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I don’t mean to sound like an alarmist here but I thought that I should write something about the news reports that I have been reading about incidents near Vista High School in San Diego, California. According to the reports, several men have been trying to sexually assault school girls in the vicinity of the said school. Here is a snippet from Sign On San Diego:
A Vista High School student who was walking to school Wednesday morning was hit by a man who attempted to sexually assault her, and the man had approached another girl moments earlier, the Sheriff’s Department said yesterday.
The 14-year-old Vista student was walking on a dirt path near East Indian Rock Road and Cananea Street about 7 a.m. when the man approached her and asked for a cigarette lighter, Norton said. When she said she did not have one, the man engaged her in conversation, then became forceful and told her to remove her pants, the detective said.
The man tackled her and punched her in the face, Norton said. He fled when he heard people approaching.The victim had a bloody nose and minor facial bruises but was not sexually assaulted, Norton said.
Just before the Vista attack, a man of the same description approached a 15-year-old girl in the same spot on the path and also asked for a lighter, Norton said. He talked to the girl for a while and asked for her phone number. She felt uncomfortable and left, Norton said.
The attacker was described as 17 to 23 years old, white or Latino, 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, with hazel eyes. He was wearing blue jeans and a brown hooded sweat shirt.
Aside from these attacks, there was another incident in another area, this time in Lakeside, where a 15-year-old girl was walking to El Capitan High School. This incident involved a man stalking the girl in his car, repeatedly asking her to get in the car. She ran to a nearby 711 and alerted the authorities when the man got out of the car and put his hand on her shoulder.
This kind of news sickens me, it really does. These men are preying on the youth, who have their whole lives ahead of them. How do we stop them? Perhaps by being vigilant and teaching our kids to be the same way. If you see or observe anything remotely suspicious, make sure that you immediately alert authorities – better safe than sorry.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
School district changes background check policy
Anyone who volunteers in Derry schools on a regular basis will have to undergo a complete background check after a convicted sex offender was found to be volunteering at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School for the past four years.
Stephen Cleveland, 69, of 74 Chester Road was convicted of aggravated sexual assault in 1984 and registered with police in November. But it wasn't until last week that Cleveland was told to stay out of the school.
But the incident prompted district officials to change policy and screen every volunteer who enters a school.
"If they're in the building on a regular basis, we are going to start fingerprinting immediately," Hannon said of the district's 700 volunteers.
But some people say the school needs to do even more to protect their children.
Now that Cleveland has been seen around school, children will associate him with being a nice person if they see him in a park or around town unless parents educate their children to the danger, according to Debbie Savoia, a mother and victim rights advocate from North Andover, Mass.
"For the school to say none of these kids are in danger is wrong," Savoia said.
Stephen Cleveland, 69, of 74 Chester Road was convicted of aggravated sexual assault in 1984 and registered with police in November. But it wasn't until last week that Cleveland was told to stay out of the school.
But the incident prompted district officials to change policy and screen every volunteer who enters a school.
"If they're in the building on a regular basis, we are going to start fingerprinting immediately," Hannon said of the district's 700 volunteers.
But some people say the school needs to do even more to protect their children.
Now that Cleveland has been seen around school, children will associate him with being a nice person if they see him in a park or around town unless parents educate their children to the danger, according to Debbie Savoia, a mother and victim rights advocate from North Andover, Mass.
"For the school to say none of these kids are in danger is wrong," Savoia said.
Alleged child molester teaching at Boca Raton school
Yeah I know I don't normally report teachers who molest but here goes anyway.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, planned a 1 p.m. protest outside a private school west of Boca Raton on Thursday.They allege a teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy is a child molester. He is currently being investigated by the NYPD for molesting a boy from 1998-2000 at a camp in New York. He is now teaching at Donna Klein Jewish Academy.
SNAP also said that a civil lawsuit was being filed today.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, planned a 1 p.m. protest outside a private school west of Boca Raton on Thursday.They allege a teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy is a child molester. He is currently being investigated by the NYPD for molesting a boy from 1998-2000 at a camp in New York. He is now teaching at Donna Klein Jewish Academy.
SNAP also said that a civil lawsuit was being filed today.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Are Your Kids Safe from Sex Offenders?
We’ve made some stunning discoveries about where sex offenders in the Capital City live and why the law can’t touch them. We used a GPS tracker to measure distance and we paired it with the sex offender online database and couldn’t believe what we found. Convicted sex offenders are living less than 500 feet from schools and daycares, all because of a loophole in the current laws.
