Also featured are three survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and a demonstration by an FBI Special Agent who details the dangers of online chat rooms. Edelgard Wulfert, professor of psychology at the University at Albany, also offers insight into how child molesters operate, how they manipulate children and families – and why, all too frequently, parents refuse to believe their own child. Stanford, director of the New York State Office of Victim Services.Level 1 offenders are required to register for a minimum of 20 years and Level 2 and 3 offenders for life (view details).The North Carolina law, enacted in 2008, made it a felony for people on the state’s sex offender registry to use online services that can lead to social interactions with minors.

Supreme Court on Monday moved to buttress free speech rights in the digital age, striking down a North Carolina law banning convicted sex offenders from Facebook and other social media services that play a vital role in modern life.“This case is one of the first this court has taken to address the relationship between the First Amendment and the modern Internet.As a result, the court must exercise extreme caution before suggesting that the First Amendment provides scant protection for access to vast networks in that medium,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the court.By law, only Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders are listed on the public directory.This directory now posts multiple photographs of registered sex offenders, as they become available, to provide New Yorkers with additional information to keep their families safe.