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Sex offender pleads guilty to networking

By "eAdvocate"

This is absolute bounder dash, nonsense, social networking sites ARE NOT OWNED by children nor are they designed ONLY for minors. The law is over-breadth, if anything, states should force social networking sites to build in blocking mechanisms for minor accounts. 2-12-2011 North Carolina: DURHAM -- A second man among eight sex offenders charged last summer with participating in Facebook or Myspace pleaded guilty Friday, but two others will fight the charges next week, calling the law unconstitutional. A state law passed in 2008 prevents registered sex offenders from maintaining accounts on commercial social networking sites. On Friday, Raquim Watson, 23, pleaded guilty to violating that law and will serve 18 months' probation. In 2008, he was sentenced to two years' probation for taking indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl in Rowan County when he was 19...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 12, 2011 (boomark / email).