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ABC 7 reports: convicted sex offenders demanding to be erased from registry

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<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;Dirtbag-Roundup&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3295" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;Dirtbag-Roundup-236x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Dirtbag Roundup" width&equals;"236" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;a>&lpar;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wjla&period;com&sol;articles&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;thousands-of-sex-offenders-could-disappear-off-maryland-registry-103375&period;html&num;ixzz32PvpvGzO" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><em><strong>WJLA<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;a>&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the <strong>Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault<&sol;strong>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The problem started with changes to state law that retroactively added hundreds of offenders to the registry&comma; extending the time that some would spend listed&period; A Washington County offender then sued the state – and won&period; He was pulled off the registry&comma; and now others just like him are fighting back&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;I feel like there&&num;8217&semi;s nothing set in stone – they can just change the rules as time goes on&comma;” says one unidentified sex offender&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This Montgomery County man&comma; who asked us not to use his name&comma; was convicted in 2003 in a one-time sex crime involving a minor who turned out to be an undercover cop&period; He was supposed to spend 10 years on the registry&comma; but the law added five more years&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s not okay to retroactively make changes and not understand the impact on individuals&comma;” he says&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He adds that offenders have served their time and accepted their punishment&comma; only to have it change after the fact&period; About 40 offenders have already starting pleading their cases in court&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;But survivors of sexual violence have a far less sympathetic ear&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;I can&&num;8217&semi;t get better by manipulating the justice system&comma;” says rape survivor Rachel Perry&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Perry was raped at 17 years old&comma; and she is upset and scared that offenders could come off the registry in bulk&period; She says the trauma that survivors live through sticks with them longer than any prison sentence or registry&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The rest of my life I&&num;8217&semi;m a survivor of sexual violence&&num;8230&semi;that&&num;8217&semi;s not something that goes away&comma;” she says&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault says that only one in 16 offenders is prosecuted – a reminder that no matter what happens with this case in court&comma; the registry is by no means a safety blanket&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;People feel like if they check the registry&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll be okay&comma; my kids will be okay&period; But that&&num;8217&semi;s just not true&period; Most sex offenders are not on the registry&comma;” says Lisae Jordan&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Whether that number grows is in the hands of a judge who has until the end of August to make a decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"metaslider-id-3753" style&equals;"max-width&colon; 700px&semi;" class&equals;"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3753 ml-slider ms-theme-default" role&equals;"region" aria-label&equals;"Rex Coffey campaign signs" data-height&equals;"300" data-width&equals;"700">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;container&lowbar;3753">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;3753" class&equals;"flexslider">&NewLine; <ul class&equals;'slides'>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; block&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3755 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;07&colon;17"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;Here-comes-the-Sheriff-275x117&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3755 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3756 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;07&colon;39"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;Here-comes-the-Sheriff1-275x117&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3756 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3754 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;03&colon;50"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;0912-1-640x274&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3754 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3757 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;12&colon;40"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;Rex-on-his-way-to-fix-swaying-sign-207x88&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3757 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3759 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;15&colon;45"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;Taking-a-bite-out-of-electoral-opponent-with-signs-everywhere-297x127&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3759 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3761 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-05-01 21&colon;19&colon;53"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;Rex-on-the-way-take-two-cropped1-203x87&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3761 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-3203 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2014-03-25 13&colon;49&colon;31"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;Sheriff-Rex-Coffey-700x300&period;jpg" height&equals;"300" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3753 slide-3203 msDefaultImage" &sol;><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">It’s a registry designed to protect the public – but that shield could soon have a significant crack&comma; with the potential for at least 1&comma;200 sex offenders to disappear from Maryland’s registry&period;&NewLine;"It's something people need to be aware of&comma;” says Lisae Jordan with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <&sol;ul>&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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