YOUR IN A LATE STAGE IN YOUR TEENAGE LIFE, AND HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE A FEW YEARS OLDER, NOT BEING LABELED DUE TO THE FACT IT IS BOTH NORMALY CON... THEN THATS WRONG TO LABEL THEM AS A OFFENDER, OR CHARGE THEM. TAMMY (HEXGIRL)

sex offenders need to be killed

Education is the key to understanding sexual abuse. Lack of education harbors misunderstanding and belief in something that is not what proclaims to be.



There are sex offenders in this world, but with all the various states and "charges" that will place a person on the registry, we have no true idea who is the dangerous offenders may be or the teen love affair. Both can place you on the registries for life.



All over the net you read where the sex offender must be killed or have a member removed to life in prison without parole. These comments come from those who have fallen into the rhetoric the media and politicians spout out everyday. They know it is political or media suicide to stand up and tell the population the truth of sexual offenders. They mix the terms to describe offenders so as the meaning and description has become moot. All painted with the same brush. There is a vast difference between a sex offender and a violent sexual predator or pedophile. As such, the registries do the same thing, they do not differentiate between an offender or predator. So when you look at the registries, do you know who was convicted for mooning someone, or kidnapping, raping, and murdering a child?

Continued...........



No one condones the actions of a sex offender. No one wants them in their neighborhood. Those who have committed a crime should be punished as prescribed by law. Rehabilitation must be part of the sentence given. Support is a must for those who have completed the sentence imposed so they will be a lawful member of society. Without such, there lies a chance to re-offend. With support, the DOJ has published the recidivism rate @ 5.3% or less.



For those who have been victimised by a sex offense, there is counseling available so you may be a survivor rather than a victim. There is a belief that offenders have no regrets for what they have done to someone else. This is a myth. This remorse remains a part of their being for life. They have no way to take back what has happened. They accept that they did harm a person. They make no excuses for what they have done. They do not ask the victim to forgive them of the crime committed.



There is more to sexual abuse, sexual assault, child molestation, pedophilia, rape, violence, than is commonly known. Not all offenders are the same, no two people are the same, not all offenses are the same. All that is asked is for the public to look further into sexual abuse, for one day, pray it never happens, you just may faced with sexual abuse or know of someone who is facing charges of sexual abuse. Like said in the beginning, education is the key.



For more information, please visit: http://www.roarforfreedom.com



Thank you and may you be blessed in your life.

i was abused for a very long time, my offender is sitting jail as i type this , the excuse that they are drunk or high is BULL, how many NORMAL people get drunk or high manage to not to rape a child, if you can do it drunk or high , you can do it sober . Education is the key to protecting our children, we need to inform them who they can tell , that its not their fault and that people will listen and not place blame on them. We need judges who throw the book at sexual offenders, they do not molest only once, most victims dont tell only like 10 percent tell, those statistics of 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be molested by 18 is based on ONLY 10 percent, imagine if everyone told , it would be more like 1 in 2 girls and 1 in 3 boys . i believe in colt 45 therapy, thats the only way these perverts can be healed , by death! Take a look at those offenders on our sexual offender list, Notice how many get just a slap on the wrist , notice how many have multiple charges , notice how many arent being montitored. Statistics say that the average child molester will have OVER 400 victims, look at every perverts face on there and count them up then multiply then by 400 , thats how many victims they create, thats how many people will walk through life in pain. I cant believe some of the comments on here , anyone who defends a child molestor has to be stupid or one of them.

as for being abused and abusing , BULL , find another reason for your sick excuses , i was abused and would rather kill my self then abuse, you think after being abused you would understand the pain you put your victim for . they over step that line when they abuse, they are no longer a victim , what is up with these lame ass excuses. and for the one that your family member is on the pedophile list , ummmm were you there when this happened , were you a fly on the wall , WAKE THE HELL UP , if your so confident this person is not an abuser leave your kids with him.

Using the excuse "I was drunk" or "I was high" is pathetic! I believe that once someone has been identified as a sex offender, everyone within a 2 mile radius of his/her residence should be notified. If I had it my way they would have their own housing community. I think I would have to move if I found out a "sicko" was living in my neighborhood. One more thing... if you're going to post a remark in the internet, Check your spelling!!! You look like an idiot when you misspell every word in your comment.

I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE A MORE WORRIED ABOUT HOW SOMEONE SPELLS THEN THE MAIN REASON THIS SIGHTS HERE? THIS IS GETTING OLD, AND WRONG. SO WHAT SOMEONE CAN NOT SPELL AS LONG AS YOU CAN READ IT WHO THE HELL CARES? IF IT IS BOTHERING YOU SKIP OVER THE COMMENTS THAT ARE SPELLED WRONG, AND READ THE ONES THAT ARE NOT. YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR ANGER, AND EFFORTS INTO OFFENDERS, THEN HOW PEOPLE SPELL ON THIS SIGHT. AND IT DOES NOT MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE ANY CERTAIN WAY BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY ARE CON... AS OTHERS. TAMMY (HEXGIRL)

statistics show that the majority of sex offenders do re-offend. they do need help, but at the same time they should be locked away while receiving this help.

