US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
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US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
7 November 2017
Americans with past child sex convictions will now be identified as offenders in their passports, the US State Department announced last week.
The policy is required under legislation passed in 2016 known as the “International Megan’s Law”, which aims to protect children from being sexually abused or exploited by American nationals abroad.
Under the law, a sentence is added to the back of passports identifying sex offenders – a change welcomed yesterday by Cambodian government officials, who say they do not have the resources to conduct background checks on foreigners trying to enter the country.
According to the State Department announcement, the identifier will read: “The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to 22 United States Code Section 212b(c)(l)”. Convicted sex offenders who already have passports will have them revoked and will be required to apply for a new one.
However, Jim McCabe, director of the Child Protection Unit, said the decision to put the sentence on the back cover is “rather weak”, as it could either be covered up or missed by immigration officials. McCabe called on the US to follow in the footsteps of Australia, which voted in June to revoke the passports of convicted child sex offenders entirely upon request from a “competent authority”. The law is expected to go into effect in December.
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7 November 2017
Americans with past child sex convictions will now be identified as offenders in their passports, the US State Department announced last week.
The policy is required under legislation passed in 2016 known as the “International Megan’s Law”, which aims to protect children from being sexually abused or exploited by American nationals abroad.
Under the law, a sentence is added to the back of passports identifying sex offenders – a change welcomed yesterday by Cambodian government officials, who say they do not have the resources to conduct background checks on foreigners trying to enter the country.
According to the State Department announcement, the identifier will read: “The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to 22 United States Code Section 212b(c)(l)”. Convicted sex offenders who already have passports will have them revoked and will be required to apply for a new one.
However, Jim McCabe, director of the Child Protection Unit, said the decision to put the sentence on the back cover is “rather weak”, as it could either be covered up or missed by immigration officials. McCabe called on the US to follow in the footsteps of Australia, which voted in June to revoke the passports of convicted child sex offenders entirely upon request from a “competent authority”. The law is expected to go into effect in December.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/u ... -passports
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Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
step in teh right direction
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Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
You gotta ask yourself...why in hell are they still breathing in the first place?
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I never could understand how a guy could get off by sleeping with a little girl. These creeps shouldn't even be allowed to travel abroad.
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Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
Or at a minimum. Why are they even allowed passports. They should be banned from traveling.MikeMike58 wrote:You gotta ask yourself...why in hell are they still breathing in the first place?
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Absolutely. They should lose the right immediately upon conviction.kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:46 pmOr at a minimum. Why are they even allowed passports. They should be banned from traveling.MikeMike58 wrote:You gotta ask yourself...why in hell are they still breathing in the first place?
Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
Like I have posted before! Two many so called "do gooders" in first world countries, mostly for the wrong reasons, and people.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
As a point of interest it's not just little girls affected. I agree take their passports completely but at least this is a big step in the right direction to have them identified on their passport. Most would prefer that to the current nothing.
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to hell with marking their passports
Brand the fuckers so everyone knows
Brand the fuckers so everyone knows
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Re: US child sex offenders to be ID’d on passports
They should be fucking killed.
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