We went to a number of daycares and schools with a GPS tracker device. We found one sex offender just 216 feet from the school and authorities say it’s all perfectly legal. Besides the sex offender living so close to Banks Elementary, off Florida Blvd. near a daycare, we found a sex offender with a conviction for lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14. On Greenwell Springs Rd., there was another daycare within 1,000 feet of a man convicted for carnal knowledge of a juvenile on two separate occasions.
So why aren’t these sex offenders breaking any laws? They were all convicted before 2006. Markus Smith with Louisiana State Police explains, “If an offender was convicted before that date, then they aren’t required to comply with the 1,000 foot law.” This is a loophole in a law designed to protect our kids, but some say it’s letting certain offenders slip through the cracks.
The date isn’t the only loophole. Offenders must have committed certain crimes and victim must be under the age of 13 or they must be on probation.
We went to a number of daycares and schools with a GPS tracker device. We found one sex offender just 216 feet from the school and authorities say it’s all perfectly legal. Besides the sex offender living so close to Banks Elementary, off Florida Blvd. near a daycare, we found a sex offender with a conviction for lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14. On Greenwell Springs Rd., there was another daycare within 1,000 feet of a man convicted for carnal knowledge of a juvenile on two separate occasions.
So why aren’t these sex offenders breaking any laws? They were all convicted before 2006. Markus Smith with Louisiana State Police explains, “If an offender was convicted before that date, then they aren’t required to comply with the 1,000 foot law.” This is a loophole in a law designed to protect our kids, but some say it’s letting certain offenders slip through the cracks.
The date isn’t the only loophole. Offenders must have committed certain crimes and victim must be under the age of 13 or they must be on probation.
School Visit Leads to Charges Against Sex Offender
A convicted sex offender has been charged with being on school property after he and his wife went to Fort Chiswell Middle School on business last Friday.
Jay Lindell Walters Sr., 43, of Grandview Drive in Max Meadows was arrested at his home on Monday.
According to Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan of the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office, Principal Becki James recognized Walters from Virginia State Police information provided to the school. She informed Walters that state law prohibited him from being on school property and asked him to leave.
In the meantime, the Fort Chiswell High School Resource Officer arrived, Dunagan said. Walters then went to his vehicle but returned to apologize, according to the chief deputy, and was told to leave by the Resource Officer.
The officer discussed the incident with the commonwealth’s attorney office, Dunagan reported, and was advised to charge Walters.
Jay Lindell Walters Sr., 43, of Grandview Drive in Max Meadows was arrested at his home on Monday.
According to Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan of the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office, Principal Becki James recognized Walters from Virginia State Police information provided to the school. She informed Walters that state law prohibited him from being on school property and asked him to leave.
In the meantime, the Fort Chiswell High School Resource Officer arrived, Dunagan said. Walters then went to his vehicle but returned to apologize, according to the chief deputy, and was told to leave by the Resource Officer.
The officer discussed the incident with the commonwealth’s attorney office, Dunagan reported, and was advised to charge Walters.
Daycare shut down after sex offender found living there
SEATTLE - A North Seattle daycare was forced to shut down after the state discovered a sex offender was living in the home.
The daycare provider told KING 5 she would never put the children in any danger. But the state says a sex offender had been living with her for months - and parents had no idea.
For three years, Seiri DuPen has been caring for children out of her home. But on Friday she lost her license.
The state says DuPen allowed Patrick Neale Brown, a registered sex offender, to live in her home.
Brown's criminal record includes sex crimes against children in Virginia, possession of heroin and eluding officers in California.
The daycare provider told KING 5 she would never put the children in any danger. But the state says a sex offender had been living with her for months - and parents had no idea.
For three years, Seiri DuPen has been caring for children out of her home. But on Friday she lost her license.
The state says DuPen allowed Patrick Neale Brown, a registered sex offender, to live in her home.
Brown's criminal record includes sex crimes against children in Virginia, possession of heroin and eluding officers in California.
Sex offender arrested for being on Athens Drive campus
Raleigh police arrested a registered sex offender Friday for going on the campus of Athens Drive High School.
Marcus Jermaine Johnson, 30, of 1312 Arbor Greene Drive, Garner, was on the campus Wednesday, according to the arrest warrant. Johnson faces charges of being a sex offender unlawfully on the premises intended for the care of minors.
Johnson was convicted of incest with a near relative, which is a second-degree sexual offense, in 2005 and of statutory rape, in which he was at least 6 years older than the victim, in 1998, according to the North Carolina Department of Correction.
