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The lie and justice system

My name is Jim and I live in Ohio. Back in 2010 when I arrived in the state, I met a woman at church we started to date. Going out to dinner, amusement parks, and getting to know

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Ex uses daughter to accuse father

As a now former member of the entertainment industry, I prided myself in being a man of the people. I graduated top of my class in high school and twice in college from a film school and got

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Forgiven 4 Life Conviction

The Key: (1st Time Conviction) To be convicted for Life. Murderers are being forgiven This is a Fornicating Nation.  People with sex-related convictions should be able to live again and prosper in Life. In the limelight for better

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Collateral Damage

Too much injustice in our judicial system. My son was sentenced to two years and life time registration in 2025. He took a plea, as so many people do.  The prosecutor dismissed the sex with a minor with

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Cat and Mouse

Greetings! My name is Ray, I was convicted in 2012 of Receipt and Possession of Pornography and though it is probably just my personal opinion, I was misled and lied to from the jump. I was Charged initially

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Don’t assume you know the story….

You always see stories on TV about horrible offenders who waited outside of schools or hidden inside of vans and abducted people. Most of the time you see somebody is on the registry and you automatically assume you

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Taken off the list after 10 years.

I plead guilty to corruption of minor in 2015 and was told I would not have to register by the judge, my lawyer, and DA. However, I was forced to register being threatened with more jail time after

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Sex Offender Flyer. Please re-print.

How Do People End Up on the Sex Offender Registry? Surprisingly, some are added for actions that many wouldn’t expect, such as: • Downloading explicit content or taking nude photos of oneself • Consensual sexual activity between minors

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Arrested for Internet stalking and threats but given child sex conviction

I was 21 or 22 when I committed the crime.  I had no record or prior convictions.  The victims were adults. I made threats to do sexual things to the victims. I made terroristic threats and I also

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Criminalized Autism

When I was 16, I was called to a meeting with an investigator named Sam. Upon meeting with him I was informed that someone had reported me for sexual assault against a minor, my cousin of 4 years

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My Daughter was Wrongfully Convicted!

My daughter, Jennifer, was wrongfully convicted of child abduction and causing to expose genitals. The Appellant’s Brief details how Smart was wrongfully convicted by counsel, the state, and the circuit court—each in part strategizing to convict her. That

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I’m an offender and trapped by my stalker

Before I was convicted I was being blackmailed, harassed and abused by my ex. I told my lawyer multiple times that my abuser was doing this in which he ignored. My abuse continues to this day. He stalks,

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Compliance officer not reporting changes

My son was convicted of having 2 pictures in his phone his girlfriend (17) sent him from Illinois showing one of her breasts. He was put on the registry for 10 years and spent 2 years in jail.

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Everything Isn’t What It Seems

My husband was arrested in December 2020 for possession of child pornography. The year prior, he started working in the cafeteria of an elementary school. There was an article released about his charges the same time he was

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A simple but horrific glitch in SORNA

I am just going to give a brief overview of what I am going through currently. I was charged under don’t ask don’t tell because I was gay and had a brief fling with a young man who

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Dearborn County Indiana Registry Abuse of People Forced to Register

I currently live in an area in Indiana where Ripley, Dearborn, Franklin, and Ohio counties connect on the tri-state border.  My story is about Dearborn county specifically abusing power to demean, terrorize, harass, and persecute people forced to

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DPSCS Honor MCOA Court Order

Greeting, I have decided to post a link to the site where my story is told. I am hopeful that the story meet the guidelines of posting on your website. Maryland citizens impacted by the registry need as

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Corruption from O’Fallon

I’m a Person Forced to Register (PFR) here in Missouri. My story starts out when I was just 18 years old. I was bullied in school because I had a learning disability and no one liked me because

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Falsely Accused and falsely labeled

It all started New Year’s Eve one year I was falsely accused and put on the sex offense registry in VA . I was labeled as a tier three. I was baby sitting and the stupid mom of

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Lost

My Husband was convicted of unlawful transaction with a minor five counts when he was 19 years old. Him and I were expecting our first child and little backstory. This girl was 15. She was two weeks away

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I saw this coming, so now what?

For personal reasons my ex-husband and I turned some of our properties into former felon/Person Forced to Register (PFR) housing. We call them people who are forced to register rather than using derogatory labels to describe them. I

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Seeking Redemption and Justice: My Journey

My name is Joseph Nicholson, and my story is one of deep regret, transformation, and a commitment to justice and redemption. I know that the title “sex offender” carries a heavy weight, and it’s a label that society

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Keep the registry

To Whom It May Concern; Please take a long moment to consider the thousands of victims of sex abuse, rape, incest, and sex assaults. Do you know the effects of sexual assaults on the victims and do you

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ONE MISTAKE CAN LEAD TO LIFE TIME PUNISHMENT

My name is Franklin and I was 19 soon to be twenty when my inlaws had a get together.  There was drinking and weed smoking.  Everything was chill. This very night changed my life for ever.  I was

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Not what it seems.