I suggest you go to the dept of justice statistics, regarding your statement. Reoffense of sex offenders is lower than all other crimes and reoffense is highest in the first six months after release. Surely not all offender "reoffend". The site: SOS.net is also full of facts on this subject. I do agree with your statement that therapy etc should be part of incarceration.

I thought therpy was a part they had to do in prision? am I false? TAmmy

Tammy: not sure on that. I think some of these newer laws on the registry now require therapy while in or after prison. However, they (the Feds and individual states) are still working out the glitches in the system. I would guess the majority require it as part of the registration process.

there are so many things that should go it to( if somebody should register)...but when all these laws where made nobody looked at that because the media and a bunch of idiots focused on the worst...sex offenders have one of the lowest reoffender rates...if not the lowest of major crimes....i want to know a murderer lives close by...a drunk...a wife beater...a scammer... a mean person...but to many people do those things and there nieghbors keep there mouths shut...and jump on the band wagon because nobody will stand up for a registered sex offender...cowards...all these things affect our lives negatively...but people dont look outside of the box...there are many sex offenders who need not breath our air...but that can be said in a much broader scale easily about others...i would rather have a raped love one than a funeral...drunks...careless people...china toys manufacturers...all that stuff affects us....you people are so much the followers...help the ones that need help...and realize that not all registered people have a past like you... but alot of them made one bad decision...have you done that? i asure you there is alot of abuse of this law...like others

self thinker: these laws remain screwed up because people are silent on this issue. Please let your legislators: state and federal hear from you. Not by email, but in letter form , so someone will read it. Then things will change...

First of all let me say that I have a child and I am related to a registered sex offender, who made a mistake when he was younger with a teenage girl andd he was not aware of her age, her parents went after him when they found out. He has not bee in any trouble since then (approx. 15 years) but he now has this label slapped on him for the rest of his life. Not all of these people are monsters, although I will agree some are. That why I believe that after a certain amount of time, low risk offenders should not have to continue register. For some of these folks, life registry is unfair to them and their families, who also have to live with this stigmatism.. ....I feel that if we are going to slap lables on one group, we should slap them on every group, such as murderers and other felonies......why don't I have a right to know if a murderer lives down the street from me as well.....these people don't always spend life in prison either or they plead down lesser charges...........so let's just create registries for every group of criminals, not just one.

THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A LABEL UNLESS YOU ARE A OFFENDER, AND HAVE TO KNOWN AS ONE.



I think this poster also believes in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. Get a life. What color is the sun on your planet?

If someone comments sex acts against children or adults should be castrated. Take the sex drive out of them. But only if they did it more than once.We do it to horses and Bulls and dogs why not men. Women should have their clits and ovaries taken out too. If they prey on Kids and Adults. That what i would do.

all sex offenders should be put on an iland togather to fend 4 then selves.when they start atacting each other they will know how it feels. no food or water or housing. fend for thier selves.

I've read all the comments that are on this page, and I am astounded how many people take what the press and politicians say as godpel. First, according to the DOJ's Bureau of Statistics, 90 to 95 % of all sex offenses are commited by someone the victim knows and trusts. Also in the same report, the DOJ states that over a 9 year period folowing release from prison, a sex offender is only 5% likely to commit another sex offense. The lowest re-offense of any crime other than murder.

My point, check your facts before you open your mouth.

how can anyone protect a sex offender ? if their victom was adult or child its sick to take advantage of good nature. to you people who support this crap of a new life, piss off we as people should put them to sleep.

this is a gross attempt to make people feel it is ok to do this shit and start all over by my childrens school. srew off all of you pedafile lovers because all these assholes do is take advantage of good willingness of others

What about the kids who made a one time mistake. I am married to one. They need to be classified appropriately...making laws harder and making unreasonable restrictions just drives them to hide. How can the police track them if they are scared to register because there is nowhere to live. Only a small precentage is preditorial. Learn all the facts before you judge and condemn. I as a christian know what God says about judgeing and throwing stones.

i think when u go to this web page u should see photos how many people know the name of the perv were trying to protect our children from. if we know there names we dont need this web site. we have the right to see the faces to see if they live in our neighborhod. i found out a petifile lived near me because some other citizen told me and i check this page often. so who are u protecting?????????????????????????

why dont you learn how to spell pediphile! Not EVERY sex offender is a pediphile!