Johnson also has convictions for common-law robbery, larceny and assault on a policeman.
Marcus Jermaine Johnson, 30, of 1312 Arbor Greene Drive, Garner, was on the campus Wednesday, according to the arrest warrant. Johnson faces charges of being a sex offender unlawfully on the premises intended for the care of minors.
Johnson was convicted of incest with a near relative, which is a second-degree sexual offense, in 2005 and of statutory rape, in which he was at least 6 years older than the victim, in 1998, according to the North Carolina Department of Correction.
Johnson also has convictions for common-law robbery, larceny and assault on a policeman.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sex Offender Allegedly Tries To Lure Girl In Car
A community is reeling after a man they successfully fought to have classified as a level 3 sex offender was apparently caught trying to lure a girl into his car.
At the time of the alleged incident, he was awaiting trial for a similar crime in North Branch, Minn.
WCCO-TV first told you about repeat sex offender Jeffery Holmgren after he moved next door to a home child care center and a half block from an elementary school.
"He's a danger to society because obviously he can't control himself," said concerned neighbor Ann Trippler.
Mothers in Chisago City -- who've been monitoring Holmgren's behavior since he moved in -- wonder how many more sex crimes he has to commit before the court gets tough.
At the time of the alleged incident, he was awaiting trial for a similar crime in North Branch, Minn.
WCCO-TV first told you about repeat sex offender Jeffery Holmgren after he moved next door to a home child care center and a half block from an elementary school.
"He's a danger to society because obviously he can't control himself," said concerned neighbor Ann Trippler.
Mothers in Chisago City -- who've been monitoring Holmgren's behavior since he moved in -- wonder how many more sex crimes he has to commit before the court gets tough.
CMS getting tough with sex offenders
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is considering a policy to ban all sex offenders from campuses and school events
The school board's three-member policy committee gave preliminary approval this afternoon to the plan. If approved by the full board, it would ban all registered sex offenders – adults or students – from school campuses, bus stops, athletic games, even field trips.
The school board's three-member policy committee gave preliminary approval this afternoon to the plan. If approved by the full board, it would ban all registered sex offenders – adults or students – from school campuses, bus stops, athletic games, even field trips.
Missing Athens sophomore may have disappeared with registered sex offender
An Athens High School sophomore, missing since Sunday, is believed to have run away with a registered male sex offender, officials said.
Luke Kemmerle, 15, is thought to have willingly gone with the man, Zachary Wisor of Nelsonville, 22, said Molly Burchfield, a social worker for the Athens Police Department.
The sophomore, 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds, is described as being Hispanic with brown eyes and brown hair with red highlights, according to an Athens Police Department report.
At the time of his disappearance, Kemmerle was wearing a white hoodie with a gray design, blue jeans with a patch on the left leg and athletic shoes, said Lt. Dave Williams.
Kemmerle, who was last seen in Athens, also has his upper-right ear pierced and was wearing other jewelry.
Wisor, 5 feet 8 inches and 125 pounds, has blue eyes and brown hair, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.
He was indicted in the Athens Court of Common Pleas in 2005 for illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance involving a young female, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.
Wisor drives an older golden Oldsmobile, Burchfield said.
Whether or not the pair is still in the Athens area is unknown, she said.
Kemmerle was added to the Ohio Attorney General’s Web site Monday night. Amber and trucker alerts were filed yesterday morning and went out that afternoon, Burchfield said.
If anyone has seen Kemmerle or Wisor or has additional information, call APD at 592-3313.
Luke Kemmerle, 15, is thought to have willingly gone with the man, Zachary Wisor of Nelsonville, 22, said Molly Burchfield, a social worker for the Athens Police Department.
The sophomore, 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds, is described as being Hispanic with brown eyes and brown hair with red highlights, according to an Athens Police Department report.
At the time of his disappearance, Kemmerle was wearing a white hoodie with a gray design, blue jeans with a patch on the left leg and athletic shoes, said Lt. Dave Williams.
Kemmerle, who was last seen in Athens, also has his upper-right ear pierced and was wearing other jewelry.
Wisor, 5 feet 8 inches and 125 pounds, has blue eyes and brown hair, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.
He was indicted in the Athens Court of Common Pleas in 2005 for illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance involving a young female, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.
Wisor drives an older golden Oldsmobile, Burchfield said.
Whether or not the pair is still in the Athens area is unknown, she said.
