{"id":2717,"date":"2021-08-01T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T23:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2021-08-01T19:15:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T23:15:23","slug":"massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-sex-crimes-case-with-no-sexual-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-sex-crimes-case-with-no-sexual-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides Sex-Crimes Case With No Sexual Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides Sex-Crimes Case With No Sexual Offense <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it possible to be labeled as a sex offender when no sexual assault ever occurred? The Massachusetts Court of Appeals decided this question in the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/files\/documents\/2021\/07\/20\/c12908.pdf\"><em>John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened in the <em>Doe <\/em>case? <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-sex-crimes-case-with-no-sexual-offense\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides Sex-Crimes Case With No Sexual Offense\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides Sex-Crimes Case With No Sexual Offense Is it possible to be labeled as a sex offender when no sexual assault ever occurred? The Massachusetts Court of Appeals decided this question in the case of John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board. What happened in the Doe case? 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