AU - Women denies trying to kill sex offender

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You will notice, that in most crime related news articles, if the victim is not an ex-sex offender, they don't mention the victims name but do mention the name of the offender, but when it comes to ex-sex offenders, it's the other way around, as in this article. The woman who "allegedly" attacked this man and women, her name wasn't mentioned while theirs was. Why is that?

07/02/2012

By Sean Fewster

A woman who allegedly tried to murder former cycling coach and convicted sex offender [name withheld] has been ordered to stand trial.

In the Supreme Court this morning the woman, 20, pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder.

She further denied one aggravated count of causing serious harm with intent, and one aggravated count of assault.

Court documents allege the offences occurred at Kilburn on September 10 last year.

They further allege the woman used a knife to attack [name withheld] and his wife, [wife name withheld].

[name withheld] received a suspended four and a half-year sentence for unlawful sexual intercourse in 2009.

Today, lawyers for the woman asked the court to suppress any information that could "tend to identify" their client.
- Which they did, but they also name the "victims?"

Corinne Harrison, prosecuting, said any such order should extend only to the woman's name and image.

"The accused has previously been the victim of sexual offending," she said.
- So does that make it alright to list his name?  Apparently so, but he was the "victim" here!

"In relation to that earlier offence, the complainant in this matter ([name withheld]) was named as the perpetrator."

Justice Margaret Nyland suppressed the woman's name and image, saying the order could be reviewed following her trial.

She remanded the woman on continuing bail to a directions hearing next month.

WA - Accused double-murderer (Patrick Drum) who allegedly targeted sex offenders attacks inmate offender in Clallam County jail

Patrick Drum

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There is no "allegedly" about it, he murdered two ex-sex offenders, and now he's attacked again!

07/01/2012

By Paul Gottlieb

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man accused of double murder, who allegedly told police he was targeting sex offenders, was placed in a segregated cell last week in the Clallam County jail after he stabbed a man serving time for failing to register as a sex offender, said jail Superintendent Ron Sukert.

Patrick Drum (Facebook), 34, stabbed [name withheld #1], 19, of Port Angeles with the sharpened handle of a plastic utensil, Sukert said last week.

[name withheld #1] received minor puncture wounds from the combination fork-spoon allegedly wielded by Drum and was not hospitalized, Sukert said.

Drum is awaiting an Aug. 6 trial on two counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the deaths of [name withheld #2], 56, of Port Angeles and [name withheld #3], 28, of Sequim, Drum's housemate.

The bodies of [name withheld #2] and [name withheld #3] were found inside their homes June 3, the same day Drum was arrested.

Drum told authorities he shot [name withheld #3] and [name withheld #2] multiple times “because they were sex offenders” and that he was planning to drive to Quilcene to kill another convicted sex offender.

The fight in which [name withheld #1] was hurt occurred Monday morning in the recreation area in the presence of jail staff, Sukert said.

Another prisoner discovered [name withheld #1]'s offense and pointed him out to Drum, Sukert said.

“[Drum] had help in figuring out what this kid was about and chose to attack him,” Sukert said. “Staff were immediately able to intervene and stop the attack.”

Drum, who is being held without bail, was placed in a segregated cell, where he must stay for 23 hours a day, Sukert said.

A charging referral against Drum for the alleged attack was forwarded to the county Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Sukert said.

[name withheld #1] is serving nine months for two counts of failing to register as a sex offender and for bail jumping for failure to appear in court, according to court records.

He was 13 when he pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2006, to first-degree child molestation.

A convicted felon, Drum also is charged with first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Superior Court Judge Ken Williams on Thursday granted Drum's request to act as his own lawyer in defending himself against the charges.

Drum had a plea of not guilty to the charges entered for him June 13 by Port Angeles lawyer Karen Unger after Williams would not allow him to enter a guilty plea.

Prosecuting Attorney Deb Kelly has until a July 13 status hearing to decide whether to seek the death penalty.

The alternative would be to seek life in prison.

She said in a June 13 interview that in cases in which the death penalty is a possibility, a defendant cannot plead guilty until the prosecution has had the chance to fully decide if “there are not sufficient mitigating circumstances to merit leniency.”

