Jessica’s Law Challenged in Calif. Court
A law that was enacted to protect children from sexual predators is set to be reviewed and challenged in the California Supreme Court. The legislation, called Jessica’s law, makes it illegal for registered sex offenders to live within 2,000 feet of a park or school. The law was put into affect after Jessica Lunsford, a [...]
Florida Apartments Offer Homes for Sex Offenders
Miracle Park, a group of single-story yellow buildings around a small park, is well-known in Pahokee, Florida for being populated mostly with a single demographic: sex offenders. The development opened in January, and the pastor who runs it, Richard Witherow, recruited former inmates by handing out brochures in Florida prisons. Thirty-five sex offenders are now [...]
Sting Snags 3 U.S. Sex Tourists — Charges to Come
An undercover sting called Operation Twisted Traveler managed to reel in 3U.S. natives who were involved in sex acts with young kids while abroad. The men, namely Ronald Boyajian, Erik Peeters and Jack Sporich had visited Cambodia to indulge in illegal sexual behavior with minors. They are expected to arrive in Los Angeles Monday evening [...]