Sex offender's charges sealed

[james_t]

I'm interested to hear what Noble Countians think of this:

http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/02/13/the_news_sun/features/opinion/our_view/doc47b308316e1b8771766306.txt

[tandjflo]

Parents, does this creep live in your neighborhood ???... Just acknowldge on first page, then put in the name Adam Knight on search page...http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/offenderDetails.do?sid=336183.011&redPage=1

[james_t]

Parents, does this creep live in your neighborhood ???

Not for the next seven years or so.

As easily as you found that information, though, it does make one wonder why they made the decision to seal the stuff from the case. It doesn't sound like it would damage his reputation any worse than it already has been.

[tandjflo]

. It doesn't sound like it would damage his reputation any worse than it already has been.
Are you talking about him being a sex offender or a Jeff Gordon fan ?? ( Look at his t-shirt in mug shot )... Probably not a lot of Jeff Gordon fans in the state pen. Have fun Adam!! LOL

[james_t]

http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/offenderDetails.do?sid=336183.011&redPage=1

Note: If you can't quite figure out what this link is doing - it looks like the Indiana sex offender registry won't let you get straight in via hyperlink. The link takes you to an "accept the conditions" page, and when you accept that it takes you to the form. If you come back to Fence Post having logged in then the link will take you to the page for Adam Knight.

[ebbieday]

I'm interested to hear what Noble Countians think of this:

http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/02/13/the_news_sun/features/opinion/our_view/doc47b308316e1b8771766306.txt


I think this sucks. Anyone else would have it all spelled out and the public would be informed. Why is he being protected???? Something smells like a rat all of a sudden.

[tandjflo]

Spent some time navigating thru the Indiana sex and violent offender web site today.. You can search individual cities, like Angola. Not only does it give you a photo but also their address and place of employment. Angola has 39 registered offenders sprinkled amongst us with offenses from sexual battery to a whole boat-load of child molesters.

[james_t]

You'll notice a couple caveats when you log in to the site:

1) The information may not be current

2) They make no predictions about whether someone on the site will become a sex offender again, or not

And of course, the site wouldn't list anyone who hasn't become a sex offender YET.

It's probably best in this day and age to be watchful no matter where you are.

[tandjflo]

You'll notice a couple caveats when you log in to the site:

1) The information may not be current

2) They make no predictions about whether someone on the site will become a sex offender again, or not

And of course, the site wouldn't list anyone who hasn't become a sex offender YET.

It's probably best in this day and age to be watchful no matter where you are.

Yeah, no doubt. Maybe it's best NOT to look at that site. It's down-right scary.

[ebbieday]

Yeah, no doubt. Maybe it's best NOT to look at that site. It's down-right scary.


I don't recall if they post the same information as the family watchdog site, but if you check little Albion, there's quite a shocking number there too. Though I am thankful for this kind of avenue for checking names, locations, etc, I'll let it be known that I have somewhat of a problem with certain grounds for having to register as a sex offender.

[tandjflo]

I don't recall if they post the same information as the family watchdog site, but if you check little Albion, there's quite a shocking number there too. Though I am thankful for this kind of avenue for checking names, locations, etc, I'll let it be known that I have somewhat of a problem with certain grounds for having to register as a sex offender.

Speaking of Albion, I was a little suprised (being a new resident in N.E. Ind) when we went camping at the beautiful Chain-o-lakes state park and found out there was a prison on the grounds. No problem really.. Just a little creepy as they have the inmates come out and clean the state park restrooms. And then they pile back into the prison van eyeing your wife and kids.

[LuciusBeebe]

Yeah, no doubt. Maybe it's best NOT to look at that site. It's down-right scary.

That's my take on it. Ignorance is bliss.

[ebbieday]

Speaking of Albion, I was a little suprised (being a new resident in N.E. Ind) when we went camping at the beautiful Chain-o-lakes state park and found out there was a prison on the grounds. No problem really.. Just a little creepy as they have the inmates come out and clean the state park restrooms. And then they pile back into the prison van eyeing your wife and kids.

Right. I have never understood it myself. Even though it is techically a "correction center" for petty crimes, it's still un-nerving to know they're out there. Just marvel at the park...it's simply gorgeous in the summer. I walk out there quite a bit when it's nice weather.

[evilkumquat]

I'll let it be known that I have somewhat of a problem with certain grounds for having to register as a sex offender.

I agree.

In some locales, if you're seventeen and you get busted for having sex with a sixteen-year-old, you are forced to register. However, in Indiana, though sixteen is the age of consent you may still be required to register in this state if you happen to move here.

Let's not forget that one guy who was forced to register merely for grabbing a teenage girl's arm because she was acting disruptive and he was trying to tell her off.

I prefer the sites that actually list what the offender was busted for. I mean, it can be fairly disturbing to check the websites and learn that there is a registered offender who lives down the street. A little peace of mind could be afforded if you read that he was busted for statutory rape rather than kidnapping six-year-olds and making lampshades out of them.

I mean, take Don Clark for example. He's a registered sex offender, but as long as you're not poor and asking the county for assistance, the odds of him attacking you are fairly slim.

Evil Kumquat

[LuciusBeebe]

Let's not forget that one guy who was forced to register merely for grabbing a teenage girl's arm because she was acting disruptive and he was trying to tell her off.

I can't forget something I've never heard of.

What I fail to understand is why they only publicly post sex offenders? Why not all offenders? Doesn't the logic behind giving sex offenders a scarlet letter apply to other types of offenders?

[james_t]

I prefer the sites that actually list what the offender was busted for.

On Indiana's, if you look at the detail page for each offender it says what they are registered for.


