The Child Protection eNewsletter
 Unable to get the New York Assembly's ruling Democrats to approve civil confinement legislation, Republican Gov. George Pataki has ordered state officials to begin keeping some sexual predators locked up after their prison sentences have been completed. http://1010wins.com New York has about 5,000 prison inmates convicted of sexually violent crimes. Pataki spokesman Kevin Quinn said that when such inmates approach their release dates, they will be evaluated by psychiatrists to determine if they represent a continuing threat. Since 1998, Pataki has annually introduced civil-confinement legislation and it has passed the Republican-led state Senate six times. The Democratic-controlled Assembly, however, has refused to approve the legislation. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) intends to fight the civil commitments in court. Meanwhile, the ACLU has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Iowa law that prohibits sex offenders who have been convicted of certain crimes against children from living within 2000 feet of a school or day care facility. http://www.wcfcourier.com
Republican leaders of the Georgia House unveiled the first draft Wednesday of a proposed new sex offender law that would sharply increase prison time for those convicted of all types of sex crimes - especially those involving children. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com Among the proposed new provisions: sex crimes committed against those under 14 years old would be punished by up to 50 years in prison, and offenders deemed to be "sexually dangerous predators" would wear electronic monitoring devices for the rest of their lives after leaving prison. The ACLU will undoubtedly challenge the statute if it becomes law.
 CBS’ 60 Minutes takes a look at a man with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). http://www.cbsnews.com Although more entertainment than psychology, it does provide an interesting look inside the life of one patient. Speaking of which, the California Supreme Court will hear an appeal from pedophile apologist Elizabeth Loftus, the nation’s most controversial repressed memory debunker, (see vol1_iss5, vol3_iss7 and vol3_iss8) to determine if the psychologist can be sued for invasion of privacy and defamation . http://www.nationalpsychologist.com For a more scientific look at memory and DID, we suggest http://www.onnovdhart.nl. Meanwhile, a noted New York child psychologist was arrested on child pornography charges. http://www.newswithviews.com
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly reports good news and bad news “in the war to protect America’s children from sexual predators.” http://www.foxnews.com
A major Australian study of blockbuster films shows that movies portray unhealthy views on sex and drugs. http://www.foxnews.com and http://www.cbsnews.com In particular, the study concludes that blockbuster movies paint a worryingly consequence-free view of sex and drug use. Is that really news?
Officials with the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, have acknowledged that a priest convicted of indecent assault on two teenage boys in 1982 was reinstated to ministry the same year. http://abclocal.go.com Diocese officials say their policy since 1985 has been that no priest with credible allegations should be allowed to work in active ministry.
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