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Florida housing rules chase sex offenders around the block

Nov. 24, 2008
Whether by county or municipality, the state's residency restrictions for sex offenders are myriad and complicated. The dozen men who gather every Monday night in a nondescript West Palm Beach office building -- including a 36-year-old machinist, a 59-year-old engineer, a 45-year-old handyman --...
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Court says sex offender law too broad

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A California appeals court says that a law prohibiting sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school amounts to additional punishment.

Mo. Halloween offender restrictions eased

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Missouri says a law limiting the activities of registered sex offenders on Halloween is too vague to be properly enforced.

ACLU challenges sex-offender residency law

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A civil rights group is suing the western Pennsylvania county that includes Pittsburgh, claiming a new law keeps sex offenders from living almost anywhere.

Judge says sex offender can be anonymous

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Utah state law requiring sex offenders to disclose their Internet screen names violates the constitutional rights of one man, a judge ruled.

Plea deal for Ariz. sex-offender student

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Prosecutors struck a plea deal with a convicted sex offender who enrolled in grade school by claiming to be 12 years old, a Phoenix television station reported.

Woman challenges Georgia predator law

ATLANTA, July 14 (UPI) -- A Georgia woman listed on the state's sex offender registry for something that happened when she was a teenager is fighting eviction from her home.

Sex offender registation guides in place

WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Final guidelines for sex offender registration and notification are in place, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.

Nevada sex offender law in legal limbo

CARSON CITY, Nev., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says he has blocked Nevada's new sex offender law from going into effect until constitutional challenges are resolved.

Sex offender register doesn't protect much

LIVERPOOL, England, June 12 (UPI) -- Britain's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, a psychologist at the University of Liverpool says.

Magician placed on sex offender list

LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- Magician Billy Wand, a popular performer at children's events, has been placed on England's sex offender registry, police officials said.

Ky. day care fires sex-offender cook

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Officials at a Louisville day-care center say they have fired the facility's cook after he turned out to be a registered sex offender.

Jessica's Law leaving offenders homeless

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Convicted sex offenders in California are struggling to find housing as a result of Jessica's Law, which is aimed at limiting repeat offenses, a report said.

Sex offender wins $10 million lottery

UXBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The latest Massachusetts state lottery winner also happens to be a 56-year-old Level 3 sex offender.

Sex offenders evicted from Miami bridge

MIAMI, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Convicted sex offenders who have been living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway bridge in Miami learned Sunday that they are being evicted.

Poor wording in law frees sex criminal

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Flaws in a federal sex-offender registration law left a criminal free in Kansas City, Mo.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa