If you know the 1st step in doing that, let me know. Because I would love to try it.

My son accidentally downloaded 3 cp along with 2335 music videos. He had to plead guilty or go to trial. He was only 20 at the time.
It was in Floriduh. They gave him 30 months in Federal prison, 15 years probation and a lifetime on the registry. Wanna trade?

Wow, this seems so rough, when it appears that people are often downloading these in error. What are they doing to the people that are making these freakin videos. You never hear much about that.

@tears, I've wondered that myself. They keep going after the guys who aren't actually hurting the children, but they don't seem to go after the ones that are. It's like going after people who witnessed a murder, but not the actual murderer.

Nakohichi,

Wow, Sorry to hear that story, that is insane...You're saying only 3 images and he got 30 months, 15 years probation and life time registry. I know that's what you just wrote, but I really can't comprehend it...

Mine was in 2003-2004. I understand some of laws have changed and the sentences are longer.

What year did this happen, is that what the new sentences are..?

Is he still in prison? When he gets out the probation officer will if him a classification. I can't imagine it should be anything other than a tier 1, the lowest classification, but I don't understand the lifetime probation for 3 images. That is crazy..

You should be able to get the classification even before he gets out. I don't understand.

Here's a link that gives a brief explanation..

http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2011/08/possible-to-get-off-sex-offender-registry.html

As I mentioning in other threads related, after your son comes home and feels like he's able to think about his future, he may really want to look into moving to Oregon. Looks like the best state right now.

I really wouldn't want to trade for 15 years probation and lifetime registration, that is insane for what happened. I'm just wondering if maybe their is some confusion to the terms.

If he is classified as tier 1, then it would be 15 years of registration, possibly 10 years with a clean record and authorized rehab therapy. Wondering if that is were the 15 years came in.

Here's the text of the federal registration requirements, so I think there might be a misunderstanding, assuming he is tier 1.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/16915

Registries are determined by state law, there is no federal registry. Each state is different. Some states and the District of Columbia have the Adam Walsh Act. These states have a 3 tier system where the tier 1 is 15 yrs with a way to get off in 10 yrs. Some states like FL put everyone on the registry for life. Then, there are states that have some people on for 10 yr and some for life depending on a risk evaluation.

My son was only charged with 1 count because they couldn't prove the other 2 videos were cp. 1 was not opened and they couldn't open it to watch and the other was just a snippet and even with our deep forensics I paid for it couldn't be found. So 1 charge cp got him that. It was in Floriduh so . .

It was 2 1/2 years ago. He gets out Jan 3rd, in a couple of weeks.

There's no misunderstanding. It's Floriduh. He got less than a lot of others from there. He said some in prison with him got 10 to 15 years for the same offense as he. Nope , won't be moving to Oregon.
I did my homework. I moved to PA hoping that they would allow him be released here. There are no residency restrictions and we live in a city where the probation office is so stretched thin that I'm hoping they won't bother him much. After we get his probation cut back and he's off paper he wants to move to another country, so we're saving up for that. He'll probably be tier 1. They're want to do an assessment when he gets here. If they change the tier I'll hire a lawyer.

There is a federal registry and a state registry - anyone that is on a state registry is on the fed one. my question is if someone is charged by the feds but not the state are they only on the fed one? If so then they can get off in 10? If one is on the state one for life can they still petition the fed one to be taken off? Confusing ...

Well, my son is a federal prisoner but he was sentenced in Floriduh. So because it was a Floriduh court he got a lifetime on the registry.

There is a national registry website but all it does is provide links to the state, territorial and indian nation registries. If you're an so, you're required to register in whatever state you live, work or attend school in. The Adam Walsh Act was signed into law by President Bush in 2006. The feds want each jurisdiction to adopt the ADA or they threaten to take away some money from the Byrne fund. States that have the ADA have the three tier system of 15 yrs, 25yrs or lifetime depending only on the crime. Tier 1's can get off in 10 yr if they meet certain conditions. Possession of cp is a tier 1 offense in these states. MD has the ADA. Florida puts everyone on theirs for life.

Actually there are states that are considered AWA compliant (in fact Florida was one of the first to listed as compliant - they were withing the first five) but they do not use the tier system, everyone is on for life - no matter what. I hate the AWA but since it is here I wish FL was compliant with that part. When I first learned about it I wrote an email to SORNA and the answer I got was that FL was significantly compliant. What I have found out since is that SORNA is ok with states going beyond (life registration) the provisions of the AWA just not under the requirements. FL was one of the first to get money from the program.

There actually is no Federal registry. All the information on the Federal site is taken from the state sites. The Federal guidelines are only for states that adopted the AWA.
Whereas the Federal Guidelines place all CP charges in Teir 1 at 15 years, states like Florida and California put everyone on the registry for life regardless of what the Federal guideline state. The Feds say it is a floor and not a ceiling.
Also, many states, PA among them, place all CP charges in Tier 2 at 25 years. If you notice, Tier 1 and Tier 3 can get a reduction. Tier 2 can not.

I see I mistakenly wrote ADA when I meant AWA. You're right, the feds do state it's a floor, not a ceiling. MD is considered substantially AWA compliant. Here, cp possession is a tier 1 offense and cp distributing and manufacturing is a tier 2 offense. Also here, only tier 1 can get a reduction. My son's a tier 2 so it sucks for him.