Kemmerle was added to the Ohio Attorney General’s Web site Monday night. Amber and trucker alerts were filed yesterday morning and went out that afternoon, Burchfield said.
If anyone has seen Kemmerle or Wisor or has additional information, call APD at 592-3313.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
'Let me assure you'
This is off topic but I came across this post and was very disturbed that Amazon sells such material and that this material is legal!
"Let me assure you that Amazon.com does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts"
So says an Amazon.com form letter, sent on behalf of Amazon President, Jeff Bezos. While Amazon claims not to support or promote criminal acts, they're more than happy to sell (and profit from) books which encourage adults to sexually abuse children.
Let's, for a moment, take time to examine some of the material Jeff Bezos and the people at Amazon like to make their money from:
Daddy's Little Boy
"This is the story of a libidinous 13 year old boy who 'pleases' himself, then teaches his cousin to 'please' him. But the boy's father sees them and finds he is very turned on. At 13, Mason, is beautiful... Mason finds that love he loves his father, truly, deeply emotionally."
The Eleventh Acolyte Reader
"Thirteen more stories about boy-love. Quick-takes: 1) An older schoolboy lets a hero-worshipping younger boy be his "pet." 2) A pubescent boy "comes out" seducing a young boy down the street. 3) A sailor on shore leave finds love in Marrakesh! 4) A determined 12-yr-old boy makes mincemeat out of a man's oath to leave boys alone for a whole year. ETC. 192 pgs."
And probably the most disturbing title (which fortunately is currently unavailable):
It's Okay to Say Yes: Boy-Love & Sex Tourism
"In this vivid, tender, highly erotic, and sometime humorous account, Darling depicts the difference between loving and exploiting Third-World boys in boy-love "scenes" from Asia to South America."
There's only one demented section of society who would be interested buying publications like these. They're people who you would find posting on GirlChat or BoyChat people like baby-rapers Harold Spurling and Jeffrey Brisson, or Robert Vann Smith - getting caught crossing the border to exploit children or even Amazons own Brandon Low for that matter.
Amazon.com as a company lacks any sense of social responsibility, let's take a look at the people behind Amazon making these irresponsible decisions:
You can voice your concern about Amazon.coms position on this matter through the following channels:
aws@amazon.com
webservicesresumes@amazon.com
webservices@amazon.com
seller-performance@amazon.com
seller-suggestions@amazon.com
payments-funds@amazon.com
evangelists@amazon.com
ir@amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316&type=email&skip=true#csTop
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-InfoReq
https://www.mturk.com/mturk/contactus?subject=Customer+Support
Let me assure you - the boycott will continue, Boycott Amazon!!
Cross posted from www.absolutezerounited.blogspot.com
"Let me assure you that Amazon.com does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts"So says an Amazon.com form letter, sent on behalf of Amazon President, Jeff Bezos. While Amazon claims not to support or promote criminal acts, they're more than happy to sell (and profit from) books which encourage adults to sexually abuse children.
Let's, for a moment, take time to examine some of the material Jeff Bezos and the people at Amazon like to make their money from:
Daddy's Little Boy
"This is the story of a libidinous 13 year old boy who 'pleases' himself, then teaches his cousin to 'please' him. But the boy's father sees them and finds he is very turned on. At 13, Mason, is beautiful... Mason finds that love he loves his father, truly, deeply emotionally."
The Eleventh Acolyte Reader
"Thirteen more stories about boy-love. Quick-takes: 1) An older schoolboy lets a hero-worshipping younger boy be his "pet." 2) A pubescent boy "comes out" seducing a young boy down the street. 3) A sailor on shore leave finds love in Marrakesh! 4) A determined 12-yr-old boy makes mincemeat out of a man's oath to leave boys alone for a whole year. ETC. 192 pgs."
And probably the most disturbing title (which fortunately is currently unavailable):
It's Okay to Say Yes: Boy-Love & Sex Tourism
"In this vivid, tender, highly erotic, and sometime humorous account, Darling depicts the difference between loving and exploiting Third-World boys in boy-love "scenes" from Asia to South America."
There's only one demented section of society who would be interested buying publications like these. They're people who you would find posting on GirlChat or BoyChat people like baby-rapers Harold Spurling and Jeffrey Brisson, or Robert Vann Smith - getting caught crossing the border to exploit children or even Amazons own Brandon Low for that matter.
