The Supreme Court has struck down a North Carolina law that bars convicted sex offenders from social media.
Lester Packingham Jr., a registered sex offender after having ‘indecent liberties’ with a 13-year-old girl when he was 21, won the right to use Facebook, Twitter and similar sites following the ruling on Monday.
The 36-year-old was convicted in 2010 of breaking a North Carolina law that bans sex offenders from using commercial social networking sites, over fears they could connect with children, after he took to Facebook to celebrate his traffic court victory. Read More…
The Supreme Court has struck down a North Carolina law that bars convicted sex offenders from social media.
Lester Packingham Jr., a registered sex offender after having ‘indecent liberties’ with a 13-year-old girl when he was 21, won the right to use Facebook, Twitter and similar sites following the ruling on Monday.
The 36-year-old was convicted in 2010 of breaking a North Carolina law that bans sex offenders from using commercial social networking sites, over fears they could connect with children, after he took to Facebook to celebrate his traffic court victory. Read More…
