Ohio Supreme Court Rules New Sex Offenders May Avoid Registry

[The Straight Story]

Ohio Supreme Court Rules New Sex Offenders May Avoid Registry

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has delivered a major setback to efforts by state lawmakers to apply the tough new sex offender notification requirements laid out in the federal Adam Walsh Act.

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the high court ruled sex offenders notified of their status in the most severe category after Jan. 1, 2008, may avoid the new community reporting requirements under exceptions found in Ohio's old law.

That means not all newly convicted sex offenders in the most egregious category will be required to register with authorities every 90 days for the rest of their lives, as lawmakers intended.

In the majority opinion, Justice Robert Cupp agreed with lower courts that the wording of the law was clear in allowing the exceptions to continue to apply.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/03/18/story-columbus-supreme-court-sex-offender-ruling.html?sid=102

[LiberalFighter]

1. How many Ohio politicians convicted of sex crimes are required to register?

[LiberalFighter]

2. They need to reinstitute adultery as a crime and identified as a sex crime.

How about all those Catholic priests having sex illegally?