What this site is doing is basically extortion! They are scouring the public registries and filling their own database with information, and apparently a lot of it is out dated, since they never remove it. How is this not extortion? Well, I don't see where they are making threats, but it's still exploitation and using the registry to harass others and also make money from public records, which I thought was illegal?
Update: Offendex.com has now split into another site called SORARCHIVES.COM possibly due to this site: OFFENDEXTORTION.COM.
07/01/2012
I just moved to a new house. Shortly after moving in, I found out that a previous tenant had been a registered sex offender with his address (now my address) listed. Although the state sex offender registry rightfully has delisted my address, it is still listed on private Internet registries who have not responded to my request to remove my address. One site, Offendex.com, even wants me to pay them 200 dollars, otherwise they will NEVER take it off! I really don't have the money for a lawyer to fight this, but I've had two windows broken and my car key-scratched, as well as get late-night honks and shouts of "pervert!" all the time, and I'm frankly scared for my family's safety. Local law enforcement is powerless to do anything. What can I do?
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ReplyDeleteBy Anonymous:
I'm sorry to say, but you NEED an attorney. If it where me, I can think
of several grounds, such as depraved indifference to commit bodily harm,
inciting a riot, inciting vigilantism (if you WERE the sex offender,
sadly you couldn't argue that one), abuse of the registry, slander,
libel, defamation of character just to name a few. Of course, not all of
them would fly, but stacked, I'm pretty sure my name would be removed
without a second thought. Think of it, they want $200 to remove you, how
much will it cost them to defend themselves.
How much will it cost us to get attorneys ourselves? More than $200. They have us under their thumb.
ReplyDeleteGood point anon, but how much has he spent on those two windows and a paint job. Its a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation, BUT, to do nothing only encourages the vigis.
ReplyDeleteGetting your name off a private database will do absolutely nothing to get it removed from a **state** online registry.
ReplyDeleteExactly but they are charging people and they have multiple sites so they can double and triple extort people...
ReplyDeleteThis is being worked on go to www.offendextortion.com
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