What I fail to understand is why they only publicly post sex offenders? Why not all offenders? Doesn't the logic behind giving sex offenders a scarlet letter apply to other types of offenders?

I'm going off the top of my head here, so I could be wrong, but I think I've heard that sex offenders tend to have a higher rate of recidivism than other criminals. Also, I think people are more concerned with someone who would potentially molest their kids than someone who potentially would steal a car.

[evilkumquat]

Hey, I just noticed that Don Clark is now showing up on the Indiana Sexual Offender Database as "Failed to Register".

URL here: http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/offenderDetails.do?sid=335137.011&redPage=1

What's up with that?

[happygolucky]

Hey, I just noticed that Don Clark is now showing up on the Indiana Sexual Offender Database as "Failed to Register".

URL here: http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/offenderDetails.do?sid=335137.011&redPage=1

What's up with that?



Some sex offenders have to reregister ever so many years wheather they move or not. If they move I believe they have 7 days to re register. If they are found to not have re registered then they will have a warrant issued for their arrest. I remember last year, I am pretty sure it was Shawn Dunafin with the noble county sheriff's dept that tracked down a repeat offender after failing to re rigister. I am not sure what happened to him though.

[happygolucky]

Not for the next seven years or so.

As easily as you found that information, though, it does make one wonder why they made the decision to seal the stuff from the case. It doesn't sound like it would damage his reputation any worse than it already has been.


it sounds to me like a deal with the attorney for Sex Offender Knight and the prosecutors office. It was probably agreed upon in the plea deal. I am not sure why they would not make those public either. Again, he is already serving 7 years now, his reputation is well known and hopefully in seven years we wont forget about Sex Offender Knight.

[Concerned citizen]

It sounds to me that nobody actually knows much about the real tragedy in this case. Mr. Knight has the working intellect of an 11 year old. As such I do not even see how our legal system could put him in prison. He like so many other slightly retarded youths has slipped through the cracks of our courts.

No symathy from me on this one. In my opinion.... most sexual predators have some sort of mental issue. That is no consolation for the victim. He needs to be mandated to live in a 24 hour supervised house upon release then. People who are not intelligent enough to function without harming others should loose their right to live "free".

[burgundystar77]

Ok, so maybe he isn't mentally cut-out for prison and could even end up dead in there, before the week is over, but, he should atleast be kept in a mental institution and placed on the sex offenders list.


What about those like Joseph Edward Corcoran, who have been found with a mental disorder but has comitted murder; does he deserve the death row he's on (may still be there-haven't caught current update yet) or should he also get the treatment of a mental institution for the rest of his life? Shouldn't people who do such proposterous crimes as these, be kept alive til their natural death to have to live out the rest of their waking and sleeping hours having to dwell upon the crimes they've comitted? What good is executing them going to do; in the Corcoran case, they'd only be giving him what he wants-death; why should he get what he wants?

[james_t]

Hey, I just noticed that Don Clark is now showing up on the Indiana Sexual Offender Database as "Failed to Register".

URL here: http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/offenderDetails.do?sid=335137.011&redPage=1

What's up with that?

Don't know any more about that, but there is an update on some of the lawsuits related to him today:

http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/04/23/news/herald_-_republican/doc480f2904f3844319927567.txt

[james_t]

Another update on the Don Clark story, for those interested:

http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/07/01/news/herald_-_republican/doc486a1dba36ea4650180983.txt

[evilkumquat]

Another update on the Don Clark story, for those interested:

http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/07/01/news/herald_-_republican/doc486a1dba36ea4650180983.txt

Somehow, I think had he been leader of the DEMOCRATIC party, he and his wife would have suffered as they should.

There's NO freaking justice sometimes.

[TheBigB]

Somehow, I think had he been leader of the DEMOCRATIC party, he and his wife would have suffered as they should.

There's NO freaking justice sometimes.

Never miss a chance to inject politics into the discussion, do you Kumquat? Somehow, I don't think politics were the issue here.

If Cammie Clark were found liable, who you think would have ended up paying? Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is?

I'm also curious why you don't think Cammie or the entire Clark family aren't suffering plenty for this. I also doubt Don Clark is living the high life these days, but then again I suspect he wasn't when all of this happened.

[evilkumquat]

Never miss a chance to inject politics into the discussion, do you Kumquat? Somehow, I don't think politics were the issue here.

If Cammie Clark were found liable, who you think would have ended up paying? Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is?

I'm also curious why you don't think Cammie or the entire Clark family aren't suffering plenty for this. I also doubt Don Clark is living the high life these days, but then again I suspect he wasn't when all of this happened.

Politics were injected here because POLITICS PLAYED A PART IN HIS DEFENSE! Had he not been such a darling of the local and state GOP his sentence would have been more in keeping with his crime. For crying out loud, one of the guidelines for sentencing is remorse and as far as I can tell, he's never copped to what he did! And yet, owing to his life of "public service" (despite the fact that it was during his duty as a "public servant" he committed his crimes) he got off with a very light sentence. Not only did they give him a month after he was sentenced to settle his affairs before being incarcerated, he was even released EARLY "in error".

Clark is an absolute sleazebag; a lying hypocrite who used his position to prey on women at their most vulnerable.

To have the State say his position as Assistant Trustee had no bearing on his crimes is an insult to anyone's intelligence: Clark would NOT have had a chance to rape these women if he had NOT been working where he was.

Again: Clark promised county funds to these women in exchange for sexual favors. He did so as an "employee" of the township trustee. Ergo, the township trustee owes a debt to these women.

But hey? It's only rape. Who cares?