Sex Offender Registration

Ne'er too late: 95 year old votes for first time (11/07/09)
Marion Peters heard the same question asked in disbelief, over and over, earlier this week. "You've never voted?" her daughter-in-law, Betty Peters asked. The same question came from Darlene Enderton, the chairwoman of the city of Webb's voting precinct...

Law change reflected in new registry list (10/10/09)
For the first time in its monthly update, the Clay County Sheriff's summary of residents with sex offense-related convictions includes A tier classification to reflect changes in Iowa Sex Offender Registry laws. Technology specialists at the Iowa Department of Public Safety reviewed the profiles of about 5,000 Iowans on the state's sex offender registry as part of a new law that attempts to more closely monitor the most dangerous offenders...

Registry violation leads to arrest (07/30/09)
A former Spencer man on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry was taken into custody at 9 a.m. Wednesday after deputies say he moved without notifying authorities. Michael James Sellers is on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry after a 2002 Plymouth County conviction of third-degree sexual abuse involving a female age 14-17...

Sex offender classification under way (07/16/09)
Technology specialists are reviewing the profiles of about 5,000 Iowans on the state's sex offender registry as part of a new law that attempts to more closely monitor the most dangerous offenders. James Saunders, assistant director for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said work is well under way and could be completed in about a month. Beginning July 1, people with a sexual offense in their history were to be classified into three tiers...

Library considers sex offender law impact (06/16/09)
City Attorney Don Hemphill assured Spencer Public Library board members recently that only four sentences in a new state law apply to city and county libraries. He also deemed the potential impact of the 32-page act signed by the Gov. Chet Culver -- which lists prohibitions that apply only to individuals who've been convicted of a sex offense against a minor -- on the library as being "very minimal."...

Offender charged after listing park as address (04/04/09)
A Spencer man faces a Class D felony charge for violating the guidelines of the Iowa Sex Offender Registry after he failed to report a valid address to Clay County deputies. According to Clay County Sheriff Randy Krukow, 29-year-old Allen Mills listed "DeWolf Park" in Spencer as his intended address when he discharged from the state prison system on March 21...

Sex offender registry violations lead to arrests (11/15/08)
Clay County Deputies have filed a series of charges in recent weeks regarding violations to Iowa's Sex Offender Registry law. Deputies charged 24-year-old Dana Igou of Spencer with failure to comply as a sex offender, which is a Class D felony. He was held in jail to appear before a magistrate on a $5,000 bond...

Changes ahead for sex offender registray (04/30/08)
The Iowa Sex Offender Registry will take a step toward real-time public notification following the announcement of a federal grant earlier this month. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said the Iowa Department of Public Safety will receive a $269,450 technology-based grant from the Department of Justice through the Adam Walsh Act...

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