Sex offenders protest tough Long Beach law
COURTS: Bid to expand Jessica's Law is called devastating, and it may lead to a legal challenge.
By Paul Eakins, Staff writer
Article Launched: 04/26/2008 09:42:00 PM PDT
Elia Naqvi, an Orange County criminal defense attorney, said that after an
article about the new law appeared April 13 in the Press-Telegram, she has
received dozens of phone calls from registered sex offenders, property owners
and others who may be affected.
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A SAFER LONG BEACH?
Some say rule restricting where sex offenders live goes too far
By Paul Eakins Staff Writer
Article Launched: 04/12/2008 10:06:14 PM PDT
Elia Naqvi, an Orange County criminal defense lawyer who often represents sex offenders, said the retroactivity of the law and taking away a person's right
to housing both raise questions about its constitutionality.
"What this is basically saying is you cannot be in Long Beach, period," Naqvi said. "There is definitely a constitutional problem."
Naqvi said she expects some of the city's registered sex offenders, perhaps including one of her clients who owns a house here and now may be forced to move or sell his home, to take legal action against the city.
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