An Act Relative to Sex Offenders

There’s a new proposal in the Massachusetts legislature that aims to restrict where Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders can loiter. It’s called an ‘Act Relative to Child Safety Zones’.

It was prompted by an incident in Yarmouth in November 2014 when a homeless Level 3 sex offender moved around the town on a bus. His bus.

At present there is no law in the State of Massachusetts restricting where Level 2 & 3 sex offenders can live or go.

This piece was produced in conjunction with WCAI and the Transom Story Workshop. It aired on WCAI’s All Things Considered in November 2015.

Listen to the complete piece here.