Omaha Adult Entertainment: An unfair stigma?
William is waiting to hear from the company but doesn’t hold out hope.
“I can’t get hired,” he said. “If somebody would give me a chance.”
Promoting change
Critics of the state Public Sex Offender Registry charge that the law, while serving its intended purpose of telling where potentially dangerous predators live, can make it impossible for people who are not a threat to find jobs and put the past behind.
The state’s one-size-fits-all approach requires anyone convicted of a “listed offense” to be on the register for 25 years, or life in some cases.
Listed offenses range from the most violent felony sexual assaults on adults or children down to indecent exposure, soliciting for prostitution or pandering. Three convictions of any combination of being a disorderly person or indecent exposure results in placement on the registry for 25 years.
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Filed by kingofomaha at January 3rd, 2010 under Omaha adult entertainment