Should a sex offender( he was fifty and the victim was 14 he did not know) be allowed to be a service installer(Direct Tv) at peoples houses. He would will be left alone with young kids, wives, etc... ?????

I think most states do not allow a "registered" sex offender to do "service" work. Then again, how do you know ANYONE is safe to be alone with? What about the ones not on the registry, yet?

ALL THESE SICK PIGS SHOULD BE LOCKED UP FOR LIFE, I MY CHILD WAS EVER ABUSED I WOULD PROBABLY KILL THAT PERSON. THERE SHOULD BE ABOSOLUTLY ~NO~ LEANUNCY FOR THESE SICK DISGUSTING CHILD MOSLESTING PIGS!!!

YES THE ONES WHO HARM CHILDREN ARE PIGS I AGREE, BUT NOT EVERYONE ON THIS REG... OR ON THE PAPERS YOU GET OUT EACH MONTH WHAT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE. ALWAYS KNOW THAT THE STATE IS EASY TO LABLE SOMEONE WHOM HAS TEENAGE SEX FASTER, THEN A TRUE ONE WHOM HARMS A CHILD.

A few of the offenders commit a one time mistake and are branded for life. If they did the time, I don't feel it is necessary for them to be punished forever having their name and picture posted on the registry site. Seems like double punishment.

to the moron pseudo-intellectual;people are not illiterate and uneducated if they want sex offenders to die. sex offenders are registered on databases along with the age of their VICTIMS. from what ive seen a miniscule amount of these cases are very young adults with older teenagers.it's a shame that people like you try to make others feel stupid for hating whats pure evil.theres right and theres wrong.i dont care[nor should any parent worth their salt]what kind of trauma these people have been through if they touched one hair on any of my childrens heads i would gut them like the pigs they are and dance around their entrails.my mother was a victim AND survivor.it's great to be a survivor ,unfortunately you have to be a victim first or youve survived what exactly?personally i have no desire to know the intricasies of the mind of perverts.i have three daughters and a son,all i need to know is how to protect them from perverts and the people who excuse it like you

Dear "concerned MOM NOT registered of course.I say WHOA girl ,You need anger management! Get grip and stop being so closed minded .we all make mistakes,God will judger NOT YOU!Poeple like you nake me so mad ,you have no clue what you are talkig about...your anger is talking for you.CHILL PILL TIME???

Hexi girl,

THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A LABEL UNLESS YOU ARE A OFFENDER, AND HAVE TO KNOWN AS ONE.Do you beleive everything the government tells you>What if you were accused and inocent??????? And by the way get educated

concerned mom: I have to agree with Hex on this one. You need to get some help with anger. There are all kinds of abuse. Hopefully, your children are safe from "psychological abuse". (IMO) You need to deal with your own situation before you can deal with your children's problems in life. Good luck and get moving.

My son had consensual sex with a 15 year old girl and now is a offender for life. My son was the second young man filed on by this mom for having sex with her daughter. The young lady told the DA and the police the truth about it being consensual. For that I am grateful, but he is still serving his time and will be on the registry for a lifetime. I just don't understand how we have lost sight of the real reason behind the registry. Yes, some should be on there, but there are many who should be removed from the registry once they have served their sentence. 15 and 16 year olds are not quite the innocent young people they once were.

LULU,

FIRST OFF TALK ABOUT EDUCATION, HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR SPELLING? AND SECOND OFF, YES THE STATE DOES GIVE FALSE PEOPLE NAMES, LIKE THE WORD, OFFENDER. I DO HAVE AN EDUCATION IN THE COURT SYSTEMS, AND HAVE BEEN AROUND ALOT IF CASES TO WHERE SO IN SO GETS MADD, OR NOT MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS WILLING, OR FOR REV... BUT YES, THERE ARE CASES TO WHERE THEY ARE OFFENDERS, AND PREDITORS AS WELL. MY SONS PREDTIOR, IS IN PRISION NOW BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE IS. SO BEFORE YOU GO ALL LULU, ON HERE, ESP... WITH ME, BACK UP YOUR WORDS, AND GET YOURSELF AN EDUCATION IN LAWS, AND REALITY OF LIFE, AND STOP POINTING FINGERS AT OTHERS WHEN YOUR EDUCATION IS NOT PERFECT, IT SHOWS IN YOUR SLANG, AND WRIGHTING. BUT HAVE A NICE DAY. TAMMY (HEX)

CON. MOM,

ALWAYS KNOW NOT EVERY BODY'S A BAD APPLE, SOMETIMES THEY ARE LABLED WRONG. AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD BEEN MOLESTED, AS WELL. THE PERSON WHOM HURT ME IS A PREDITOR, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO GET LABLED THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN, AND THAT;S THE STATES FAULT, BECAUSE THEY ARE ASS BACKWARDS IN THEIR DECISIONS ON WHAT A REAL OFFENDER IS, AND IS NOT. TAMMY (HEX)

