Legislators from around the state are proposing new legislation in the wake of the arrest of a Level 1 offender on multiple charges of child molestation. State lawmakers from both political parties are lining up behind a bill to allow limited public access to information on Level 1 sex offenders and give the state Sex… Continue reading »
Jun
09
Jun
09
Massachusetts Senate Votes To Dramatically Increase Restrictions On Level 2 Sex Offenders
Multiple news outlets are reporting that the Massachusetts State Senate has passed a host of new changes to the Sex Offender Registration Law that would severely ratchet up the registration and public notification requirements for individuals classified as Level 2 or 3 sex offenders. In part, the law would greatly expand the community notification requirements… Continue reading »
Feb
24
Audit Finds Streamlined Sex Offender Registry Board Classification Process
A new report from the State Auditor’s office finds that the state’s Sex Offender Registry Board has dramatically improved the sex offender classification process in Massachusetts over the past five years but is still failing to consistently collect registration fees. The audit noted that the Sex Offender Registry Board had reduced 71% of the backlog… Continue reading »
Recent Updates
- Attorney Crouch Secures Protection For Level 2 Sex Offenders Seeking Reclassification December 10, 2017In Doe No. 326573 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 477 Mass. 361 (2017), the Supreme Judicial Court issued a crucial decision protecting the rights of sex offenders to seek reduction in their classification levels. Boston sex offender attorney Attorney Crouch represented the plaintiff in Doe No. 326573 and secured a key victory for due process… […]
- Supreme Judicial Court Strikes Down Residency Restrictions For Sex Offenders December 10, 2017In Doe v. City of Lynn, 472 Mass. 521 (2015), Attorney Crouch filed an amicus brief on behalf of numerous advocacy groups, including the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, challenging a local ordinance in the City of Lynn that prohibited sex offenders from living in a vast… […]
- Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board Updates Its Regulations February 26, 2016The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board recently implemented a substantial revision to its long outdated regulations. This revision follows many years of direction and then criticism from the state’s highest courts, including the Supreme Judicial Court in numerous decisions. The new regulations reflect the recent Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in John Doe No. 380316 vs.… […]
Criminal Law Updates
- Bail Denied For Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend. November 6, 2011Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports this week that four months after the United States District held a bail hearing as to whether James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, should be released from prison while awaiting trial for harboring a fugitive, a U.S. Magistrate judge has denied the request. The judge, Jennifer C. Boal, wrote in… […]
- The Criminal Appeals Process In Massachusetts November 4, 2011Attorney Crouch is a leading Boston criminal appeals attorney and he handles a range of civil and criminal appeals in both state and federal courts. He both writes briefs and appears at oral argument and hearings on behalf of his clients. Attorney Crouch has been an adjunct professor of law at New England School of… […]
