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Sunday, November 07, 2010

Ind. Law - "Some 400 registered sex offenders in Vanderburgh County"

A long article in the Evansville Courier & Press today by Jared Council.

The article begins:

Federal arrests of sex offenders are on the rise across the United States, thanks, in part, to landmark legislation passed by Congress in 2006, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

The legislation — the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act — made it a federal offense for sex offenders to move to another state and fail to register there.

"We have one of the busiest (sex offender) registries in the Tri-State," said detective Cpl. Tom Wedding of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office.

He noted that the first of more than 150 Adam Walsh arrests in the state came in Vanderburgh County. He credits the Sheriff's Office staff, state innovations and the public.

So arrests are up, not for sex offenses, but for failing to register when moving into the state?

The article also fails to distinguish between the federal and state law requirements. See this July 12, 2010 ILB entry quoting a "long, must-read story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, reported by Rebecca S. Green" that provides the needed background.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 7, 2010 12:43 PM
Posted to Indiana Law