Drum had done research on a computer to find out the names of convicted sex offenders, Detective Sgt. Lyman Moores said in an earlier interview.

[name withheld #2] and [name withheld #3] were listed, with photographs, as sex offenders on a Clallam County Sheriff's Office website.

Drum was in and out of jail and prison between July 1998 to March 2009 for charges generated in ­Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties that included residential burglary, second-degree burglary, tampering with a witness, drug possession, possession of stolen property and unlawful issuance of checks, according to the state Department of Corrections.

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WI - Court: Woman (Barbara Patterson) abused process in sex offender fight

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06/20/2012

MADISON (AP) - A state appeals court says a Grafton woman abused the legal process when she filed a complaint against a sex offender's family.

Barbara Patterson put up fliers in 2009 announcing her neighbor, [name withheld], had decided to let her sex offender son move in. The [name withheld] family began receiving prank phone calls and drivers started gawking at their house.

After the family warned Patterson they planned to sue her (PDF), Patterson filed a complaint alleging family members threatened her.

The family filed a lawsuit alleging invasion of privacy, defamation and abuse of process.

A judge dismissed all three claims, but the 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Patterson did abuse the process, saying she exaggerated her threat claims.

Patterson's attorney didn't immediately return a message.

NJ - Stillwater murder suspect (Clark T. Fredericks and Robert Reynolds) told police that victim was a child molester

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06/27/2012

By Daniel Fitzsimmons

STILLWATER — Clark T. Fredericks, who was arrested on June 13 for the murder of Stillwater resident [name withheld], told police that [name withheld] "got what was coming to him" and that he was a "child molester for years," according to his arrest affidavit obtained by The Sparta Independent.

According to the affidavit, Fredericks, 46, of Stillwater, and Robert Reynolds, 47, of Mansfield, drove to [name withheld]'s house in Stillwater armed with knives on the night of June 12. Reynolds said that the two entered [name withheld]'s house and that Fredericks "immediately began stabbing [name withheld] with a knife." Reynolds said he ran out of the house and began backing his vehicle down the driveway before it got stuck. Fredericks came out of the house and helped free the vehicle, after which the two drove to Fredericks' house in Stillwater. Reynolds told police that Fredericks removed his clothing and hid both knives. Reynolds then drove to his house in Mansfield where he power-washed the car they used.

Police also spoke with Fredericks' mother, Joan, who told them that her son came home around 2 a.m. on June 13 with cuts on his hands and blood on his clothes. She said she tried to get him to go to a hospital but he refused, took some sleeping pills, and went to bed.

Police were alerted when Joan Fredericks called Franklin counselor Diane Howe and told her that she believed her son may have hurt or killed someone the night before. Howe then called State Police and asked them to do a well-being check on [name withheld]. She later spoke with Fredericks' sister, who said she believed her brother may have hurt or killed [name withheld].

When troopers arrived at the residence they found [name withheld] dead, with a slash wound to his neck and several stab wounds to his torso.

According to the affidavit, Joan Fredericks told police that Reynolds was also involved.

Fredericks was charged with first-degree homicide and is being represented by Newton attorney Daniel M. Perez.

Reynolds was charged with first-degree complicity/murder, first-degree conspiracy/murder and fourth-degree evidence tampering. He is being represented by John Vazquez of Critchley, Kinum and Vazquez in Roseland.

According to [name withheld]'s obituary, he was a lifelong resident of Sussex County and graduated from Newton High School in 1962. He was an Army veteran and worked for the Sussex County Sheriff's Office for 28 years, retiring as a senior lieutenant.

UK - Vandals torch sex offender's mum's £15,000 car

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This is yet more proof that the registry or accusations alone are punishment and that they do affect the entire family due to vigilante idiots who should be rounded up and thrown in prison.

05/24/2012

By Matt Wilson

The mother of a 20-year-old Quinton man sent to jail for sexual activity with under-age girls had her car torched in the village the day before her son was sentenced.

[name withheld] sent a 13-year-old girl graphic sexual texts while he was on bail after being charged for raping a 15-year-old girl in May 2010.

