WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether some states unconstitutionally punish convicted sex offenders twice, first with jail time or probation, then with putting their pictures on ...

ATLANTA AP - A strict new Georgia law is designed to keep sex offenders away from children by monitoring how close they live to schools, parks and other spots where kids gather - and threatens them ...

The move follows Senate approval last week and sends the bill to President Bush, expected to sign it Thursday. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act calls for stricter sex-offender registry ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Convicted sex offender James Nichols said he was trying to better himself by going to church. But the police who arrested him explained: The church is off-limits because it has a ...

Cape Girardeau residents are struggling to understand how a convicted sex offender could live in the city for reportedly six months without having registered with the sheriff's department. Authorities ...

A 63-YEAR-OLD Gwinnett County man who served five years in prison after pleading guilty to child molestation in 1992 says he is being unfairly forced to move from his family home because, in the years ...

A Kansas City-area nonprofit founded and operated by a convicted child sex offender has been hosting events for children and ...

Legislation known as Megan’s Law — enacted after the rape and murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka of New Jersey — requires police to notify neighborhoods when a ...