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New state law requires sex offenders to list convictions on Facebook
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| Last Edited | Jason Jun 23, 2012 10:07pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, June 24, 2012 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Cracking down on the online activity of convicted sex offenders after they are released, a new law requires a larger amount of disclosure on social networks.
As detailed on Reuters this week, Louisiana lawmakers have pushed through a bill and recently signed into law a new requirement for registered sex offenders in regards to social media. According to Louisiana State Representative Jeff Thompson, convicted child predators and sex offenders have to post all of their crimes on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google+. If a convicted sex offender fails to post this information on their social profiles, they will face a felony charge which comes with a penalty of two to ten years in prison along with a $1,000 fine. A second infraction would bring a harsher sentence that could reach up to twenty years in prison. When asked about the law, Thompson stated “We don’t want to leave it to Facebook police to go out and check on these individuals.” |
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