Sex Offender Registry Double Standard

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

Why are educators in North Dakota convicted of sex crimes involving the children they work with not being required to register as sex offenders?

Could it be because they are female?

Apparently, a 34 year old who has sex with a 15 year old, or another who showed nude photos of herself to a 16 year old, are not considered “dangerous” enough to register as sex offenders. If the genders were reversed, would there even be a doubt as to whether they were “dangerous” or not?

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