After 13 years, DNA evidence convicted Francis Roy, 41, of sexually assaulting and murdering an 11 year old female. Semen taken from the body confirmed the killer. He faces a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
Associated Press State Local Wire
Advocates of a bill allowing chemical castration of sexual predators in Nevada say it shouldhelp stop repeat attacks by the same rapist, but concede the plan leaves many questions unanswered.According to the Associated Press State Local Wire, AB56 would create a voluntary program, usingpsychotherapy and testosterone-reducing drugs such as Depo-Provera for first and second time,nonviolent molesters and rapists who are paroled. Don Molde, mental health director for theDepartment of Prisons, told the Assembly Judiciary Committee, I personally believe thatDepo-Provera and other chemicals have a place in
Associated Press State Local Wire
Advocates of a bill allowing chemical castration of sexual predators in Nevada say it shouldhelp stop repeat attacks by the same rapist, but concede the plan leaves many questions unanswered.According to the Associated Press State Local Wire, AB56 would create a voluntary program, usingpsychotherapy and testosterone-reducing drugs such as Depo-Provera for first and second time,nonviolent molesters and rapists who are paroled. Don Molde, mental health director for theDepartment of Prisons, told the Assembly Judiciary Committee, I personally believe thatDepo-Provera and other chemicals have a place in
The Hartford Courant
An agent visiting Connecticut this week demonstrated the dangers of online chat rooms. He posedas a 14-year-old boy and within minutes received sexually suggestive responses. Many of the 12million children who go online regularly are doing so after school while their parents
are at work. According to customs agents whose job it is to keep track of potentially dangerousencounters, this creates a breeding ground for online stalkers waiting to take advantage ofchildren. They disguise their identities and engage children in keyboard conversations and findout
a child’s identity and location. Meanwhile,
Frederick Ungewitter, 43, was arrested by FBI agents and charged him with using the Internet to lure young girls for sex and with possession and distribution of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty at a hearing and was released on $75,000 bond. Hillsborough County sheriff’s
detectives arrested Ungewitter in May of 1998 when he drove to Tampa to see a 14 year old girl he met on the Internet. The girl was actually an undercover detective. He was charged with using an online service to entice a child and possession
A Federal appeals court in Philadelphia upheld Megan’s Law yesterday for the second time, saying that forcing sex offenders to provide personal information to the authorities did not violate their right to privacy. According to the New York Times, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said sex offenders, like all criminals, forfeited their rights to privacy regarding their crimes. They are therefore not protected if the police collect and circulate information about their addresses, jobs, crimes, education, physical appearance, auto registrations and