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The People Under the Bridge
Residency restrictions placed on sex offenders led to three people to be forced to live across the street from the Miami-Dade's felony courthouse underneath a bridge. By doing so, their probation officers could check on them every night during their state-mandated curfew.
Tags: homeless; sexual abuse; molestation; Kristi House; Angel Sanchez; Marco Carrasquillo; Patrick Wiese
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No room for sex offenders
"This story looks at residency restrictions imposted on sex offenders in the state of Oregon and addresses the issue of why parole officers frequently place offenders in student housing near large universities."
Tags: sex offenders; university; housing; students; campus;
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Hidden Violations
Illinois is the second to last state in "the rate at which it suspends or revokes teaching certificates." Often reports of misconduct are not acted upon or investigated. Its screening system is also flawed and "has repeatedly allowed convicted sex offenders and other violent felons to be certified to teach."
Tags: teaching; certified teacher; Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; Illinois State Board of Education; sex offenders; criminals; abuse; felons; certificate
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Sex Offender
"Missouri officials like to claim the state has some of the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. But an I-Team investigation proved Missouri laws aimed at stopping convected pedophiles from living near schools are a complete failure. The investigation exposed prosecutors and police refusing to enforce the law."
Tags: sex offenders; computer assisted reporting; prosecution; schools; pedophiles; Missouri
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Juvenile Sex Offenders: Marjor Crimes, Minor Criminal
"A report by Anna Song of KATU-Portland, Ore. reveals that juvenile sex offenders often go right back to school after being charged. Due to their status as minors, school administrators cannot disseminate this information beyond the staff. The story exposes the inconsistency of local school policies when it comes to such offenders: Some schools tell all staff members, some tell just a few. Ultimately, it's up to the principal and can vary by school, not just by district."
Tags: sex offenders; juvenile; school system; privacy; crime; sexual offense
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Broken Trust
"A review of how Florida's education system regulates teachers who physically and sexually abuse their students. The series exposed how failures at every level of government needlessly put children in danger of being abused."
Tags: education; teachers; sexual abuse; students; safety; school board; investigation; sex offenders; harrasment
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MySpace Predator Caught By Code
The social networking site, MySpace, has been found to have 744 known sex offenders with profiles on the website. Of those, 497 have been convicted of sex crimes against children, and close to half of the offenders had been convicted since 2000.
Tags: abuse; rape; faceboo; sex offender registry; andrew lubrano
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Broken Homes
The state of California created "a community care system for its developmentally disabled residents that is managed and operated by private entities," which moved residents of state-run institutions into these care homes. But "owned and operated by people with few qualifications, the system is dangerous, and even deadly, for the people it is supposed to protect." And often, the state has done little to check the system and ensure that people in need receive the proper care. The Tribune examines individual cases, including a mother who lost her adoptive son when his medical emergency was mishandled and a care home that housed a sex offender who allegedly abused another resident while living there.
Tags: special-needs care; developmentally disabled; misdiagnosis; lax medical care
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Are sex offenders invading MySpcae?
An look into whether sex offenders on the Treasure Coast list had personal pages on MySpace. The site is popular with teenagers and young adults, a key place to search when trying to meet minors to engage in sexual activity.
Tags: myspace.com; social networking; sexual assault; facebook
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Out of Control
"The story, complete with an extensive multimedia component, focused on the impact of the bevy of sex offender laws passed by the New York State Legislature (and, to a lesser extent, Congress). In the past decade New York lawmakers, like many in other states, have constantly toughened the registration of sex offenders."
Tags: sex; abuse; Megan's Law; Rocherster; Monroe County