An Edmonton man, who was 19 when he sexually touched two women, appealed after being placed on the national sex offender registry for life.
In a ruling this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada says mandatory registration of all sex offenders with more than one conviction goes too far.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The ruling came in the case of an Edmonton man, who was 19 when he was brought to a party publicized by an explicit ad on Facebook and sexually touched two women. He pleaded guilty, served six months in jail with three years probation and is considered a minimal risk to reoffend. The court is giving Parliament one year to rewrite its law on mandatory registration, although the Edmonton man has been struck from the registry.