I keep getting reinterpretations' of the basic law on "Changing residence". Some cops say if I am away from my home even overnight I need to report. I am not on parole, completed my sentence over 12 years ago and do not see a hotel room in another state as a "Second residence". What is ste standard for change of residence?

"According to the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm which engages in class action and other impact litigation on behalf of prisoners, these residency restrictions have forced many parolees to become homeless because they are unable to find affordable, compliant housing."

Gee, maybe they should have thought of that before choosing to commit the crime or crimes that would cause them to become a registered sex offender. While I can understand being upset if a family member was in that situation, for most of us, protecting our children is a much bigger concern. Especially since the evidence shows that the majority of sex offenders will be repeat offenders.

'an eighteen year old who (foolishly) engages in sexting with an sixteen year old can be sent to jail and must register as a sex offender.
' As they should. They are commiting a crime. The difference between a 16 and an 18 year old is huge. If an 18 year old man has sex with a 16 year old girl, that is child molestation.

These laws may also apply to people convicted of prostitution-related crimes, as well as other non-child molestation crimes. I'm not defending them or claiming that prostitution is a "victimless" crime, but some of the folks affected by this are unlikely to be a particular danger to children.

i can't wait until half of the country is classified as sex offenders. time will come eventually. it will be easier to find a job and place to live when another 150 million people go on the registry.

i cant wait until half of the country gets forced to register and then maybe these laws will come down.

29 years ago I was convicted of rape, regardless of how well I've done in my life, and I'm self made and my kids and wife have anything they need, there is always a shadow or cloud that is over me because of a choice I made. The laws against sex crimes didn't didn't make a bad choice, I DID!! Bad decisions come from the types of ways we choose to live our lives, i.e. DRUGS, ALCOHOL, STRIP CLUBS, etc. etc.. Choices can and will often last a lifetime and understanding our surroundings and life-styles will aid in our decision making and lead to a successful ability to lead a productive, and most often than not, meaningful life. THINK!!THINK!!

I do not see any comments regarding the many young men who are lied to by a girl about her age. My son met a girl on myspace who said she was 19. He was nineteen and never thought for a moment to get a birth certificate. Well guess what he is now a registered sex offender and she is still going around giving and posting a fraudulent age. Don't be so quick to paint every "sex offender" with the same tar brush because if you do not know what each specifice case is you basically know nothing.

I am a registered sex offender because I choose to molest an innocent child who was entrusted to my care. No one held a gun to my head, I was not drunk nor is there any excuse for my victimizing an innocent child. The consequences of my choice are severe but do not make me a victim in any way. What I did over 25 years ago has continued to affect my inability to get work, find places to live and try to move forward. What I did to that child has affecte3d them in even a deeper way I am sure. It is something I hope the child has been able to move forward from and experience healing from, yet I know will be with them the rest of their life. For the child (and the family) I am so sorry for what I did. Nothing can undo it ... as for the consequences for my wrong actions, many of them have been added after the fact. There is nothing I can do about them (e.g. registry requirements, GPS, etc). Is it "right" to have retroactive laws? It doesn't matter! They are what they are and I am not the victim! Would I like to move on in life, be given another chance to work a regular job and live in a safe place with my wife of over 40 years? For those who say "Well, you should have thought about all this before you molested a child" I say I should have thought about the child before I violated them!!! To focus on the consequences and how they affect me rather than on how I can move forward and not reoffend is totally unhealthy. To live with boundaries and to be surrounded by healthy adults who both know my past and hold me accountable for my daily actions and attitudes ... that is now my choice. To seek professional counseling to deal with my own victimization as a child (and no I do not see that as an excuse for my victimizing a child!) Is the path I should have taken prior to molesting a child. Understanding contributing factors to my choices and how I deal with life's and relationships is one thing in moving forward. To blame someone or my past experiences (even having been molest on numerous occasion by various adults) is another ... it is unhealthy and could even start me down the path of acting out again against a child.

It is true that the on going consequences more than disrupt my life. And I think some are overkill and not reasonable. But they are what they are and somehow my wife and family will move forward. My hope and prayer is that the child ( now adult) and family have been able and will continue to be able to move beyond the consequences of my terrible wrong choice.

I am sorry to all of you who have suffered at the hand of a child molester like myself. I am thankful I was caught and that through the process of the justice system, professional counseling and on-going appropriate boundaries and healthy relationships with others (and my awesome wife and family that have extended support and grace throughout the past 25 plus years) I have nor reoffended, nor taken the “easy” way out (suicide). As “bad” a things continue to be … nothing compares to the wound I inflicted on that child. Peace to the child and family. Sorry

Just a brief correction.. I meant to say "I chose ... (past tense) in the above opening sentence. I continually choose to keep healthy boundaries, accountability and to deal with my issues in appropriate ways.

These females now of days look grown and they lie about their dam age. Its not fair!! I made a decision to pimp!! But not a young female!!! And I never forced any female to b wit me. She chose to b wit me. And I didnt manipilate her she was already a prostitute. I was 20 years. I was still young minded myself. I grew up in a environment where Its all around. And I thought it was the thing to do. The money looked real good. But it wasnt!!!

I think all of these laws need some changes. When I was in high school, if a sophomore was dating and having sex with a senior it was okay. Some of those guys turned 18 before graduation; are they child molesters? No. But in today's legal system they would have to register for life as a sex offender. How many of our husbands, fathers and grandfathers would have had to do that if society were the same back then.