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TELL US: Should Level 1 Sex Offender Information be Public?
A Wakefield tutor who faces numerous child sex charges was a Level 1 sex offender.
News spread quickly through the region yesterday about the indictment of a Wakefield couple for numerous charges stemming from an illegal day care operation where graphic child sexual abuse occurred. The Middlesex County District Attorney's office alleges that at least 13 children were abused while under the care of John Burbine, 49, at the Waterfall Education Center, which offered tutoring and day care. Burbine was a level 1 sex offender, which means he had been convicted of a sex-related crime but was deemed among those least likely to re-offend. Sex offenders are classified according to the degree of dangerousness they pose to the public and their likelihood to re-offend. A Level 1 offender has been classified as a “low risk.” A Level 2…
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Robert Curtis
11:00 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012
There are nearly a million sex offenders out their if one gets out of line it's on national news. This is an isolated incident. Take a million random citizens and see how they measure up against those on the registry. I bet those on the registry would have far less offenses. The Department of Justice 2011 report states that 95% of new offenses are by those without a recorded history of sexual … more ›