Not all sex offenders are bad guys/women or people. Sometimes a situation involves a person being in a bad spot. I myself am a sex offender and I was blackmailed. I made a mistake and got my nuts in a sling. I was made to meet certain reqirements by the guardian and when I refused I was turned in. The girl was 14 and while I was locked up she got married to a man that was the same age as me. He however got nothing out of it while I was given a prison sentence spanning three and a half years. So now my life is ruined and hers is made of gold. So I don't judge any person that is a sex offender until the entire story of the situation is known to me, and neither should you. For all of those who say sex offenders should be hung, shot, ect. I say this to you. Why judge someone over something you know nothing about? That person could have been lied on, wrongfully accused, or in my case extorted. The title "sex offender" gives peopel a bad name and causes false opinions to arise. The registry should only be required for those labeled as a sexual predator and/or pedaphile. Those are the ones that truely pose a threat to your child. Some people HAVE learned from their mistakes and will NEVER reoffend. I sure know that I have and reoffense is something that just isn't possible for me, but for the rest of my life I'll be viewed as someone that is a pervert and shouldn't be around children. My life is basically over, I can't see my kids and for what? All because some greedy old woman couldn't get to my money or into my bed.

For sure, there are exceptions to everything. But the good old law enforcement is not willing to make those allowances. Considering that

only 25-30% of actual rapes are even reported, the real sexual deviants

are mostly still out there while the people like you get caught and hung for

it. Unless a violent serial rapist or child molester is convicted, this should

be done on a case by case basis. And unfortunately even just putting the

worst offenders on the list doesn't guarantee safety.

IT'S NOT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT IS DOING THAT. IT'S THE STATE. THEY WANT THESE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, AS WE DO, THAT HARM CHILDREN, OR RAPE PEOPLE, ETC... BUT THE WAY THE STATE HAS THE LAWS, THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. I KNOW FOR A FACT THEY GET TIRED OF RE-ARRESTING THESE IDIT'S, BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. BUT THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOBS, IT'S THE STATE THAT HS THINGS ASS BACKWARDS, AND BECAUSE OF THAT IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE POLICE TO DO THEIR JOD. HEX TAMMY

Anyone who hurts children like this should be killed. I was abused as a child and the courts let my father off with no jail time. This went on until I left home at age 18. He just had to see a councler and live away from home for 1 year and he came back and did it again but worse then before I told. I am glad they do more now days then 30 yr ago. So if there is any children out there reading this tell someone tell everyone.

There is not cure for those sick animals. Put them in jail and tell everyone in there why they are in there. Let the inmates take care of them and do that the laws wont or can't.

BEFORE I HAD THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE NOW, I USED TO THINK ALL OFFENDERS SHOULD BE LOCKED UP, AND THE KEY THROWN OUT, BUT NOT ALL OFFENDERS ARE TRUE OFFENDERS, WRONG TIME, WRONG PERSON, AND PARENT GETS MADD, AND THEY ARE LABLED FOR LIFE. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND YOU CAN NOT PUT ALL OFFENDERS, IN THE SAME CAT... IF WE DID THAT THEN THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE FALSELY ACCUSED OFFENDERS, FOR BEING PUNISHED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS BOTH AGREED UPON. THEY SHOULD LABLE THEM DIFFRENTLY, ACCORDING TO THE CRIME THEY DID, IF ANY. THE ONES WHOM NEED TO BE IN PRISION FOR LIFE, ARE THE PREDITORS WHO HURT IN A SEXUAL WAY, THEIR VIC... SUFFER FORLIFE, AND THE VIC.... WHOM ARE WRONGLY ACCUSED ALSO SUFFER, AND ARE VIC.. THEMSELVES. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT EVERY STORY HERE, AND JUDGE THE PROPER WAY, NOT IN A NON- OPEN MINDED PERSONS HEAD. YOU CAN NOT BE THAT WAY IN THIS SITUATION, I KNOW I USED TO BE THERE, AND IN THAT STATE OF MIND SET, UNTIL I OPENED UP, AND SAY VIC... COME FROM ALL SHAPES OF LIFE, AND HAFE ARE NOT OFFENDERS, JUST HORMONE RAGED TEENAGERS WHOM HAVE PARENTS GET MADD AND PISSED OFF. THANKS TAMMY RICH

It is not true that only people with children feel this is the wrong way to handle things. I am a mother of seven, if you need to understand things better please follow and read this link.



http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2006/10/24/prop_83_sex_off.html



I don't want to just feel safer, and knowing where my children are, who they are with and staying involved in their activities is the first way to keep them safe.



