Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Indiana Perverts Face Child Sex Abuse

"Court: Sex Offender Facebook Ban Unconstitutional" by CHARLES WILSON, Associated Press  |  January 23, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

The 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in Chicago overturned a federal judge's decision upholding the law, saying the state was justified in trying to protect children but that the "blanket ban" went too far by restricting free speech....

The judges noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has also struck down laws that restricted the constitutional right to freedom of expression, such as one that sought to ban leafleting on the premise that it would prevent the dropping of litter.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the class-action suit on behalf of a man who served three years for child exploitation and other sex offenders who are restricted by the ban even though they are no longer on probation.

The ACLU applauded the decision.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said his office would review the ruling before deciding on the next step....

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