PA - Woman on Megan’s Law list, who never committed sex crime, breaks down (And hundreds more in the same situation?)

Original Article

01/31/2014

McKEES ROCKS - A woman on the Megan’s Law list, even though she never committed a sex crime, broke down while talking to Channel 11 Friday.

“I am not a sex offender. I would never hurt a child,” said _____.

_____ was in tears as she was about to face a judge in McKees Rocks for failing to register as a sex offender. Police said she moved without notifying state police.

Four years ago, _____ was convicted of interference with custody of children. That crime falls under the newest version of Megan's Law, and _____ must register as a real sex offender.

“Seventeen years of probation for not doing anything but trying to help a little boy that was in diaper and just a pair of socks?" _____ questioned the ramifications.

“If she changes any information we have to record, she needs to notify us right away," said trooper Robin Mungo.

Although _____ feels singled out, there are hundreds in our area who never committed a sex crime yet they, too, are now registered as sex offenders.

GA - Do you have kids who are underage and having sex? Well, you could wind up wearing the sex offender label!

Original Article

09/25/2012

Quitman County – [name withheld], 40, and [name withheld], 34, were indicted yesterday in Quitman County and charged with Child Molestation; and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.

The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Sylvester Field Office at the request of the Quitman County Sheriff's Office.

[name withheld] and [name withheld] failed to act responsibly when both had knowledge of juveniles engaging in sexual activity.

Both defendants were booked into the Quitman County Jail.