This is why Sex Offender Registration is complicated

I always tell clients that the specific sex offender registration requirements are complicated and depend on state law.  Here’s a reason why.

In New York a defendant can be forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life based on accusations a jury rejected. So the state’s highest court ruled last week in a case that illustrates how fear and loathing of sex offenders lead to results that would be recognized as unjust and illogical in any other context.

See more at reason.com