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Law Enforcement Says Tracking Convicted Sex Offenders Poses Problems

Written by Jeff Garvas
Monday, 11 April 2005
Dayton’s WHIOTV.com is reporting that a debate in Ohio and elsewhere is raging over the rights of convicted sex offenders. From the story: Florida authorities said they were misled by acquaintances of the man charged with kidnapping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford of Homosassa, Fla. Police said the acquaintances told them the convicted sex offender wasn't living in a trailer when he actually was. Authorities across the country say their current options for tracking convicted sex offenders are not adequate. But civil libertarians say that authorities can violate the offenders' rights with excessive requirements. In Ohio, a prison reform advocacy group filed suit this week to challenge a new provision of state law that will allow prosecutors later this month to go to court to evict convicted sex offenders who live within 1,000 feet of a school. Commentary from OFCC Senate District 10 Coordinator Larry S. Moore: We are concerned about the rights of prisoners, the rights of the terrorists being held, the rights of sexual offenders, and the rights of illegal immigrants. Gov. Taft even guards the rights of prisoners and former prisoners. Meanwhile the right to privacy for the law-abiding citizen who happen to have a CHL means nothing... Related Stories: Sex offender worries grandmother Taft veto-threat kills first attempt to close Media Access Loophole