Amazon.com as a company lacks any sense of social responsibility, let's take a look at the people behind Amazon making these irresponsible decisions:
You can voice your concern about Amazon.coms position on this matter through the following channels:
aws@amazon.com
webservicesresumes@amazon.com
webservices@amazon.com
seller-performance@amazon.com
seller-suggestions@amazon.com
payments-funds@amazon.com
evangelists@amazon.com
ir@amazon.com
jeff@amazon.com | - Jeffrey P. Bezos, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
werner@allthingsdistributed.com | - Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Amazon.com |
ajassy@amazon.com | - Andrew Jassy, Senior Vice President, Web Services |
stevenk@amazon.com | - Steven Kessell, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media |
marco@amazon.com | - Marc Onetto, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations |
diegop@amazon.com | - Diego Piacentini, Senior Vice President, International Retail |
shelleyr@amazon.com | - Shelley Reynolds, Vice President, Wordwide Controller and Principal Accounting Officer |
jwilke@amazon.com or jeffreyw@amazon.com or jeffw@amazon.com | - Jeff Wilke, Senior Vice President, North America Retail |
szkutak@amazon.com | - Thomas Szkutak, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
selipsky@amazon.com | - Adam Selipsky, Vice President |
rabuchin@amazon.com | - Steve Rabuchin, Director |
freed@amazon.com | - Ian Freed, Vice President, Digital |
michellew@amazon.com | - Michelle Wilson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
swheeler@amazon.com | - Sam Wheeler, Director, Advertising & Partnerships |
bcarr@amazon.com | - Bill Carr, Vice President, Digital Media |
jvaria@amazon.com | - Jinesh Varia, Web Services Evangelist |
cbodell@yahoo.com | - Colin Bodell, Vice President, Platform Operations of Amazon.com |
awseditor@amazon.com | - Mike Culver, Web Services Evangelist |
jeff@vertexdev.com or jbarr@amazon.com | - Jeff Barr, Lead Web Services Evangelist |
simoneb@amazon.lu or simone.brunozzi@gmail.com | - Simone Brunozzi, European Web Services Evangelist |
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316&type=email&skip=true#csTop
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-InfoReq
https://www.mturk.com/mturk/contactus?subject=Customer+Support
Let me assure you - the boycott will continue, Boycott Amazon!!
Cross posted from www.absolutezerounited.blogspot.com
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Sen. to introduce sexual offender legislation
Sen. John Douglas (R-Social Circle) has pre-filed legislation that would make it illegal for a registered sex offender to run for office on local school boards.
Douglas said he filed the legislation in response to the spring 2008 attempt by Newton County resident Horace Don Gresham to run for the District 2 seat on the Board of Education. In 1988 in DeKalb County, Gresham was charged with felony sodomy involving a child under the age of 14, a charge that carried a 12-year sentence that had yet to expire before he decided to run for office.
In the face of a public outcry, Gresham withdrew his candidacy before a special hearing could take place to judge his qualifications to run for office.
"It was just intolerable to consider the fact that we could have had a sex offender on our school board having access to our schools," Douglas said. "I don’t think that the voters would ever support a sex offender for school board or any other position but we just want to make sure."
Douglas said he filed the legislation in response to the spring 2008 attempt by Newton County resident Horace Don Gresham to run for the District 2 seat on the Board of Education. In 1988 in DeKalb County, Gresham was charged with felony sodomy involving a child under the age of 14, a charge that carried a 12-year sentence that had yet to expire before he decided to run for office.
In the face of a public outcry, Gresham withdrew his candidacy before a special hearing could take place to judge his qualifications to run for office.
"It was just intolerable to consider the fact that we could have had a sex offender on our school board having access to our schools," Douglas said. "I don’t think that the voters would ever support a sex offender for school board or any other position but we just want to make sure."
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Schools require building visitors surrender IDs
AUBURN — Visitors entering any of the town’s schools now must leave a driver’s license or other form of government issued picture ID at the office.
The ID is traded for a visitors card, and the ID is returned at the end of the visit.
School officials in several Central Massachusetts communities say they are not considering similar policies, although Leominster Superintendent of Schools Nadine B. Binkley said she has talked to police about participating in a pilot program that would use scanning equipment provided by Raptor Technologies, a company based in Houston.
Ms. Binkley said a visitor would go to the school office and a device would scan the ID to determine whether the visitor was a registered sex offender, domestic dispute offender or had outstanding arrest warrants. For visitors who received cyber-approval, they would receive a badge that contains their name, photo, date and time they went into the school as well as their destination. If the visitor has a record that is flagged on the equipment, authorities would be notified.