When I was 19 I hung out with this family. I was part of their family. They had a daughter that was 12. She had a crush on me. Nothing strange. She kept flirting. I flirted back. Teasing

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Fayette county ia

Well, here is my story…. I live in a small town in Iowa… I was in my early 20s and was accused of something that never happened… The night I got questioned by the police.  They had asked

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The Sex Offender Registry Has Changed Our Lives Forever

I am the mother of 4 adult children who have been the most wonderful part of my life. I and my husband are so proud of all of them. One of my sons, was diagnosed with diabetes, Type

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Destroying Families

My husband was a teacher for over 8 years. Never been arrested in his life. He made a huge mistake and slept with a 17 yr old student. He pled guilty, lost his career reputation, and spent 3

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The Right To Reputation in Pennsylvania

The Right To Reputation – Who Knew? This is an article put out by the Pennsylvania Appeals court that outlines how Pennsylvania Legislators ignored the Pennsylvania Constitution (Right To Reputation) and through a series of non-laws managed to

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Discrimination

I have a fiancé on the sex offender registry for something that happened when he was 17.  Which was almost 30 years ago. He has never reoffended.  The only thing he got in trouble for since was drinking

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Wife of a man on the registry for non-sexual offense Tier 1

I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have had to deal with the stress, fear, and anxiety for what happened to him when he was 18. This was 20 years ago. In Vegas, When he

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Navigating Parole: Overcoming Systemic Injustice and Medical Challenges in Pursuit of Reintegration

As a former inmate of the Idaho Department of Corrections, released from my most recent parole violation on February 2nd, 2022, my journey back into society has been marked by a series of challenges, particularly concerning my medical

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Sex offense registry is not for everyone

I had consensual sex with a teenager in December of 2002. She was 17 and I was 20. She snuck out one night which I didn’t know she wasn’t allowed outside at the time. She is a white

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UNFATHOMABLE MAGNITUDE OF PROOF & EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION

Hello, my story needs to be heard. The world needs to Know. My story is going to blow the lid off of everything! WIDE OPEN!!! I have no Felonies, no Drug Arrests or Convictions, No DUIs… But yet

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short version

I have fought hard for a long time, seemingly alone, to regain trust and respect. I did my time in prison, I lost everything. I am still being punished. But more importantly, my family is being shamed by

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Forced registry 17yrs post conviction

Growing up, my life was somewhat hectic. My mother and father divorced when I was still very young, later they both met new love interests, remarried and both got divorced, again. Needless to say I moved around quite

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Just another Bleak, Statistical, Narrative…

Certainly, here’s the revised paragraph with “Progranulin” replacing “programming”: Backed by empirical data, psychological studies, and human history, it is evident that sexual norms are subjective cultural constructs. Civility, a concept humanity has grappled with for ages, remains

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UNFATHOMABLE MAGNITUDE OF PROOF & EVIDENCE of CORRUPTION

Hello, my story needs to be heard. The world needs to Know. My story is going to blow the lid off of everything! WIDE OPEN!!! I have no Felonies, no Drug Arrests or Convictions, No DUIs… But yet

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Conditions Unilaterally Imposed by Parole Agent

Seemingly Unconstitutional & Otherwise Wrongful Conditions Unilaterally Imposed by Parole Agent on Person Forced to Register Recently Granted Parole More Than 30 Years After Commitment Offenses My CDCR/DAPO parole agent here in California is telling me the following:

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End of the Road

My name is C.J., and in 2017 I pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Since the moment of my arrest, I have maintained a full and abiding belief that no matter what happened in

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The man who has to register as a sex offender based on lies

  ST. LOUIS – He’s the sex offender who’s innocent. According to the reported victims, Curtis Scott Hansen didn’t do it. Tuesday’s interview with Hansen is part of Fox 2’s ongoing investigation into why the Missouri justice system

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Stanley’s story as an Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled individual

Background on Stanley: Stan was born Jul 1990, there was difficulty during birth, the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck and cut of oxygen to the brain. Suffered from “seizures” from age one to age four, sometimes

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Father of 5 says life on sex offender registry has forced him and his family into homelessness

By Diane Walker| November 30, 2018 at 8:30 PM EST – Updated December 3 at 12:38 PM RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Many people may be unconcerned with what someone on the registry goes through, but William Walker said he hopes

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The Unconstitutionality Of Sex Offense Laws – Catherine Carpenter

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A Public Service Announcement

 Before watching any porn, watch this video.

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Once upon a time A story by the Person I Have Become

‘Once upon a time’ is a good beginning for a children’s story, or maybe for a poem, but this is neither of those. This is about me. This is my story.  But who am I? Well, let’s just

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young innocent victims

I am 15 years old and have experienced far too much for my age. I have seen my father in handcuffs and seen him behind glass. I have sat in court and listened to all of his charges

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JoAnn’s Story

THE UNFORGIVABLE CRIME 31 years ago my husband was 26 years old.  With only a statement from one individual, the STATE of FLORIDA  charged him with “Lewd and Lascivious Behavior”.   He was tried and convicted without any concrete evidence then sentenced to 3 years in prison and

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Herb’s Story.

I am a 77 year old male in pretty good shape physically even though I have recently had heart surgery. I am very lonely and depressed all of the time. I have been depressed most of my life.

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John’s Story

While sitting back in our Florida room the other day reading, a sudden loud knocking at the door startled our dog as she began to bark while running toward the door. Just by the rhythm and volume of

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Linda’s story

The love of my life is a sex offender.. .  He was charged with sexual abuse of children for having 5 child porn images?  There is no actual victim so how is that possible? We have lost everything

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Allison’s story

I found this group, Women Against Registry, through Illinois Voices for Reform and have become very interested in it. I am married to a former offender and have the same beliefs as W.A.R. I love my husband (D.)

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Anonymous Story

I’m a registrant with a non contact charge. My wife and I live in a Florida city and have been at the current location for seven years. Some neighbors say hello daily, one brings a gift to our

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Christine’s Story

Christine Smith will never forget the moment she watched her 21-year-old son being led out of a Florida courtroom in handcuffs. “This is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening,” she recalls thinking at the

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Peggy’s Story

My husband was arrested fifteen years ago for a Non-contact offense. His time has been completed, service rendered. He moved up north, from Florida, after time completed. We met not long after he relocated, fell in love, and

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Matt’s Story

It was May 16, my husband and I, along with the granddaughter, went to a car show in Ocean City, Maryland. During the drive I had one of those strange feeling that Moms get that something is wrong. I called

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