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Personal narratives by people who have been harmed by oppressive sex offender registries.

The registry is the most ridiculous, unfair law

April 6, 2018 by RobinV 2 Comments

My son was recently placed on the sex offenders list in NC. He accepted a plea to prevent the scary thought of maybe losing a trial that would send him to prison for a long time. He was 21 when he made a bad judgement call with an older woman who he trusted to the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales, Tales from the Registry Tagged: children, custodial parent, father, north carolina, probation

Cruel and very unusual

March 18, 2018 by sandy 3 Comments

By Mike . . . I was tricked onto the Florida registry in 1997 when I took a plea for a sex charge for a consensual sexual relationship with a minor. Yeah, I did it. I knew her age also….I’m not like everybody else that makes the excuse they thought she was older, but so did … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tales from the Registry Tagged: bad policies, consensual sex, florida, sex offender

Sex offender registration perpetuates punishment for entire life

February 8, 2018 by admin 9 Comments

My life of hell on Indiana’s sex offender registry (SOR) began in 2003 when I was arrested for looking at and printing out pictures of nude preteen girls from the internet. I had just graduated high school at the time, was working a dead-end job, and living on my own with no friends or girlfriend. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales, Tales from the Registry Tagged: basic fairness, broken promises, disproportionate punishment, indiana, sex offender registry, SOR

Anguished mother registers her own son; wants him removed

January 25, 2018 by admin 3 Comments

I am 60-years-old and my son is 36. In 2005, he was convicted of indecent liberties with a minor. She was his girlfriend (unknown to me). As the records clerk for our local Sheriff’s Office, I had to fingerprint him, take his picture, and place him on the NC sex offender registry. He got probation, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales, Tales from the Registry Tagged: indecent liberties, north carolina, petition, registry, removal

Lovebird nightmare and plea for help

January 1, 2018 by admin 5 Comments

I was convicted of 2nd degree sexual assault in Missouri in 1987 at the age of 17 for having consensual sex with my 14-yr-old girlfriend. I was sent to prison for 5 yrs. Needless to say, prison was not good for me. I ended up doing 12 yrs as a result of other criminal convictions. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales, Tales from the Registry Tagged: consensual sex, missouri, oregon, pro se, sex offender, sorna

Sex offenders unfit to donate plasma?

November 8, 2017 by admin 13 Comments

My son is a sex offender because of pictures at the age of 17. Opening emails sent to him. He will be registered for 25 years! A “no sex” sex offender. He has had a very hard time finding a job now at the age of 21. He finally lands a job and needs to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales Tagged: discrimination, plasma, sex offenders

AWA & IML punish love, relationships across international borders

October 23, 2017 by admin 1 Comment

I just read some of the posts on this website and wanted to share a bit of a personal story. Like many who come to this website, I am a registrant. I too, have been lucky enough to do a little bit of travel. While I have never been to Europe, I hope to do … [Read more…]

Posted in: International Travel Tales, Personal Tales Tagged: AWA, foreign lovers, IML, international borders, international travel, marriage, sponsorship, visa

Mother & daughter duo wreak havoc on unsuspecting men

October 4, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Years ago, long before we met, my boyfriend went to a club with friends where you had to be 21-years-old or older and carded at the door in order to be allowed in. He met a girl and her “sister” that night in the club. After a few drinks, he and the girl left and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales, Tales from the Registry Tagged: carnal knowledge, consensual sex, extortion, fake ids, sex offenders

Seeking support for a tribal petition for rehearing

September 21, 2017 by admin 1 Comment

I would just like you all to read this petition and decide if you want to support it. I was a young guy, had consensual sex with girls who couldn’t consent shortly after high school. I have worked with these girls in different buildings and one of them just wants to move on and not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Tales Tagged: chippewa, petition, saginaw, sex offense

It’s not really so hard to travel internationally as a registrant

September 20, 2017 by admin 33 Comments

I see a lot of doom and gloom on RSOL and travel horror stories, but I want to tell you, RSO’s CAN travel around the world. I have been out of the system for over 3 years and since then, have traveled to 7 different countries! Who cares if you can’t go to Mexico (one … [Read more…]

Posted in: International Travel Tales Tagged: IML, international travel, sex offenders
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