Sex Offenders

In a unanimous ruling, Illinois' highest court found the residency restriction “does not infringe upon a child sex offender’s fundamental rights” and that there was a “rational basis” for restrictions where a person convicted of such a crime can live.

Decades after his conviction, one Illinois man says limits on where he can live serve no valid purpose.

Updated Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m. with comments from the St. Louis Police Department — Police in Missouri do not know the whereabouts of nearly 1,200 sex…

A group of Missouri law enforcement officials have officially endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment designed to make it easier to prosecute sex…

The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether laws restricting actions by sex offenders and felons can be applied to people who were convicted before…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has accused some legislators – and notably House Speaker Tim Jones – of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 21, 2013 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has accused some legislators – and notably House Speaker Tim…

Updated 8-21-13 4:01 p.m.In St. Louis Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon sharply criticized a bill he vetoed that would allow juvenile sexual offenders to be…

The Missouri House of Representatives is considering a bill which would mandate registered sex offenders to vote at their local country clerk’s office,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2012 - In his Post-Dispatch column last Sunday, Bill McClellan wrote about a 50-year-old man…