Any person convicted of a violent sex crime involving force, multiple victims, or a child should be included in a public registry, but that’s not always the case.

My mother was brutally sexually assaulted at 11 years old. The man who attacked her later confessed not only to her assault, but to the brutalization of two other women and plans for another attack. 

Despite this clear pattern of violent, predatory behavior, he was released from his sentence over 20 years ago and never required to appear on Michigan’s public sex offender registry. He was convicted in 1981 and is 67 years old today. 

This is not just a personal tragedy it’s a public safety gap.

A significant number of violent offenders convicted on or before October 1, 1995 were never required to register due to timing of conviction. 

Because of this gap in the public registry, thousands of people with histories of violent sexual offenses still exist outside of public awareness. 

Deena’s Law is a citizen led proposal calling on Michigan lawmakers to introduce legislation that closes this gap by expanding public access to information about individuals with documented convictions of violent sexual offenses.

This proposal focuses on public safety and awareness not the imposition of new ongoing reporting requirements.

By signing you support  that no family should have to live in fear or be unaware of a potential repeat offender in their community or their own home.

It’s time to close this gap.

Pass Deena’s Law.

 The article below is from the Flint Journal archives.