Protect your family from sexual predators
Awareness is the most valuable tool we have in protecting our loved ones from sexual predators. Stories like that of Jessica Lunsford--the 9-year-old girl murdered by a known sex offender in Florida--remind me that we must do all that we can to raise awareness here in Ohio. Now, thanks to a strong partnership between Ohio's 88 county sheriffs and my office, you can take steps to protect your loved ones by simply accessing the Internet.
While it is impossible to predict when a sex offender may strike, you have the ability to safeguard your family from those with past offenses. By logging on to the electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN) page at www.esorn.ag.oh.us, you have access to pictures, addresses and descriptions of every registered sex offender in Ohio, all contained in a searchable database. Furthermore, you can view a map displaying every registered sex offender who lives or works within a mile radius of your home. I am very grateful to our county sheriffs, who work hard to ensure that this information remains current and accurate.
I believe the most helpful component of the eSORN site is the form that allows you to sign-up to receive an e-mail whenever a registered sex offender moves within a mile of any address you specify. You can enter your home address, work address, the address of your child's daycare facility--any address--so that you can always remain informed. As soon as your address--or addresses--are on file, you will receive an e-mail message each time a registered sex offender moves into that neighborhood.
Nearly 13,000 registered sex offenders live in neighborhoods throughout Ohio. All of them are required to report their whereabouts to our county sheriffs. Ohio's 88 sheriffs and my office have worked together to help keep communities informed and aware of potential dangers. Each year, sheriffs send out more than one million postcards to Ohio residents to notify them that a sex offender has moved into their neighborhood.
Recently, I worked with the General Assembly to enact legislation giving county prosecutors the authority to seek the eviction of sex offenders who violate the law by living within 1,000 feet of school premises. Previously, no tools were available to local law-enforcement officials to compel the sex offenders to move. I will vigorously defend any and all legal challenges to this important requirement.
Please take the time to raise your awareness about registered sex offenders living in Ohio. Log on to www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us and sign up for the free e-mail notification. It is my hope that more of you sign up to take advantage of this important service.
by Jim Petro
Ohio Attorney General
While it is impossible to predict when a sex offender may strike, you have the ability to safeguard your family from those with past offenses. By logging on to the electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN) page at www.esorn.ag.oh.us, you have access to pictures, addresses and descriptions of every registered sex offender in Ohio, all contained in a searchable database. Furthermore, you can view a map displaying every registered sex offender who lives or works within a mile radius of your home. I am very grateful to our county sheriffs, who work hard to ensure that this information remains current and accurate.
I believe the most helpful component of the eSORN site is the form that allows you to sign-up to receive an e-mail whenever a registered sex offender moves within a mile of any address you specify. You can enter your home address, work address, the address of your child's daycare facility--any address--so that you can always remain informed. As soon as your address--or addresses--are on file, you will receive an e-mail message each time a registered sex offender moves into that neighborhood.
Nearly 13,000 registered sex offenders live in neighborhoods throughout Ohio. All of them are required to report their whereabouts to our county sheriffs. Ohio's 88 sheriffs and my office have worked together to help keep communities informed and aware of potential dangers. Each year, sheriffs send out more than one million postcards to Ohio residents to notify them that a sex offender has moved into their neighborhood.
Recently, I worked with the General Assembly to enact legislation giving county prosecutors the authority to seek the eviction of sex offenders who violate the law by living within 1,000 feet of school premises. Previously, no tools were available to local law-enforcement officials to compel the sex offenders to move. I will vigorously defend any and all legal challenges to this important requirement.
Please take the time to raise your awareness about registered sex offenders living in Ohio. Log on to www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us and sign up for the free e-mail notification. It is my hope that more of you sign up to take advantage of this important service.
by Jim Petro
Ohio Attorney General
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