Category: Tales from the Registry

originally posted 5/25/2009 I know of a child who at one time made a mistake of exposing himself. The law waited for the child to turn 17 before taking it to court. His family had no money so he went with the system (and plea bargained). Now he can no longer live anywhere but on the streets of Ft. Worth. I am so sorry for him. He will never have a chance in life. He was a kid at the time an now has no where to go. NOT FAIR!

originally posted 5/25/2009 We are living a nightmare. My son served in the Navy from 1994 until 2004. He was due to finish his tour in 1999. One month before he was due for discharge, we went to a party on base, given by an enlisted Navy female. There was drinking at the party. During the evening he received oral sex from the female host of the party. Three days later she accused 3 different men at the party of sexual assault. Because of the amount of alcohol consumed, the Navy investigated. My son admitted he had a sexual encounter with the girl, but the other men denied it. In the Military sodomy is a crime along with adultery  The girl was married but no one knew that. Her husband was stationed somewhere else. To make a long story short my son was convicted of sodomy, and because of the alcohol, it was considered non-consensual. He was sentenced to 10 months in the brig. But after review by the appeals committee  it…

originally posted 5/24/2009 My son committed an offense when a teen with a consenting teen and was “pointed out” by a girl who wanted him as a boy friend. Now 21, he cannot find a job to support his own child. He had two jobs at which he was good but lost them to society’s judgement by the employer as ‘unfit’ to work for them). AND they got “rid of him for reasons other than his work”! Amazing, God forgives, but people feel justified for taking the place of God! I am on social security and do what I can to help, but…let’s get JUST LAWS passed for all people stigmatized by the state…

5/14/2009 I am sick and tired of living a Government admitted lie. My appeals statement reads as follows: “Although defendant presented evidence to contradict the testimony of (accusers), upon a motion to dismiss, such discrepancies must be resolved in favor of the state.” And thus ended my life! And they call this justice? I have no interest in living or calling myself an American any longer. What’s the point in it? The government will only do what gets them votes and keeps them stealing our taxes for themselves.

originally posted 5/14/2009 I am a convicted sex offender convicted of 2 counts of child enticement in 1993. I gave cocaine to a minor and played strip poker with her – a crime I am not proud of. But since then I have come a long way in spite of everything I have had to struggle against. Now I find myself once again about to wage a war for no other reason then to further a career of some politicians and I have no how idea how I am going to do it. You see I fell in love and married a 44 year old woman and as a result of the love we share , we now have a great little boy. You maybe thinking great! Well its not so great – you see this Adam Walsh Act has put a wall up that I am so afraid I will not be able to overcome. My wife lives in the Philippines with…

originally posted 5/14/2009 I appreciate you guys keeping everyone informed.Hopefully things get better. It’s funny to me see Americans grovel about not being able to find jobs, how mad they get over their personal info getting out to public. Being forced to wait in line ALL day to get fingerprinted while everyone else is in and out in 10 minutes. If you’re registering as a s/o,you get a big pink piece of paper that distinguishes you from our upstanding members of society that’s for fingerprints alone. I called a caseworker here in my state to ask if I could have a different mailing address so I wouldn’t  get kicked out of “another” place when I received my annual SEX OFFENDER and CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN verification. So I asked her politely if we could just keep it on the down-low from my RV park; it’s not a school or YMCA, just an adult trailer park. My home! A week later an officer from the SEX OFFENDER UNIT shows up at our park office,…

posted 5/10/2009 I am now 36 years old. I am a few months away from earning my PhD  I had sex with a 15 year old (plus ten months) when I was 21. She told me she was 19. This was in 1994. Since then, I have been stripped searched, denied employment, and have enjoyed the police knocking at my door. I have dedicated the last five years of learning, reading and research to designing a tornado rating system that could possibly save hundreds of lives in the US, and thousands worldwide. My mother told me once to “Never quit if you know you are right”. Does this sound like a SEX OFFENDER to you? Again, I thank you for all you do, and I am glad to join the fight because a fight is what it is becoming. I look forward to hearing from all of you.

originally posted 5/4/2009 I need support. I don’t know what to expect. My son was taken from me at 17 in the form of a modern day lynching. It felt that way! I am yet grieving. What is next when he is released from prison? A grieving mother in Arkansas

originally posted 4/24/2009 I am not sick nor do I believe that I committed a crime, (yet) I now walk on eggshells and avoid contact with most people. I am very bitter and angry but my faith in Christ keeps me going. Some days are harder than others. I had a court appointed attorney when I was still very young. She scared the life out of me. I agreed to whatever she said. Now my life is over. I try not to spread the negativity, but it’s a daily struggle. Some days I feel like I am going to snap. I AM IN SHOCK OVER THE FACT THAT YOU CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT A LIFE SENTENCE LABELED AS A PERVERT!!! YOU CAN KILL SOMEBODY AND DO LESS TIME!!! ( I’m just venting ) My supposed crime: My girlfriend’s 15 year old sister jumped off a counter-top in the kitchen and I caught her. She told her dad that I grabbed her butt when…

originally posted 4/16/2009 Thank you for your site and a chance to post my comments. I live in Oregon. I turned myself in in 1989 because I wanted help to stop being a SO. Little did I know what the outcome of that would be, and if I had the same decision to make today…I would never have done it! I picked up the phone and called CSD and said I wanted help. 5 months later I was convicted of 3 felonies,5 years probation,complete the SO program in the OSH, which I spent 34 months there (and really needed it). During that time Megan’s law was enacted and even though I pled guilty in 1990 and have put my heart and soul into never offending again and so far have been successfully recovering… well sort of, even though I have not acted out, I still have to endure the ramifications of society. My wife left me a few months ago…