He was jailed for 18 months last week after pleading guilty at Warwick Crown Court to a charge of sexual activity with a child and three of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

The night before his sentencing vandals torched the £15,000 Ford Mondeo belonging to his mother, [mother name withheld], outside her home on Goose Lane, in Lower Quinton, where [name withheld] lived.

However, Mrs [mother name withheld] believes the arson attack was “for no apparent reason” and does not think the family is being targeted. She said that the act of arson was just one of many in the area by a gang of youths.

LA - Man labeled child sexual predator awarded $160,000

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05/22/2012

By Eric Heisig

A judge has awarded $160,000 to a Bayou Blue man who said he was labeled a child sexual predator via a series of emails and flyers sent out by Houma Police.

[name withheld], 51, filed suit against Terrebonne Parish and Houma Police officer Angela Domangue and said his reputation was damaged when Domangue sent out notices to local schools that he was "watching school children" and to call police if he was seen. [name withheld] was never arrested, ticketed or charged in any way, though court papers say police had received several reports about him "stretching in a provocative way."

The suit was first filed in federal court in 2008 but was re-filed in Terrebonne District Court last year. Late last month, District Judge Johnny Walker ruled in favor of [name withheld], saying he was publicly defamed by the notices and his right to privacy was violated when personal information was dispersed, court papers say.

On Monday, Walker awarded [name withheld] $140,000 worth of damages and $20,000 for his medical expenses. [name withheld] had sought treatment for the anguish caused by the situation, court papers say.

Barron Whipple, [name withheld]'s attorney, did not immediately return a message for comment.

The suit stems from an incident on October 2008, when [name withheld] was running on a public jogging path and stopped near St. Gregory Barbarigo School, 441 Sixth St., court papers say. Children were outside playing, and while he told a school employee that he was "merely resting between running intervals," police were called, the petition says.

Officers arrived and — without arresting [name withheld] or issuing a citation — asked him to leave and not to return.

The lawsuit says police officers, specifically Domangue, investigated his background. It also alleges his picture, birth date, descriptions of his physical appearance, the car he drove and other personal information were sent to several local schools. The schools are not named in the suit, but court papers listed Houma Junior High, the School for Exceptional Children and Lacache Middle School.

"In short, Mr. [name withheld] had been characterized as a sexual danger to local children," court papers filed on [name withheld]'s behalf say. "Such a characterization brought shame to Mr. [name withheld] and his family and caused him ongoing mental anguish and distress."

The findings of fact submitted by the parish said [name withheld] was seen "rotating his hips," "thrusting his hips forward" and "pushing on a chain link fence with his body, licking his lips and looking at (the children)."

He had been previously warned by officers not to return to the area, court papers filed by the parish also say.

After he returned a second time, Domangue produced the flyer and sent it out to four elementary schools. The act was not against any Houma Police policy, the findings say, and Domangue did it because [name withheld]'s repeated presence alarmed her.

Police Chief Todd Duplantis declined to comment after the judge's decision was handed down.

It was not immediately clear if the parish would appeal the suit. Alexander Crighton, the parish's attorney in the suit, did not return multiple phone calls.

NY - Ex-Sex offender shot in broad daylight at a park in front of kids

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05/21/2012

By Solomon Syed

ALBANY - This now the fourth shooting in eight days in Albany, but this one comes with a bit of a twist, one that has neighbors scared and police wondering if this shooting wasn't random.

On Monday, Swinburne Park looked much like it did Sunday afternoon when a man was shot in broad daylight as kids played nearby.

"This world is just going to pieces right now. I'm just shocked," said Albany resident Jamaica Harris.

The victim, [name withheld], 26, sustained three gunshot wounds. One of the bullets is now lodged in his spinal cord. But [name withheld]' own criminal history's raising some questions about why he was near the park in the first place and why he may have been targeted: He's a level three sex offender out on parole since April 13th for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.
- So, is the reporter trying to justify the shooting?  A man was shot, his past should not have anything to do with it, except to prove motive in court.

"It's very frustrating. We can't be in this fight alone. This is our city, our neighborhoods, too, and we need everybody to work together," said Albany Police PIO Steve Smith.

Police say witnesses have not been forthcoming, which hasn't gotten them any closer to cracking the case, one that now has parents in this neighborhood on high alert.