It doesn't matter if they have a horrible physical accident, or get attcked, bad things will happen to kids no matter how safe we think we make them. Prepare them, educate them, and put the power back into their hands. Not the hands of our power hungry politcians.

Two words: Capital Punishment

Iunderstand that sometimespeople are labled as offenders that may have been mislead by a teenage girl. Without a doubt most of these offenders dont meet tose guidelines they have a sickness one that isnt easily healed. I dont understand why these men and women are gettin suspended sentences or a few months or a year in jail and all the sudden they are "healed" they are scarring and hurting young children for the rest of their life most of them to blame themselves on a crime that is against them...i think not every offender should die but i think the punishments should be steeper...why is it someomne sells some drugs and gets 20 years and these people are aiming for children who cannot protect themselves and are getting six months? i see a major problem with the justice system here....

Anyone who commits a crime against a child should die. They are defective people and nothing will ever change that. A child will live an entire lifetime with the pain and mental anguish of the attack. I think we should bring back old school punisments for child sex offenders such as hangings, public stonings, firing squads, hard labor, the guilotine and maybe some new ones like burning them alive, or allowing the victims families to beat and torture them. Waterboarding would be an excellent choice as well.

Brandon: It appears you vented the same anger in an earlier posting? Your point was made in the first sentence. As for the rest of what you propose, I suggest you leave this process to the courts. You have a say in the government and can work to change it. If you were the earlier posting, who was hurt by his father, I suggest you seek therapy to help you deal with what was done to you. Things Can get better. (IMO)

I agree with you all that say sex offenders should be locked away for life but i also agree that they should look into SOME cases more closely like the one's where a 18yr old is dating a 16yr old and then is considered a sex offender for life. WAKE UP PEOPLE ITS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE WORLD GO THERE ONE TIME AND ASK A FRESHMAN GIRL WHO HER BOYFRIEND IS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES HE IS A SENIOR OR OUT OF SCHOOL ....HAPPENS EVERYDAY THIS ISNT THE 50'S ANY MORE ....GOOD LUCK

any person that is sick enough to do that to a child should be in prison for life or should get the death penalty.when that happens to a child,they remember it for the rest of their life.nothing can erase those painful memories.come on..how sick can a person get?thats gross!



i have had personal issues on child molestation.i think that it is the worst thing that could ever happen to a child.

they should have all sex organs removed no questions ask! A child can not tell when an "ADULT" that is trusted is doning something that is wrong to them. Treat them like animals because they are not human!

How can I find out the details of a man who raped a family member in another state, but is registered in WV? Can anyone help me??

I feel that anyone that commits the crime should either be brutally killed or have everything takin out that causes them to enjoy sex and thrown in jail. Their descusting nasty gross murdering buttholes that deserve to suffer. I don't care if you say the person changes and all this BS, they took someones soul and that the victom can't get back. No one is ever the same after being attacked. I prey for anyone who has been raped. As for the rapists, there is never EVER!!!! a good excuse for commiting the crime that you have you sick creep!

Chenoa: I take it that you are a rape victim? Your anger is over the top and maybe rightfully so, in your shoes. Might I suggest a bit of therapy to help you deal with this anger?

Kill them ALL, castrate them ALL...yes, let's! You people are so screwed to think that everyone on that effing registry is a pedophie or rapist. It's so not true! But who is here to stand up for those who have to be thrown in the dumpster with the rest of the pedophile and rapist trash? No one will. As someone previously stated, it would be political suicide to do so. You see, there are two sides of the fence. On one side, those who want to kill them all because they or someone they love were raped or molested, and those of us who love someone who was wrongly labeled a monster for something absolutely benign, like a 19 year old guy making out with a 16 year old girl at his birthday party, whose mother found out about it and charged him with "sexual abuse." I don't want this person that I love to be harmed for the rest of his life, just as you don't want you and yours to be harmed by someone who is likely to do it. If only they could be labled accordingly...

These people cannot be helped my dad molested me my sister and a few friends went to jail went thru therapy found god got out of jail and continued to do it after all that, these are sick individules and they should be kept away from society, they prey on the young and innocent and being melested as a child is no excuse to go out and do it yourself. I say keep them locked away since cutting things off would not stop them.

I think that anyone that molest's, sexually assaults, or any other type of act against another person, should get no "easy pass". I think they should get the maximum sentence under the law. What they did to that person, is a life sentence of mental anguish, loss of faith, no tolerance or trust for other human beings, and sometimes a loss of themselves. It causes multiple problems in relationships and a lack of trust for others. Anyone that thinks a person after serving several years in prison for a crime like this, deserves "to get on with their life, a normal life." Has never had a violent act like this done to themselves or someone they love. Before you are so easy to give your opinion on a topic like this, stop and think: what if it was my 5 year old, or my 12 year old sister or my 82 year old mother. My advice to anyone, taking sides on this debate is to step back and think of what a violent crime this is. I'm not saying this out of hate but, out of experience, usually the writers of this, "live and let live" garbage is either a fool, or a friend or relative of a person who has offended.

