Sex Offenses
Highly Respected Orange County High School Teacher Acquitted of all Charges of Sexual Misconduct with a Student
An Orange County jury found Christopher Ontiveros, a former high school history teacher at Oxford Academy, not guilty of engaging in sex acts with a 17-year-old female student. Mr. Ontiveros was charged with three felony counts of sexual penetration of a foreign object of a minor, one felony count of oral copulation of a minor, and one misdemeanor count of contacting a child with the intent to commit a specified…
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New sex offender Bill, AB 755, pending in the California Legislator will require all registered sex to provide all their computer and internet information to local law enforcement.
Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires persons who have been convicted of specified sex offenses to register with local law enforcement. Existing law requires that the registration include the person's address, fingerprints, current photograph, and license plate number. Existing law requires the registrant to update his or her registration annually, upon moving, or upon changing his or her name. Under existing law, failure to register is a crime.…
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What Happens If I Am Convicted Of Lewd Acts With A Minor In California??
The penalties for violating California's "lewd acts with a minor" law vary, depending on 1. the age of the child (and possibly the age difference between you and the minor), and 2. the specific facts of the case (for example, did the act involve force or violence?), and 3. your criminal history. If prosecutors charge you with California child molestation when the alleged victim is 14 or 15 years old…
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Registering Pursuant to Penal Code Section 290
California Penal Code Section 290 requires every person convicted of a Penal Code Section 290 sex crime to register as a California sex offender. PC 290 (b) requires specifically to register with the city police or the county sheriff where the individual resides and additionally with college campus police if the individual resides upon campus or in any of its facilities, within 5 working days of coming into, or changing…
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I Must Register As a Sex Offender In Riverside County (Penal Code § 290), What Must I do?
If you have been convicted of an offense that requires you to register as a sex offender under Penal Code § 290 in Riverside County, it is important to know what you are required to do. 1. You must register every year, within five working days of your birthday. (*Transients must update their information every 30 days, and some convicted sex offenders are required to update their information every 90…
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HARD WORKING ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE LOSING THEIR JOB OVER NEW ORDINANCE
In the last two days Wallin and Klarich has received 2 phone calls from hard working fisherman who will lose their job due to this new ordinance. One of the calls was from a man who was found guilty of indecent exposure as a misdemeanor almost 8 years ago and he has been working for last several years as commercial fisherman in Dana Point. When the new law was passed…
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Huntington Beach to Vote on New Law Banning Convicted Sex Offenders from City Parks and Beaches
In response to a recent Orange County law banning sex offenders from county parks and beaches, on May 16, 2011, Huntington Beach will vote on a similar law banning sex offenders from Huntington Beach City beaches and parks. The new law will impose a profound burden on police resources already depleted by the California budget crisis. Also, advocates question the wisdom of the ban, arguing that the ban merely projects…
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Don’t Forget to Register Under Penal Code 290.
If you are an individual that must register under Penal Code 290, and have been taken into custody for more than 30 days, you must re-register when you get out of custody. Under Penal Code section 290.015(a) a person who is subject to the Act shall register, or reregister if the person has previously registered, upon release from incarceration or release on probation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 290.…
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Match.com Will Now Screen its Users for Registered Sex Offenders – Penal Code Section 290
The dating website announced that it will begin screening its existing and new user lists for registered sex offenders. This announcement was made following a lawsuit in which a user alleged that she had been raped by someone she had met through the site. Although the president of said that for years the site had considered include that safeguard, it decided against it due to the unreliability of the national…
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Is New Orange County Law Banning Sex Offenders from County Parks and Beaches Unconstitutional? – CPC 290
On May 5, 2011, a new law in Orange County, California will prohibit sex offender registrants from going to public beaches, parks, and other recreational areas in the county. A law cannot violate constitutional rights. This new law provides that registered sex offenders can only go to these public park locations if they receive "consent," but there is no procedure for requesting "consent" or what the registrant must show to…
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