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Some teens may have to register online as sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

1-15-2011 Wyoming: CHEYENNE -- A House committee heard public testimony Thursday on a bill that would require certain teens to register as sex offenders. Lawmakers have been reluctant to update the state's online registry with information on juvenile offenders. Federal requirements include offenders as young as 14, but Wyoming's proposal would only register the most serious teen offenders. It's a compromise that gives law enforcement options when dealing with juveniles, even if it doesn't bring Wyoming into full compliance with federal guidelines, Natrona County District Attorney Mike Blonigen said to members of the House Judiciary Committee. "I know at some point we might be the big green space on (the television show for FOX News commentator) Bill O'Reilly," he said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 15, 2011 (boomark / email).