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U.S. v. SHIELDS

Civil Action Nos. 07-12056-PBS, 07-12058-PBS, 07-12059-PBS.

522 F.Supp.2d 317 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. Jeffrey SHIELDS, Respondent. United States of America, Petitioner, v. Joel Wetmore, Respondent. United States of America, Petitioner, v. Charles Peavy, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

November 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Quinlivan, Hayford A. Farquhar, United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, for Petitioner.

John G. Swomley, Swomley & Associates, Page Kelley, Judith H. Mizner, William W. Fick, Federal Defenders, Boston, MA, for Respondents.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PATTI B. SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In July 2006, Congress enacted the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub.L. No 109-248, 120 Stat. 587 (2006), to combat sexual violence and to "protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime." Among other things, the Adam Walsh Act creates national child abuse and sex offender registries, increases federal criminal penalties for violent and...

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