Not every man or woman is a sex offender. i was 15 years old (now 18) and i fell in love with an older man. the sex was consentual. but now he is looking at a 3-15 year sentence. i am trying everything i can to get him off on probation or home confinement. he doesn't deserve either. IT WAS CONSENTUAL!!!!!!!! if he has to be punished than i think i should be to. IT TAKES 2!!!!!! it wasnt just him. now, hes a registered sex offonder and i don't think its right. there are younger people out there than 15 year olds that are having sex with older men. the age of consent should be lowered from 16 to 14 or 15.

Ever notice the most hateful comments are posted by victims? Especially those who's perpitrators have never taken responsibility for their actions.

I am a registered offender (low risk) I deserve the label I wear now but wish I would be able to prove myself and not have to register for life.

There are so many dynamics in this hot topic, so much hidden resentment built over generations of silence, So much black and white thinking. I just wish we could step back and deal with this issue as a culture without our politicians and other public officials using the hate and fear in our culture to further their carreers.

Just a question for those who are victims. Would it make any difference if the perpitrator had shown remorece and accepted responsibility for his/her actions without minimizing or trying to shift blame?



Thanks for your time

The registry did a good job for the real sexual offenders- worldwide publicity to anybody who has access to computers.BRAVO!!!! for that.However, for the mistakenly-accused who happened to get a plea bargain as he was raising his 2 kids all by himself, got 2 jobs just to stay afloat after his wife abandoned him along with 2 kids,NOW after 26 years HAD the WORST NIGHTMARE of his LIFE along with his direct family members. This has resulted to my DIVORCE from this man;then a HEART ATTACK of this man; awful comments e.g. " Your father is a criminal." comment that my 7 y.o. daughter have to deal with as well as the indifference of treatment from everybody who had knowledge of this website ; FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES and the TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT now is overwhelming. Sad fact is, we did not know what really happened YET we are suffering.I do not blame anybody to have HATRED but PLEASE do not include the whole family in your hate. My daughter and I were not aware about how serious and shameful this case is until the law is implemented in 2007. My ex-husband now regret for taking the plea bargain suggested by his lawyer and cannot do anything to fix the problem that happened 26 years ago. The damage is done. I am just a human being,NOT GOD,and I came back to face the NIGHTMARE with my ex-husband and raise our 7 y.o. honor student together. We had her informed of the consequences that resulted of her DAD's decision 26 years ago.We expect to see odd looks, raising eyebrows, and question marks on people's faces and we will deal with it. For the FACT is, this sexual offender that we (myself & daughter) live with has worked in the same place for 35 years now, a GREAT FATHER/PARENT, GREAT PROVIDER,has countless friends(who knows him well by heart) and got moral support from the family .WE ALL FACE THIS NIGHTMARE NOW!!!! My PLEA is to PLEASE "EXCLUDE this offender and his FAMILY" from your IMMEASURABLE HATRED. My heart goes out to the victims of all sorts of crimes particularly in this category. As a Mother of a child whose father is a sexual offender, I cannot do nothing but make sure my daughter will go through the torments equip with knowledge to deal with the facts of life.NOBODY is PERFECT.Her Dad is an example of this(made a wrong decision).I just HOPE and PRAY that she will be okay and will be able to spend lots of TIME with her DAD and not just weekends.

The registry did a good job for the real sexual offenders- worldwide publicity to anybody who has access to computers.BRAVO!!!! for that.However, for the mistakenly-accused who happened to get a plea bargain as he was raising his 2 kids all by himself, got 2 jobs just to stay afloat after his wife abandoned him along with 2 kids,NOW after 26 years HAD the WORST NIGHTMARE of his LIFE along with his direct family members. This has resulted to my DIVORCE from this man;then a HEART ATTACK of this man; awful comments e.g. " Your father is a criminal." comment that my 7 y.o. daughter have to deal with as well as the indifference of treatment from everybody who had knowledge of this website ; FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES and the TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT now is overwhelming. Sad fact is, we did not know what really happened YET we are suffering.I do not blame anybody to have HATRED but PLEASE do not include the whole family in your hate. My daughter and I were not aware about how serious and shameful this case is until the law is implemented in 2007. My ex-husband now regret for taking the plea bargain suggested by his lawyer and cannot do anything to fix the problem that happened 26 years ago. The damage is done. I am just a human being,NOT GOD,and I came back to face the NIGHTMARE with my ex-husband and raise our 7 y.o. honor student together. We had her informed of the consequences that resulted of her DAD's decision 26 years ago.We expect to see odd looks, raising eyebrows, and question marks on people's faces and we will deal with it. For the FACT is, this sexual offender that we (myself & daughter) live with has worked in the same place for 35 years now, a GREAT FATHER/PARENT, GREAT PROVIDER,has countless friends(who knows him well by heart) and got moral support from the family .WE ALL FACE THIS NIGHTMARE NOW!!!! My PLEA is to PLEASE "EXCLUDE this offender and his FAMILY" from your IMMEASURABLE HATRED. My heart goes out to the victims of all sorts of crimes particularly in this category. As a Mother of a child whose father is a sexual offender, I cannot do nothing but make sure my daughter will go through the torments equip with knowledge to deal with the facts of life.NOBODY is PERFECT.Her Dad is an example of this(made a wrong decision).I just HOPE and PRAY that she will be okay and will be able to spend lots of TIME with her DAD and not just weekends.

