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Mall Santas: Nice or naughty?

California legislator supports increased employment restrictions for convicted sex offenders.
Lynn Harris

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006 09:35 PM

    You'd be surprised what can make you a sex offender

    I'd like to know what these sex offenders were charged with. In my state (MA), "sex offender" covers a wide range of crimes, including indecent exposure. The Globe did an expose about this 2 years ago. One registered sex offender got that label because he was caught having sex in his car, with another man, in the 1950s.

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