House approves sex offender delisting bill

3-23-2012 Idaho:

BOISE, Idaho -

Young men convicted under an older definition of statutory rape would get a chance to clear their name from the sex offender registry under a bill that has passed the House.

House lawmakers voted 64-1 to approve the legislation, which applies to young men who were convicted of statutory rape before 2010.

The measure has passed the Senate and awaits Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's signature.

In 2010, the Legislature cleared statutory rape charges in cases of consensual sex when a man is within three years in age of his 16 or 17-year-old partner. Previously no girl under 18 could legally give consent.

Ketchum Rep. Wendy Jacquet endorsed the plan, saying it gives judges discretion to expunge offenders' names from the registry who wouldn't be guilty under the updated law. ..Source.. by KXLY.com