The registry is not allowed to punish. (going back in time) That would be "ex post facto" punishment, for those who have already finished their sentences (IMO). Class action lawsuits have been filed and maybe you should consider such for your state. I am wondering when children can sue the state for the abuse they get from having a family member on this registry. They are the innocent ones! I think we all agree, that this registry needs a revamp. Be sure to let your legislators know how you feel.

From someone who has been married to a sex offender, I can tell you that these sex offenders don't have it has hard as most would think once they get caught and are sent to prison. My husband ( whom I knew before he offended) was a very sweet and caring person. Years later we reconnected and as fate would have it I was hospitalized due to a stroke. The day I was released from the hospital, he went to prison. He had me convinced that his ex-wife set him up and I was stupid enough to believe it. I married him 3 years into his prison sentence (still believing in his innocence). WHAT A JOKE THAT WAS!! He made parole in 2007 and I thought thinks were working out well. Long story made short, after he was off paper he moved me to a different county and wiped out my checking and savings. At first he promised to take care of all the bills(as he is a mine foreman and makes real good money), the true of the matter is that he used me while he was incarcerated so that he would have money to spend at the commissary and new shoes and clothing as he needed it. He married me just to have a place to parole to and once he was no longer on parole figured he needed me no more. Ladies, PLEASE

registry is good because, offenders that have molested or violently raped children, women, or men, people should know if a preditor is in their area Some offenders are put out there for the dogs. I'm a register sex offender, I was found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old, I pleaded not guilty and went to trial. After the allegations came out and the police and parents knew, it was 72 days before authorities performed a rape kit on her. There was no evidence that I had sex with this person. I was then charged. However, per the time line, she had stated the act had occurred on March 16, 2003; it was now June 7. During this period, it was possible for her to have had sexual activity and it was concluded that she had been and was possibly sexually active during this time. This young lady had stated that she was a virgin prior to allegations. I went to trial, on the first day the prosecution came to with the plea of probation. I would not accept this because this would have been accepting guilt which I was not about to do. I went to trial and was found guilty based on circumstantial evidence, even though I passed a lie detector test and there was no physical evidence to conclude the charges. I was sentenced to and served four years. I want people to understand that not all people are guilty. You first must understand the circumstances which brings a person to be accused and convicted, and in certain situations it's all circumstantial. Therefore a person should not be judged based on whether or not they appear on a Registered Sex Offenders List.

just because someone is a sex offender does not mean it had anything to do with children, you can get listed as a sex offender for peeing in the woods if a cop sees you! and be required to register and it had nothing to do with a child!!! so all of you self righteous idiots that say it is to protect the "children" get over it! not to mention I know a person that is in their 40's and they were charged for messing around with a 16 year old 20 years ago...and they are yet to do it again so take your they will offend again crap and choke on it you small minded ludicrous idiots!

I believe that if someone is high or drunk, they still know not to rape or molest someone who seems to be a kid to them. I don't care if they don't remember, maybe if they were doing the right thing in the first place and being RESPONSIBLE they wouldn't have drank or done drugs anyway.

just because most sex offenders where sexually abused themselves as children, doesn't make it in any way ok that they do it to someone else...my husband was sexuall abused by his own father when he was a young boy...along with 2 of his brothers.....my husband or my brother in laws NEVER sexually abused a child...and they all have sons and daughters of therir own...i LOVE this site. I want to make sure my children are safe when playing outside. People like this shouldn't be let of jail and/or prison...they should stay in jail and NEVEre realesed

thay should never get out of jail thay are sick people thay dont deserve to be out i hope use read this you are a dog

is it legal in west virginia if the couple are separated and the 19 year old daughter has consenting sex with the step father

People are quick to judge all sex offenders but what most people don't realize is the label "sex offender" is very broad. It does not always mean someone has hurt a child. Anyone that harms a child should not be released from prison, but put under it! For example, in a case where there is a 26 year old male and a 15 year old female who is not only willing but deceptive, to me, should not have the same punishment as a child molester. The punishment should fit the crime. Society is quick to judge the offender but what about the "victim" whose hormones are racing? Why don't they have consequences? Some of these men are on the registry for a mistake with a teen or being misled committed many years ago as a 20-something male. I don't think it's fair they have to register the rest of their lives nor is it fair there is no punishment for the deception of the "victim."

