State v. Bryant

BRADY, Justice.

Convicted sex offenders “ ‘are a serious threat in this Nation. [T]he victims of sex assault are most often juveniles,’ and ‘[w]hen convicted sex offenders reenter society, they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be rearrested for a new rape or sexual assault.’ ” Conn. Dep’t of Pub. Safety v. Doe, 538 U.S. 1, 4, 155 L. Ed. 2d 98, 103 (2003) (citation omitted) (quoting McKune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24, 32-33, 153 L. Ed. 2d 47, 56 (2002) (plurality opinion)) (alterations in original). Because of this public safety concern North Carolina, like every other state in…