John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.

The plaintiff, John Doe, appeals from a Superior Court judgment upholding, on judicial review under G. L. c. 6, § 178M, and G. L. c. 30A, § 14, an adjudicatory decision of the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) reclassifying Doe from a level two to a level three sex offender. Doe argues that the board's hearing examiner erred or abused his discretion (1) in denying Doe's motion for funds to retain an expert witness to assist at the hearing; (2) in relying on hearsay in a 2002 police report concerning Doe's conduct, where the resulting charges were later resolved in Doe's favor; and (3) in…