Missouri Child Abuse Registry Rejected
Missouri’s child abuse registry has been branded unconstitutional by a judge earlier this week, after the judge ruled that suspected offenders should receive some sort of hearing before they are registered onto it. Although it is not disclosed to the public, the register is used by potential employers in a relevant field to check the suitability of applicants and employees.The judge stated that reputations could be seriously marred and lives seriously affected in cases where names were put on the register without any sort of hearing taking place first. However, he has suspended his judgement taking effect for the present time because the Department of Social Services plan to appeal against it.
The ruling judge, Richard Callahan, added that constitutional rights were violated in cases where people were listed on the register without a hearing before a decision-maker. This would be a court type hearing where witnesses would be under oath and cross examinations could take place.
The founder of a child care facility who once found her name on the register commented that the ruling was "wonderful, because many people don't know what the due process is. Their names go on, and they don't know about the appeals process or any of that."
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