ROE v. FARWELL

No. Civ.A. 97-10715-WGY.

999 F.Supp. 174 (1998)

John ROE, Plaintiff, v. Winthrop FARWELL, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety; Craig Burlingame, Executive Director, Criminal History Systems Board; Kathleen O'Toole, Secretary, Executive Office of Public Safety and Chairwoman, Sex Offender Registry Board; John F. Hollow, Chief of Police, Lynn, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. VanLonkhuyzen, Zalkind, Sheketoff, Wilson, Homan, Rodriguez & Lunt, Boston, MA, for John Roe, plaintiff.

Loretta M. Smith, Attorney General's Office, Boston, MA, George S. Markopoulos, Lynn, MA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case presents to this Court questions faced in many jurisdictions across this country regarding the constitutionality of sex offender registration and notification statutes commonly referred to as "Megan's Laws" after seven year old Megan Kanka of New Jersey who was abducted, raped, and murdered on July 29, 1994 by a neighbor who...

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