Megans law requires paedophiles names to be known to members of the public who live in the same area. But what if a person is found guilty and then later found to be innocent.
2007-04-10 02:40:18 · 12 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
A very good legal question to say the least. You need to remember that a jury or the court found the defendant guilty based upon information at the time of the conviction.
Apparently, there was "new" information received after the conviction which exonerated the victim in the appeals process.
I don't see a civil action based upon the above. However, as a minimum, the defendants name would be removed from the records pertaining to Megans Law.
Best wishes!
2007-04-10 02:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Better safe than sorry, if someone is found to be not guilty
then they can be removed off the list, even though this is
harsh you know the thing about being branded a criminal.....
It is far safer to know that someone is a danger to your
children than, to take a chance and not list them because
they may be innocent...Once charged they are guilty, if
found guilty by a jury of their peers.........................................
THEY should immediately be listed this goes for all sex offenders of all categories worldwide --- and should include
the pimps and the drug dealers as well as traffickers............
With this should be included provisions in the law that stop
the movement of missing children across boarders, with a
pimp or a stranger perhaps........................................................
Megans Law should be brought in worldwide..........................
It is an excellent document and set of laws...............................
2007-04-10 09:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by gorglin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that is an extremely stringent test. If they are found guitly there is more than a 99.99% chance that they are. If they are not and it is proven the person could sue the courts/police etc. for damages.
2007-04-10 09:53:55 · answer #3 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be overturned and then hopefully let the public know. But as a mother to be , I am looking at the list so I know. I am checking every once in a while. So I know. I think it is a great idea.
2007-04-10 09:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that if a mistake is made and a person is later found to be innocent...they will be compensated - how much will depend on the attorney retained to represent the wrongfully accused.
2007-04-10 09:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
if there a mistake then the state shd apology in paper to the
innocent cos the law was meant to be important for all the innocents
2007-04-10 09:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by kimht 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You guaranteed a fair trial in the US not a perfect one. If that were to be the case, I'm certain that a retraction would be made in the local media and his name would be taken from the list of offenders.
2007-04-10 09:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Then that persons name should be removed. It's for convicted pedophiles and other sex crimes.
It wouldn't be the 1st time someone was falsely accused of something and then exonerated.
2007-04-10 09:49:21 · answer #8 · answered by wwpetcemetery 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He either moves and changes his name or get used to people around him whispering "thats him...thats the perv"
2007-04-10 09:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would be the difference. If he was found guilty, registered and lived in your area......than found innocent.....he's still living there........?????
2007-04-10 09:47:53 · answer #10 · answered by Nana 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