Why shouldn't they join, there is nothing in the terms of agreement which says they cannot join.
7-31-2008 Pennsylvania:
Authorities are reviewing records for nearly 200 registered sex offenders in Pennsylvania who opened accounts on MySpace, a popular social networking Web site.
"Convicted sex offenders have no business in that kind of environment," state Attorney General Tom Corbett said.
-Why, MySpace has other adults on it, and 95% of all new sex offenses comes from folks who have no former sex conviction.
Corbett spokesman Nils Frederiksen said Megan's Law records were reviewed to determine whether any convicted sex offender has violated terms of his release through MySpace use.
Information about the individuals is being forwarded to state and local probation and parole officers to allow them to search for possible violations.
The Attorney General's Child Predator Unit has identified 185 MySpace accounts that appear to match registered sex offenders.
MySpace provided information last year for about 110 registered sex offenders believed to have been active on the site.
"We're not aware that any violations were found in that first group," Frederiksen said. "It's something we have to evaluate on a case-by-case basis."
-The truth is out, earlier RSO did nothing wrong.
Frederiksen said the office continues to press MySpace about sex offenders who use phony names on the site.
-Oh bull, if they used phony names, how could you identify them? Shame, a lie when you can't find an answer.
MySpace reached an agreement in January with attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to take significant steps to protect children who use the site. ..News Source.. by Michael Hasch, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
July 31, 2008
PA- State attorney general says 200 sex offenders joined MySpace
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Labels: .Pennsylvania, 2008, MySpace / Facebook - Aggreements, MySpace RSOs - No minor contact
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Is it my imagination or has reports about RSOs using social networking sites to commit sex related crimes become almost non-existent?
I haven't seen an article in months.
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