Sunday, April 22, 2012

Alberta advocacy group launches controversial online pedophile databas





  Apr 20, 2012 – 9:17 PM ET | Last Updated: Apr 20, 2012 9:19 PM ET
CALGARY — A Christian advocacy group launched a website Friday that identifies convicted pedophiles, but a civil liberties association said it has concerns about vigilantism and people being falsely accused.
Canada Family Action, a Calgary-based organization, launched stoppedophiles.ca — the name was originally to be findapedophile.com — and claims to identify people who have been convicted of sexual assaults.

It is searchable by province and includes information of people the site says were previously convicted. Many profiles include photographs. Most information appears to be gathered from news sites.
Despite threats of lawsuits, the group went ahead with the launch.
In Canada, the national sex offender registry is only available to law enforcement agencies.
The Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association said there are concerns with the site, but Calgary police Supt. Sat Parhar does not see any issues with it.
Postmedia News

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/20/alberta-advocacy-group-launches-controversial-online-pedophile-database/

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