RM97: Touching Someone's Arm is a Sex Crime

I’m pleased to announce Episode 97 of Registry Matters. We begin with a quick update of the civil commitment hearing for Galen Baughman. It isn’t great news, sadly. Then an update on the Georgia Halloween challenge. A listener phones in a question asking if it’s better to tell an employer, or keep it hidden. Court rules against revoking a man’s supervision for not answering his door; Court-ordered settlement agreement in South Carolina denying counsel to people who are poor, along with a settlement; Connecticut Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of sentencing a 14 year old to 40 years; A quick detour in the criminal justice position of the Democratic candidates; Virginia Governor restores civil rights to 22,000 felons; Victims advocates in Missouri are trying to remove the statute of limitations; DC individuals on ankle monitors can be audio recorded without any prior knowledge; Floyd County Georgia is implementing a system to flag registered persons before they can get on school campus; 19 year old in Manchester touched a 17 year old’s arm and is possibly going to be put on the registry; Newton County Georgia will have presentations for registrants on Halloween for the 13th year in a row; Scalia on evolving standards doesn’t mean they are improvements

[4:05] Breaking new regarding Galen Baughman and updates on the Georgia Halloween Challenge

[20:10] https://www.2dca.org/content/download/538326/6074902/file/181892_39_10042019_08163978_i.pdf

[29:10] https://thecrimereport.org/2019/10/11/a-victory-for-poor-defendants-in-south-carolina/

[42:05] https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2019/10/10/state-high-court-upholds-constitutionality-of-sentencing-child-to-40-years-imprisonment/

[49:30] https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/10/10/2020-the-democrats-on-criminal-justice

[55:00] https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Virginia-governor-says-hes-restored-civil-rights-to-22K-felons-562728981.html

[57:35] https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/advocates-call-for-missouri-to-join-other-states-in-lifting/article_94851dd6-14e5-5920-bc92-71d363230f1c.html

[1:07:00] https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/21091206/dc-agency-purchases-ankle-monitors-that-can-record-defendants-every-word-and-motion

[1:14:00] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12xQ6hlefBGxqPoqN80_ShyD9WXvToD2KVkUXqolCPvw/edit?usp=drivesdk

[1:21:50] https://reason.com/2019/10/11/manchester-teen-griffiths-sex-offender-friend/

[1:25:30] https://www.covnews.com/news/crime/ncso-host-13th-annual-halloween-shut-sex-offenders/

[1:32:15] – Evolving standards could go both ways