Criminal sexual conduct against a child is taken very seriously in the United States, and for good reason. However, some children are victimized by these very same laws, when overzealous prosecutors mark juveniles as sex offenders. Across the country, there are many instances where current laws against child sexual abuse have been invoked to ruin the lives of children. Even as an adult woman, Ms. DuBuc was forced to register as a sex offender, perpetually haunted by this one act of inappropriate play as a child. DuBuc is far from the only victim of oppressive sex offender registry laws. Although he was convicted in a juvenile court, his subsequent placement on the Michigan sex offender registry condemned him to the foster care system, followed by years of threats, daily police check-ins, and eventually homelessness. In Massachusetts, a minor can be charged with sexual misconduct or other sex offenses, although whether the case ends up in juvenile or adult court will depend greatly on their age and the age of their alleged victim. Under the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registration Act, anyone found guilty of a sex offense must register as an offender, and in most cases the duration of their registry will be 20 years. So what does this mean for a Massachusetts child accused of a sex crime?


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A registered sex offender was arrested Saturday after allegedly exposing his genitals to trick-or-treaters, some of whom were children. Steven Little, 48, was charged with five counts of lewdness and three counts of lewdness involving a child. Due to his status as a registered sex offender, the eight counts are third-degree felonies, per the Utah criminal code. A Provo police officer received a call Saturday about a possible lewdness incident at a house on the South block of East in Provo. Little confirmed to the officer that what was on the video was true, according to documents.
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By Rachel Browne February 6, In January , a year-old girl from Saanich, B. Last year, her lawyer, Christopher Mackie, mounted a constitutional challenge of the conviction. Youth Justice Court. He also argued the conviction was unfair, since adults could legally forward sexts—photos or videos—of other adults. A law will give authorities an alternative to laying child porn charges in teen sexting cases. This means, however, that child porn charges will still be applicable to anyone under 18 who sends or receives sexts of another minor, says Eleanor Funk , a Calgary-based criminal defence lawyer.
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