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Seek Legal Help to Get Your Name off the Sex Offender List
In many states, it was mandatory for sex offenders to register with the police department. Now the public has access to sex offender databases. This practice of notifying the offender’s identity, location, and other information was inspired after a 7-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a sex criminal in New Jersey. A huge public outcry moved the U.S. Congress to direct the Department of Justice to: • Retain a database of sex offenders • Allow the states to create their own databases if they choose to • Instruct states to enact public notification...
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