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Massachusetts Sex Offenders Who Indecently Expose (“Flash”) Can Now Be Held After Prison Sentence Is Completed

For a long time, Massachusetts sex offenses were – very generally speaking – broken down into “contact offenses,” where the defendant made physical contact with the victim, and “noncontact offenses,” where the defendant engaged in acts that are generally known as indecent exposure, or to use the lay term, “flashing.”…

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“Upskirting” Case Dismissal: Change the Law, Don’t Shoot The Messenger

Amazing how a new expression or grammatical term can crop up almost literally overnight, isn’t it? The newest term that seems to be on everyone’s lips today: “Upskirting.” Seemingly a new verb that would have been met with confused looks just yesterday, now seems to be somehow thrown around as…

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14 Massachusetts Arrests Made in Alleged Teen Prostitution Ring

It’s the world’s oldest profession – and by the looks of things, the perpetrators – and victims — of prostitution are getting younger and younger. Recently, police in three Massachusetts communities arrested three alleged pimps and 11 other people suspected of Massachusetts prostitution crimes. According to authorities, the arrests also…

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SJC Ruling: State Can’t Commit Serial Flasher If No Threat of Physical Harm

One of the things that make the practice of law interesting is that fine details always make the difference in given rulings. Such was the case earlier this week when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC,) ruled against state prosecutors’ attempts to civilly commit a man that has openly acknowledged…

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Bill Seeks To Narrow Obscenity Loophole Protecting Minors

It would seem that almost anyone could agree on the need to criminalize and punish Massachusetts sex offenders who deliberately send obscene messages electronically to minors, wouldn’t it? Well, make that “anyone could agree on the need” to accomplish these goals – but hardly the method. This reality has been…