I’m in Kansas. I viewed images that I genuinely thought were legal. The FBI concluded that out of 200 images, 148 were legal, 47 either were or weren’t (they couldn’t tell…ie mathematical reasonable doubt) and 5 were “clearly” child porn. Those 5 images were for every substantive and moral viewpoint, the same as the other 195. So even someone who didn’t try to break the law gets lifetime registration (it was 10 years when I was convicted, but they changed it to life WHILE I WAS IN PRISON (they can do this because they claim that registration isn’t punitive (so double jeopardy doesn’t apply)…let’s not even talk about the gulag system that is civil commitment. THEN, they put me on lifetime parole (because during the 2 years I possessed the images, there were 6 months that Kansas changed the parole time from 2 years to life. Luckily, I got that reversed again (after I was falsely on parole for 11 months that I shouldn’t have been). People, there are so many injustices, it’s not even funny.

I would not give homefacts the time of day… I live in a $700k+ house among other homes ranging around that price. I make more money than at least 85% people in my community. I’m a 1st time sex offender for a victimless crime. society can label me all they want but only hurting yourselves. Im now limited on my international travel so I’m loosing millions in potential business which use to be 80% of my job. What wonderful laws we have here. Not only are tax payers wasting money to keep me on a registry but I can’t do my job and loosing out on millions in revenue to my community and country.

I also had very similar outcome. Heck they did not even try to prosecute me until 5 years later because my case was very low priority, first they said one image then they wanted to nail me with distribution because of software I was using and they wanted me to get 25yr registry instead of 15yrs even after ple-bargain deal was already made. My lawyer scewed me and the laws are so jacked up! I was classified as non-violent by certifide risk assessment board because I had no real-time victims yet I’m being labeled “violent” in my SOR and must register every 90 days. It cost you tax payers $14 every 90 days just to mail me the forms not including overhead cost.., yes thousands of your tax dollars wasted every year just on me because I had 1 image as a first time ever offence. I’m a collage degree professional making over 3 figures a year and yet I’m violent all because I looked at one image that contain a minor. Get a clue people and do something! Not every situation is the same yet we ALL get same outcome as the multi time rapist

The fact is social media scares the hell out of the establishment parties both DEM and REPUB, Why? Simple…. money. Each party has had their fingers in the American tax pie forever. They just disagree about how to spend it. Each side filling the pockets of their cronies when its their turn to be in power. How else do you explain a National debt of 20 trillion (wholly unconscionable). Now in 2016 we see the up rise of the anti-establishment candidate for PREZ and social media is their Achilles heal. GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE-FORGIVE THEM the know not what they do.

My son is in Federal prison for having pictures on his computer and being set up by the FBI to share photos, adding a distribution charge to his sentence. I feel that there should be different degrees for sex-offenders. Just like someone commits murder and others may commit a homicide. There is a difference.

This thinking is slowly changing, Fred. Many politicians are starting to stand up for what is right regardless of the political consequences and I say it’s about time. If a politician could legitimately explain why reforming these laws would better for all Americans, I think it would get a warm reception. No evidence supports these laws as being effective in preventing new crimes, none! In fact, there is substantial evidence from psychologists and social workers who work with offenders that these laws have the opposite effect. The main issues almost all sex offenders had trouble dealing with that led to their offenses are isolation, shame, and depression. These laws only ADD to these problems making it more likely that an offender will reoffend. Imagine if the government repealed the Adam Walsh Act, removed or at least restricted housing and employment discrimination, and provided mental health care services for free with no fear of retribution how this country would look. The crime rate would drop dramatically because Americans who made mistakes are given a chance to repair their lives. We are still Americans aren’t we? Where is the word “felony” in the constitution?

The idea that home prices are lower due to sex offenders being in the area is complete hogwash. I am a former REALTOR and now a registered sex offender. It’s actually the exact opposite. The sex offenders live in the lower housing cost areas BECAUSE they are unable to find housing elsewhere. Most slum lords don’t have the resources to do background checks, etc. A sex offender is allowed to be homeless and apartment communities are allowed to discriminate. This is true for all convicts no matter the charge, but sex offenses are impossible to hide. The Adam Walsh Act needs to be declared unconstitutional due to the 9th amendment’s clause of cruel and unusual punishment. Anytime you take liberty away from someone, it’s a punishment. Period.

Right! Also, their extorting practices are dubious at best and in my judgment illegal. It’s amazing how they continue to get away with it.

Also wanted to add. I KNOW my “Due Process” rights were violated. I KNOW those images were not mine. BUT, I am too poor to ever fight them. They could easily do worse to me with the State’s bottomless prosecution wallet.

They also took away my child and told the child how horrible I am. So, I will never have contact with that child ever again.