{"id":29604,"date":"2021-03-05T10:59:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=29604"},"modified":"2021-03-05T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T19:41:54","slug":"expansion-of-sex-offender-registry-considered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=29604","title":{"rendered":"Expansion of sex offender registry considered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the Judiciary Committee considered a proposal March 4 to add applicable human trafficking offenses to the state\u2019s Sex Offender Registry Act.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Julie Slama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB204, sponsored by Peru Sen. Julie Slama, would require an individual to register as a sex offender who has been found guilty of \u2014 or pleaded guilty or no contest to \u2014 a charge of sex trafficking or sex trafficking of a minor.<\/p>\n

Sex trafficking is a sex crime, \u201cplain and simple,\u201d Slama said, and should be treated as such.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can of course look up any conviction online because they are a matter of public record, however this information is not easily accessible to the public based on our current statutes,\u201d she said. \u201cAs the crime of sex trafficking expands, it\u2019s all the more important that information on these sex criminals is attainable and accessible to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slama brought an amendment to the hearing that would remove a provision in the introduced bill to require that a registered sex offender report planned international travel to law enforcement for community notification purposes.<\/p>\n

Glen Parks, speaking on behalf of the Nebraska Attorney General\u2019s Office, supported LB204. Some lawyers and judges assume registration is automatic in cases of sex trafficking, he said, and are surprised that it currently is not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe it was anyone\u2019s intention to leave these crimes off the list … it\u2019s just never been done [until this bill],\u201d Parks said.<\/p>\n

Opposing the measure was Kenneth Ackerman of Omaha. He said studies have not shown that a sex offender registry improves public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough sex trafficking is terrible and against all decency and deserves prison time, adding those convicted to the registry would not stop this crime or exploitation from taking place,\u201d Ackerman said.<\/p>\n

The committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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