sex crime


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Synonyms for sex crime

a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat

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A Finnish citizens' initiative to withdraw asylum from people convicted of sex crimes received tens of thousands of signatures over the weekend and has become an important political issue ahead of this year's parliamentary elections.
Hundreds of sex crimes had been carried out on children across Lanarkshire in the past year, shocking new figures revealed.
New York [U.S.A.], Aug 3 ( ANI ): Harvey Weinstein's attorney has filed a motion to dismiss all the sex crime charges against the Hollywood producer.
org.uk Those with information on any sex crime should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, where details can be
Among the federal probe's major findings were that the police force was rife with corruption and had numerous instances of excessive use of deadly force, discrimination and problems with its sex crimes unit.
The public's mentality towards those on the registry often makes it difficult for those convicted of sex crimes to find housing--and often impossible when municipalities enact residency restrictions.
In any event, sex crimes in which strangers with criminal records attack children are the exception, not the rule.
Maintaining anonymous charges enables the military authorities to avoid keeping comprehensive records, which in turn allows officials to evade responsibility for transparent reporting of assaults and of prosecutions -- and thus not to prosecute sex crime in any serious, systematic way.
Sweeney, from Newport, was on early release for another sex crime when he sexually abused the toddler after snatching her from her home in Cardiff in January.
The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the state was required to provide procedural due process before imposing sex offender registration and therapy as conditions of release of a prisoner who had never been convicted of a sex crime. The appeals court found that the state's actions were not arbitrary and did not shock the conscience and therefore did not violate the prisoner's substantive due process rights.
More than 5 percent of these sex offenders were rearrested for another sex crime within three years.
The law must be changed to ensure that no-one charged with a sex crime can be named until found guilty.