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just wanted to share this interesting court ruling...
Just thought I would throw this court ruling out there.
State court rules homeless sexual offenders don't have to register residence under Megan's Law
by PETE SHELLEM, Of The Patriot-News Friday June 26, 2009, 2:53 PM
A state Superior Court panel ruled Friday that convicted sexual offenders cannot be held subject to Megan's Law registration requirements if they are homeless.
In upholding a Dauphin County judge, the state appellate court found that William H. Wilgus should not have been prosecuted for violating the requirements to register his address with state police since after being released from prison in 2007 on sexual assault charges, he could not find a home.
The court said Wilgus unsuccessfully tried to find housing at Bethesda Mission and several other shelters and ended up living in alleys around Second and Market streets near the county courthouse.
The court said the definition of residence in the law and its purpose to inform neighbors makes it clear that the law cannot apply to transients. The three-judge panel suggested the state Legislature could amend the law to address the situation.
Re: just wanted to share this interesting court ruling...
I agree that I would want to know if there were sexual predators living near my home and my children, however, I don't see how a homeless individual is able to register. They're a very transient population, oftentimes moving in and out of cities on a daily or weekly basis.
I'm not defending this by any means, I just don't see how it could possibly work. Maybe just notifying the municipality is an option, I'm not sure. The other thing is, how would the municipal authorities track homeless people? I mean, they could say they're living at the corner of Maclay and Cameron Sts, but they decide to just pick up and move to 2nd and Market the next day. It's a difficult, difficult thing to enforce.
I think all sexual predators should be forced to wear monitor ankle bracelets. This way if they get within so many feet or yards of a school, playground, park, etc., someone is alerted.
Thanks for bringing this ruling to our attention -- at least we all know that there may be dangerous people out there that aren't registering.