Mary Leary, professor, law, was quoted in a two-part story in Washington Times on a registered sex offender who hid his conviction from his employer, the federal government.
... “It is appalling that someone decided the sexual abuse of 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds isn’t serious enough to be reported to law enforcement,” said Mary Leary, a Catholic University of America law professor and a former federal prosecutor who has worked for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. “I can only assume, in their eyes, 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds who are sexually abused don’t matter.” ...
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... Mary Leary, a law professor at Catholic University of America who worked at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, said the lack of work notification requirements runs counter to the whole idea of the registry.
“This is very frightening,” she said. “The whole purpose of the sex offender registry is so that people who encounter an offender can be made aware that they committed a sex offense. It also helps the offender remain accountable for their actions. If no one has to notify an employer, that flouts the very purpose of the sex offender registry.” ...
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