Harris said, "I mean, I have a baby myself. It's unbelievable. So many things are going on in the world right now. You just have to be a lot more careful."

Now as part of his parole, [name withheld] has to stay at least a thousand feet away from any park or school, so even as the victim here, he could face some legal problems of his own. Police are still looking for two suspects. Anyone with information urged to give Albany police a call.

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AR - Vigilante (Andrew James Cody) commits cold blooded murder over suspicion of sexual abuse

Andrew James Cody

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05/22/2012

By Lauren Trager

A murder suspect admitted to deputies he pulled the trigger, all because he believed the murder victim had molested his five-year-old daughter.

Andrew James Cody appeared before a judge for the first time Monday, charged with first degree murder.

Deputies say he told them he waited for 65 year-old [name withheld] in [name withheld]'s home off Shadow Lane in London in Pope County and then shot him once in the head.

Cody's supporters believe his actions were justified.
- Really?  It has never been proven the man molested anybody, so you are supporting random killings?  Careful what you wish for, someone may accuse you of molesting their child and shoot you in the head as well.

"He did me a favor, my little girl could have been the next victim," said Heather Shrives-Dornan.

Before a judge, a deputy recounted his interview with Cody just hours after the murder.

"He stated he went into the residence to confront Mr. [name withheld] about molesting his daughter," said deputy Sgt. Stephen Pack.

Pope County Sheriff Aaron Duvall confirmed to KARK, Thursday they received allegations [name withheld] sexually abused a child.
- So allegations don't give anybody the right to kill someone in cold blood!

But deputies say Friday, Cody put trash bags over his shoes to conceal evidence and put one shot into [name withheld]'s head.

"There's nothing I can say," Cody said in court, regarding his bond.

He was handed a half million dollar bond.

But outside the courtroom, his supporters were very vocal, saying they don't blame Cody one bit.
- I do, I blame him 100%!

"I wish more daddies would stand up for their children like this, they should," said supporter Tara Laffoon.
- Just wait until someone accuses you or your husband of sexual abuse and then kills them in cold blood without a court date, then I'm sure you will see it differently.

Supporters of [name withheld] declined an on-camera interview, but soon, began a shouting match, calling out to Cody's supporters to prove the allegations of sexual abuse.

Deputies forced the crowd to break it up.

But people say as the case proceeds in court, they'll be back.

"This is what daddies have to do," Laffoon said.
- No it's not!  If they suspect abuse, they should go to the police and let the justice system do it's job!  We don't need vigilante justice, it's not the Wild, Wild West!

While Cody's wife was originally arrested for being an accomplice to murder, the prosecutor says he won't be pursuing charges on her for now.

As of 4:00 p.m. Monday, Cody had not yet posted bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for July.

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MO - Frederick backs sex offender registry reform

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05/21/2012

By Shannon Beck

Rolla - There are more than 30 registered sex offenders in the Rolla area and more than two dozen more throughout Phelps County.

115th District Rep. Rodney Schad (R) is hoping that a bill he sponsored, which is supported by 149th District Rep. Keith Frederick (R), would help many of those sex offenders become more productive members of society.

“For eight years I have received emails and letters and had people walk through the door explaining to me what they had done and admitting their guilt and then sharing with me what they are going through with the current laws,” Schad said. “I pretty well ignored it for six years thinking it was very few people.”
- This is exactly why more people need to step up, contact legislature.  If they do not hear from you, then they think everything is working.  You must speak out on how these laws are harming ex-offenders and families lives.  Until you do that, then the laws will not change.

Schad says he realized there are many people who have to register after committing offenses like exposing themselves in public or having a sexual relationship with someone underage while they themselves were still fairly young — for example a 19-year-old who dated a 16-year-old.

“I know it is not legal to have sex with an underage person, but these people have gone to prison, they have done their time ... they are absolutely not a danger to society,” he said.

Frederick said it is this group of people he wants to help with this bill.

“They could end up staying together and getting married and having a family,” Frederick said, “but one of them could end up on that registry creating all sorts of complications in their lives.”

Some complications include being banned from school functions, and not being allowed to pick their toddler up from day care.