The ID is traded for a visitors card, and the ID is returned at the end of the visit.
School officials in several Central Massachusetts communities say they are not considering similar policies, although Leominster Superintendent of Schools Nadine B. Binkley said she has talked to police about participating in a pilot program that would use scanning equipment provided by Raptor Technologies, a company based in Houston.
Ms. Binkley said a visitor would go to the school office and a device would scan the ID to determine whether the visitor was a registered sex offender, domestic dispute offender or had outstanding arrest warrants. For visitors who received cyber-approval, they would receive a badge that contains their name, photo, date and time they went into the school as well as their destination. If the visitor has a record that is flagged on the equipment, authorities would be notified.
Bill seeks to protect kids
State Rep. Donna Hutchinson filed a proposed state law that seeks to protect children in public schools from registered sex offenders.
In a previous legislative session, in 2007, Hutchinson sponsored Act 992 of 2007, which limits access to public schools for convicted Level 3 and Level 4 sexual offenders.
The new law she will propose, which is House Bill 1010, would keep provisions of the Act 992 of 2007 but expand it, also to prohibit anyone who is a Level 2 registered sex offender from knowingly entering upon a public-school campus .
A state law, the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, categorizes sex offenders in four categories: Level 1-low risk offenders; Level 2-moderate risk offenders; Level 3-high risk offenders; and Level 4-sexually violent predators.
"I had some schools call me ... They called and said, You promised us, if it was still a problem you'd introduce (a bill) for the second-level (predators). So, I'm going to keep my promise and introduce (a bill) that (says) second-level predators can't enter school grounds, either," Hutchinson said.
In a previous legislative session, in 2007, Hutchinson sponsored Act 992 of 2007, which limits access to public schools for convicted Level 3 and Level 4 sexual offenders.
The new law she will propose, which is House Bill 1010, would keep provisions of the Act 992 of 2007 but expand it, also to prohibit anyone who is a Level 2 registered sex offender from knowingly entering upon a public-school campus .
A state law, the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, categorizes sex offenders in four categories: Level 1-low risk offenders; Level 2-moderate risk offenders; Level 3-high risk offenders; and Level 4-sexually violent predators.
"I had some schools call me ... They called and said, You promised us, if it was still a problem you'd introduce (a bill) for the second-level (predators). So, I'm going to keep my promise and introduce (a bill) that (says) second-level predators can't enter school grounds, either," Hutchinson said.
Kiosks stop sex offenders, other threats at the door
In December 2007, a man showed up at an elementary school in the northern suburbs of Charlotte, N.C., to have lunch with a student. Upon entering the school, he encountered a digital kiosk and followed the sign-in instructions by entering his name and date of birth. As he waited for his visitor’s badge to print, the kiosk notified school officials that the man’s information matched the identity of a registered sex offender. The police were called, and a few minutes later, the man was quietly escorted from the school. He was a registered sex offender.
The kiosk that alerted school officials of the sex offender was manufactured by LobbyGuard Solutions LLC, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of visitor-management security systems. Founded in 1999, LobbyGuard was one of the first players in the visitor-management space, and over the years has evolved from a pieced-together PC/touchscreen configuration to the all-in-one kiosk model it unveiled in March 2006 and continues to use today
LobbyGuard updates its database each month, based on public information provided by each state, which usually includes more than 500,000 sex offenders.
The Chesapeake, Va., school district is piloting LobbyGuard at three of its schools, in search of a better way to process visitors and alert school officials when sex offenders enter the premises.
Brian Allen, of Cii Associates Inc., a LobbyGuard distributor, has worked with school officials to establish the pilot program.
LobbyGuard was installed in April 2008, and so far the reception has been very positive.
The kiosk that alerted school officials of the sex offender was manufactured by LobbyGuard Solutions LLC, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of visitor-management security systems. Founded in 1999, LobbyGuard was one of the first players in the visitor-management space, and over the years has evolved from a pieced-together PC/touchscreen configuration to the all-in-one kiosk model it unveiled in March 2006 and continues to use today
LobbyGuard updates its database each month, based on public information provided by each state, which usually includes more than 500,000 sex offenders.
The Chesapeake, Va., school district is piloting LobbyGuard at three of its schools, in search of a better way to process visitors and alert school officials when sex offenders enter the premises.
Brian Allen, of Cii Associates Inc., a LobbyGuard distributor, has worked with school officials to establish the pilot program.
LobbyGuard was installed in April 2008, and so far the reception has been very positive.
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