A Montgomery County Conshohocken weight loss doctor has been convicted of sexually assaulting 5 of his female patients. Dr. Arie Oren, 66, of Lower Merion was found guilty by a jury of his peers on 4 counts of aggravated sexual assault and 5 counts of indecent assault. Oren faces a maximum sentence of 23 1/2 to 47 […]
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Retroactivity of SORNA in Pennsylvania Has Been Limited
Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) was amended on July 5, limiting its retroactivity. Before the amendment, SORNA would require sex offenders to register in a database and notify their community of their status if they would be incarcerated or on parole/probation for any crime on December 20, 2012, even if they were […]
Jerry Sandusky convicted of all but three charges after an emotional two week trial
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, age 68, was found guilty of all but three charges against him relating to sex with children. The guilty verdict included all 17 counts of the most serious charges such as involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and unlawful contact with minors, each of which carry a maximum penalty of […]
Louisiana passes bill forcing sex offenders to put a “scarlet letter” on their social networking online profiles
Louisiana has passed a bill that would add a proverbial scarlet letter to sex offenders and child predators who wish to join Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking site. The bill, a first of it’s kind, would mandate that all registered sex offenders or child predators add a disclaimer-like notice to their online profiles. The […]
Should Sex Offenders Be Allowed to Use Facebook?
As social networks permeate more and more into our everyday lives, there becomes an ever-increasing problem of lack of privacy and internet predators. And as social networks become more and more common, they become more and more necessary. With upwards of 175 million Facebook users in the US (and growing), and an estimated 745,000 registered […]
