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U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturn district court ruling on Indiana\u2019s Sex Offender Registration Ac<\/strong>t On Monday, the full U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals voted 7-3 to overturn a district court decision that held, among other things, that Indiana\u2019s sex offender registry system violates the constitutional \u201cright to travel\u201d by discriminating against offenders who have moved into Indiana from other states where they were required to register. Rejecting the district court\u2019s conclusion, the appeals court explained that the Constitution \u201csimply does not prohibit a state from incidentally burdening travel to or from the state. . . . Because both old and new Indiana residents are treated equally under SORA and Indiana\u2019s Ex Post Facto Clause, we hold that the law does not violate plaintiffs\u2019 right to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The appeals court remanded the case, Hope v. Indiana Department of Correction, back to the district court for consideration of a remaining claim the district court had not addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Martin County man arrested for child exploitation Anyone having any information related to crimes against children is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or visit the NCMEC website at http:\/\/www.missingkids.com\/home and find the link to make a CYBERTIPLINE report. All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Indiana FSSA announces new Chief Medical Officer<\/strong> U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturn district court ruling on Indiana\u2019s Sex Offender Registration ActA Federal Appeals has upheld Indiana\u2019s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), affirming the arguments presented by Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team. AG Rokita said that the registry is designed to protect Hoosiers from those who have committed sex …<\/p>\n
A Federal Appeals has upheld Indiana\u2019s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), affirming the arguments presented by Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team. AG Rokita said that the registry is designed to protect Hoosiers from those who have committed sex offenses, and that, \u201cthe appeals court was right to reject claims that Indiana\u2019s system is unfair or wrongly discriminatory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>38 year-old Camden S. Cobb of Shoals, has been arrested on one count of Felony Child Exploitation and 14 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a Level 5 Felony. Detectives with the Indiana State Police, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force took Cobb into custody in Lawrence County after an investigation was conducted stemming from a cybertip which was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Maria Finnell, M.D., M.S. as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Finnell most recently served as the Director of Clinical Operations and Associate Medical Director for FSSA\u2019s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning. She begins in this new role on August 23rd. She will also continue to serve clinically as a pediatrician in the Riley Early Years Program. Dr. Finnell\u2019s role will include leading FSSA\u2019s medical directors, as well as overseeing critical cross-divisional and interagency work. Dr. Finnell earned her medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and completed her pediatric residency and children\u2019s health services research fellowship at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Until 2015 she was a research faculty member in the IU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, where her work focused on guideline development and evaluations of cost-effectiveness. Between 2015 and 2019, Dr. Finnell held a position as medical director at Anthem Indiana Medicaid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"