How often is the Sex offender registry updated. My moms x-husband was put in prison for molesting and raping me and my cousin and was released on the 10th of July and he still isnt coming up on the registry.

I have read all of these comments and i agree that ages 14 & up should sometimes be special circumstances... my problem is this, my ex husband stole someones debit card and spent $275 on it... he has a 3-30 sentence... a man in my neighborhood had 2 counts of sexual abuse on a child age 6-12 served 90 days in jail one yr probation... what the hell is wrong with that picture? also offenders do need therapy and my taxdollars pay for it, however unless theres something im not aware of victims have no free therapy so if theres no money or insurance they dont get help. i like the database and i agree with those who say a similar database should be available to view all violent offenders..murder assault etc... with this i get so irritated that these offenders especially w young victims serve so little time... i do not understand... 2nd offense driving on a revolked license is a mandatory 6mo... but rape a baby spend half that time... i also think offenders should have a sign in their yard or some identifiable marker to let everyone know.

Dear JF. What purpose does it serve to have a sign in a sex offenders yard? More than 90% of new sex crimes are committed by people who do not have a conviction for a sex crime. So what purpose does it serve to have a sex offender sign in a yard? Majority of sex crimes are committed by someone the victim knows IE: Relative,Spouse,School Teacher etc. etc. not some stranger lurking behind a bush. So I ask again what purpose does it serve to have a sex offender sign in a yard? Would that sign have protected me 25 years ago when I was 9 and my parents,friends teenage son molested me in my parents home??? Would it have protected me??? Would it! Would the sign have ptotected me when I was molested by my older friend during a backyard camp out? please let me know how a sign would've protected me and I will tell you where to stick!

I am a parent of a 5 yr & 2 boys. My 5 yr was molested by his 15 year old cousin. We went through all the CYS and Law Enforcement interviews, just to be told we cannot do anything due to the age of my son to be a good witness. This 15 yr old is living with his grandfather (has custody) due to his father being a wife beater and also living under the same roof. The molesting happened when my father-in-law was watching my son; Children Service deemed the incident to be truthful. However the only one being hurt in this situation is the victim MY SON!!!! Where is the JUSTICE?!!!!! We are told to go to support groups and family counseling while the molestor is free to live his life without any limitations…….However if I would attempt to protect my family and handle the situation on my own I WOULD GO TO JAIL!!!! Makes you wish we lived in the Wild West Days!

The only people who say... They have served there time now let them live there life is, a offender or, an offenders mother.

I have a problem with 2 convicted sex offenders of children being aloud access to my children's elementary school, the principal and secretary says that there is NO LAW keeping them out... SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIGHT THIS!!!!!! AND HURRY ASAP... I NEED BACK UP TO HELP PROTECT MY CHILDREN AND EVERYONE ELSE'S IN WEST VIRGINIA!!!!! SOON!!!

All of this is fairly new to me. I lived in Dunbar for 5 years knowing that there were 16 sex offenders in the area the school was less than a block from my house, with the daycare right beside it. When the number of offenders went to 23 I moved, I was afraid to let my then 3yr old out of my sight for any reason. I moved to a nice neighborhood in institute where I grew up and everyone knows each other. I felt safe letting her out to play with the other children in ther neighborhood that was until a neighbor married a sex offender while he was in jail serving 12 yrs. and moved him in her house not 50ft. away from my house. Being married to a military man and living in different states West Virginia is the only state that I know that doesn;t inform you of a sex offender movin into the area. I was fired up when the places I called told me there was nothing they could do. I called the Governor's office to see why. We need to protect our youth if no one else. My child has learn all about stranger danger from home and school and I had to sit her down and explain some things to her to protect her, that she really shouldn't know until she is older. I here all this talk about what we can do, but when are we as a people as the human race going to protect our childre not just here but all around the world.

I think WV sex registry still gets a F grade because most low-risk sex offenders require to be on WV sex registry for lifetime not 10 years that is wrong ideas. I do not know what level of sex registry WV sex offenders are like Ohio sex registry of 15, 20 and lifetime sex offenders. WV sex registry is very poor and does not tell us who the violent sex predators are for lifetime instead of low-risk sex offenders. I looked at wv sex registry that has 1, 2 and 3 degrees sex who has no senses. Some of sex offenders are convited of misdemenor sex crimes for lifetime sex registry that is wrong when the court lied about it. WV state tricked you in your nose...