NOTE: Convicted offenders name and details are in this post, as it is public knowledge under freedom of information act. If this post in any way violates any forum rules, I understand it being modified or deleted.
So here's the story. A friend of mine emails me a website where you can enter your zip code or area and it finds all the known registered sex offenders in your area, where they live, work, etc. It also shows their photo ID, address, and distance to local schools. It also says what they were convicted of, and when. The site is www.familywatchdog.us .
Apparently, the internet can be used for good, not all evil, as the WTBS would have you believe. Imagine my surprise when, upon searching the county I live in, I came across the photo of someone I knew from school. He was the Validictorian of his graduating high school class. If that wasn't bad enough, I immediately recongnized him by the fact that he was a member of the local Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses! I was floored. His mommy was always pressing him to be perfect, and of course he was the one that was always held up by other parents to be an example. I'm sure glad I didnt' follow his lead! It's bad enough to recognize someone you know, but for it to be a member of "God's Clean Organization" really hit home for me, I mean with all of the press from Dateline NBC, the Elder in Britian, and now right here in my own backyard is a convicted registered offender. I have no idea if he has been DF'd, as I haven't bothered to call my local BOE to ask. But, I did happen upon one of his classmates in passing at the mall, and she exclaimed her disbelief at viewing this same website as I, and had also known what he was arrested for. It appears Joshua Royce of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania has a thing for little girls. As in, he dated a woman with a daugher of about 10. Apparently while left alone with the said daughter, he touched her inappropriately and also exposed himself to her on several occassions. This earned him an indecent assualt conviction and the priviledge of having to register every time he moves for the rest of his life.
For anyone else in the area, you can view his profile here, and no this does not invade his privacy as it is a matter of public knowledge.
I am digusted beyond words. You don't think these things happen in your area or by someone that you know, but when it hits you in the face you sure take notice. So check out the website and search for predators in your own area - you might just get your own slap in the face. I guess the internet isn't all bad, I wonder if this info is posted in the Kingdom Hall for those with children to view? Probably not.
Regards, Wing Commander