Lady
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Post by Lady on Sept 26, 2010 21:44:10 GMT -6
As everyone knows , I work in a home with mentally disabled ladies ,ranging from 22 to 84 yrs old . Well the 22yr old now has a boyfriend who is 46 yrs old . He is not disabled , but of " normal " intelligence. When I heard about it , I had this terrible feeling that there was something creepy about a man of normal intelligence pursuing a mentally disabled girl with the mind of an 8 yr old . Well we found out his last name and I came home and looked him up online and low and behold , he is a registered sex offender and his victim was a female child . The young lady showed one of our staff a picture that he texted to her phone of his winky . My question is this , is there a law that he broke ? I know legally she is an an adult ,but there is something seriously wrong with a RSO sending a picture of his winky to a woman with the mindset of an 8 yr old child . Would that be a violation of his probation ? Isn't sexting a felony now ? Any help would be appreciated ....
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Post by mike5 on Sept 26, 2010 23:00:57 GMT -6
Does the 22 year old have a conservator? I would contact him/her. Also, the police. Let them sort it out.
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Post by Felix2 on Sept 27, 2010 5:36:22 GMT -6
As everyone knows , I work in a home with mentally disabled ladies ,ranging from 22 to 84 yrs old . Well the 22yr old now has a boyfriend who is 46 yrs old . He is not disabled , but of " normal " intelligence. When I heard about it , I had this terrible feeling that there was something creepy about a man of normal intelligence pursuing a mentally disabled girl with the mind of an 8 yr old . Well we found out his last name and I came home and looked him up online and low and behold , he is a registered sex offender and his victim was a female child . The young lady showed one of our staff a picture that he texted to her phone of his winky . My question is this , is there a law that he broke ? I know legally she is an an adult ,but there is something seriously wrong with a RSO sending a picture of his winky to a woman with the mindset of an 8 yr old child . Would that be a violation of his probation ? Isn't sexting a felony now ? Any help would be appreciated .... I assume you are in the us somewhere so I am afraid I will be unable to help with sound legal advice that I would be able to provide if it was in the UK. The potential victims file needs checking, particularly in relation to any capacity issues, does she specifically have the capacity to consent sexually? Saying she has the mind of an 8 year old is a very general satement and not particularly helpful. Individuals may have the capacity to make some decisions and not others, capacity is situstion specific. An eight year old will liklely have the capacity to make choices as to what kind of clothers or fashion they want to dress in but lack the capacity to manage selling a house left to them. Similarly the capacity to make choices or consent to sexual activity will need s specific capacity assessment for that specific activity. If the individual resides in a setting where their needs are documented and the individual is a "vulneralbe adult" in any sense, then I am darned sure your local police department should eb informed. Remember they may well have other concerns and issues with this individual when taken along with yours might give them reason to act decisively.
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Post by Californian on Sept 27, 2010 6:08:03 GMT -6
Call the police. Transmission of a sexually explicit picture may be a crime. Even if it isn't, the cops can use it as an excuse to interview him.
And as he's already on the RSO registry, it means he has been convicted of a crime and transmission of the pic may violate the terms of his parole. (If indeed he's on parole.)
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Lady
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Post by Lady on Sept 27, 2010 17:46:16 GMT -6
Does the 22 year old have a conservator? I would contact him/her. Also, the police. Let them sort it out. Her guardian was contacted and is aware of the situation .
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Lady
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Post by Lady on Sept 27, 2010 17:52:35 GMT -6
Call the police. Transmission of a sexually explicit picture may be a crime. Even if it isn't, the cops can use it as an excuse to interview him. And as he's already on the RSO registry, it means he has been convicted of a crime and transmission of the pic may violate the terms of his parole. (If indeed he's on parole.) See that is what I thought as well . I am not for sure if he is on parole because I went to the Ohio Offenders site and looked him up because they list those incararated and also those on parole and he isn't listed . Could they call the parole office and see if he is on parole ?It's out of my hands , I copied the info ,gave it to my boss and then she turned it over to her boss . I suspect the girl is still speaking to him so I am not too sure what else can be done . The whole situation is disturbing .
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Post by whitediamonds on Sept 27, 2010 19:08:44 GMT -6
Call the police. Transmission of a sexually explicit picture may be a crime. Even if it isn't, the cops can use it as an excuse to interview him. And as he's already on the RSO registry, it means he has been convicted of a crime and transmission of the pic may violate the terms of his parole. (If indeed he's on parole.) See that is what I thought as well . I am not for sure if he is on parole because I went to the Ohio Offenders site and looked him up because they list those incararated and also those on parole and he isn't listed . Could they call the parole office and see if he is on parole ?It's out of my hands , I copied the info ,gave it to my boss and then she turned it over to her boss . I suspect the girl is still speaking to him so I am not too sure what else can be done . The whole situation is disturbing . He must have maxed out, means he served his full time and would not be on parole, Being registered as a SO, can verify the specific rules for him by contacting the SO registry by phone, for the town or city/county he lives in. Which is where he has to update his registry once a yr. If you give them the information they will take it from there.
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