Schad said he also realized that by registering it made it difficult for some to find housing, employment and other necessities.

“They are on the welfare system — many of them are anyways — and that is a problem right there,” Schad said.

With these realizations, Schad set out to draft a law to revise Missouri’s sex offender registry.

What he came up with was House Bill 1700, which was co-sponsored by Speaker of the House Steven Tilley.

The bill passed in the house in late March by a vote of 126 yes votes, including Frederick’s, to 20 no votes but was taken off the Senate calendar after being referred to committee in mid-April.

Schad fears the bill is dead.

“It would appear that until a senator gets interested in it, it’s never going to be fixed,” Schad said.

Frederick said he knew he was taking the risk of appearing “soft on crime” when he cast his yes vote, but felt it was the right thing to do. He said he hopes his constituents take the time to learn about the bill before allowing that vote to cast a negative shadow on his work at the Capitol.

The version of Schad’s bill that passed the House held several revisions that would affect the sex offender registry in Missouri.

Some of those revisions are aimed at beefing up the registry — including requiring that the photos of the offenders are kept current — while the majority of the bill is aimed at lightening the registry requirements for lesser crimes.

Schad’s bill would exempt people convicted of five specific crimes currently requiring registration from registering. Those crimes are sexual misconduct in the second or third degree, promoting obscenity, furnishing pornographic materials to a minor, public display of explicit sexual material and coercing acceptance of obscene material.

The bill would also revise what information is available on Missouri’s sex offender website maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Information that would be removed is a description of the person’s vehicle and addresses for the person’s work, school or temporary residence.

There are no temporary residences registered in Phelps County.

According to the MSHP sex offender website, two offenders have temporary residences on Lake of the Ozarks, which is in Schad’s district. One individual was convicted of statutory sodomy of an 11-year-old girl in 2004, and the other was convicted of sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in 1986.

Schad said he is most concerned about the removal of the person’s place of employment because he believes employers are afraid to hire sex offenders out of concern for employee safety.

“These folks become targets when we publish some of that information,” Schad said.
“No one in their right mind would hire these folks knowing that their buildings and their other employees would be in danger just because they had hired a known sex offender.”

The third major change proposed in the bill is the removal of the requirement to register for a lifetime.

The bill breaks sex offenses into two categories, some that the offender could ask a judge to remove them from the registry after 10 years, and six that the offender could ask a judge to remove them from the registry after 20 years.

“Even those heinous crimes would be eligible (for removal from the registry) after 20 years, but you have to realize the minimum punishment for those crimes is 10 years ... So, we are talking about 30 years of being crime free at a minimum,” Schad said.

Schad also noted that, contrary to popular belief, the recidivism rate for sex offenders is low, between three- and seven-percent. Recidivism is the rate at which criminals offend again.

He thinks the portion of the law that no longer makes registration a lifetime duty of a sex offender may be why the Senate is not interested.

“That may be one of the hang-ups, and we have just tried in the last few days removing that if that is one of the things that is keeping the senate fro taking it up,” he said.

Another possible deterrent is that Missouri laws are not the only ones that govern sex offender registries. A federal law commonly known as SORNA or the Adam Walsh Act requires certain information be included in every state’s sex offender registry.

According to the U.S. Justice Department, one of those mandatory requirements is the address of the person’s employer.

Regardless of the reason the Senate is shying away from the bill, Schad was encouraged by the response from his peers in the House, and hopes another legislator will champion this cause in his absence.

“This was my last attempt at this,” he said. “Someone else is going to have to take over from here.”

That someone may be Frederick.

“I’ve talked to some of my colleagues, and I’ve talked to one of my colleagues in particular on the other side of the aisle, and we both think it is something that we will continue to work on,” Frederick said.

In the meantime, he encourages his constituents to contact his Jefferson City office and share their thoughts on the issue.

Chelsea Schilling violates Facebook TOS to pretend to be a pedophile

This just shows that vigilantes are probably the ones creating all the "pedophile" web sites and profiles. Pretending to be someone and using an alias is against Facebook's TOS. If pedophiles are truly doing this, then people like this lady are hampering police investigations by potentially scaring off people, so they are not preventing child abuse but helping it.

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