Legal Opinion
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 2013PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
John Doe, a female, pleaded guilty to several Federal *595charges arising from her prior management of an escort service, including one count of sex trafficking of children, 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (2006).1 That conviction is a “like violation” to the Massachusetts offense of living off of or sharing earnings of a minor prostitute, G. L. c. 272, § 4B, an enumerated offense requiring registration as a sex offender. See G. L. c. 6, § 178C.
A hearing examiner of the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) determined after a hearing that Doe presented a low risk of reoffense and attendant degree of dangerousness,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Cohen v. Board of Registration in PharmacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Doe v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. Pytou HeangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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3Cited by25 opinions
- L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 7083 v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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