3 Ways To Find Out If Your Date Is A Sex Offender

For many people, dating can be a great experience.  Whether you are dating online on a free dating site or using social networking sites to find people, you should always make sure to do some basic checking on the people you meet.  Some people would argue that this is sound advice whether you are dating people or not.  News Flash: sex offenders use the internet and often do not have any restrictions which would prevent them from being on a dating site! Here are three ways to find out if the person you just chatted with on that dating site you just joined is a registered sex offender:

1 – Search for your date’s name in a State Sex Offender Registry

If you are considering going on a date with someone, asking for his or her full name is not off limits.  This is especially true if you met the person through an online dating site like plenty of fish (POF.com), Match.com or OKcupid.com.

Once you have the person’s name, use an online sex offender database to find out if that person is listed in a state sexual offender registry.  Each state keeps a list of sex offenders and many will tell you where they live.

2 – Do A Background Search So Broad That You Could Find Out If Your Date Was A Sex Offender Even If He Lived On An Indian Reservation.

Once you let someone into your life, things can get pretty serious.  You don’t want to wait until after you are engaged or married to find out who someone really is.  The truth is, people have all sorts of things hidden in their past.  You may find that your date has been arrested before.  You may discover that there is a warrant for your boyfriend’s arrest out there.  You may find out that your spouse to be is a registered sex offender.  You may want to look at your fiancee’s credit report.  Often, a credit report can give you all sort’s of important information.  If you are going to live with this person one day, the fact that he or she may have bad credit is important to know!

INVESTIGATE YOUR DATE!

INVESTIGATE YOUR MATE!

3- Ask Your Date If He Is A Sex Offender! (or if she is a sex offender)

Sometimes, you have to do the most obvious thing to get the answers you are looking for.  If you are worried about the background of your date or someone that you are keeping company with, ask that person the questions you want answers to.  You can do so in a joking manner: “You aren’t a sex offender on a sex offender registry are you?”  Every now and again, the answer may not be so funny.  Date rape is on the rise.  According to the Center for Women and Families:

• Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.(U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey)
• 1 out of 6 women have been victims of rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. (National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.)
• 38% of women who have been raped were ages 14-17. (PSU)
• 60% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to the police. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• 73% of sexual assaults were committed by a non-stranger. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• 38% of rapists are a friend of acquaintance to the victim. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• 92% of homeless women have experienced severe physical and or/sexual violence in their lifetime. (PCAR)
• Up to 38% of women identify sexual abuse as a reason for leaving their home. (PCAR)

Statistics on Males

• An estimated 92,700 men are forcibly raped each year in the United States. (Tjadn & Thoemmes, 1998)
• 3% of American men have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. (National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.)
• In 2003, 1 in every 10 rape victims was male. (U.S. Department of Justice)

Statistics on Children

• 1 out of 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted by the time they are 18 years old. (Darkness to Light)
• 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12 and 44% are under age 18. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics)
• Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (RAINN)

SOURCE: CENTER FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES WEBSITE: http://www.cwfefc.org/svfacts.html

These statistics are eye opening.  The fact is, you should be checking people out, even if that person is not a “stranger” to you.  Don’t wait until you find out that the person you met on a dating site is a stalker or the person you met on a dating site is crazy.

Want to find out if someone is a sex offender?  Check out the Sex Offender locator resources below.

Sex Offender Search Sites By STATE:

COURT CLOSING UPDATE:

NEW YORK COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON CERTAIN HOLIDAYS in 2015

For More Information go to the Unified Court System Site: CLICK HERE

Are you looking for information relating to when your next court date is? Are you asking how you find your next court date in a New York City or New York State Court?

If so, the answer depends on what court your case is in. There is a way to search court cases.  The New York State Court System has free court records and Court Date Look Up/Court Date Search Sites for various Courts Including

• Criminal Court
• Family Court
• Housing Court
• Supreme Court
• Civil Court

CRIMINAL COURT DATE LOOK UP – FIND NEXT COURT DATE IN CRIMINAL COURT

If your case is in Criminal Court (New York Criminal Court, New York District Court, New York Supreme Court), then you need to use the Court’s WEBCRIMS to find your next Court date.   You can also use WEBCRIMS to find free criminal records. By logging into WEBCRIMS as a public user, anyone, whether you are a defendant or an attorney/lawyer, can find someone’s next court date.  You can find information and the next court date for both misdemeanor and felony cases.  The system also gives you information about what court the case is in, the judge on the case, the charges, the defendant’s name and date of birth, the amount of bail that was set in the case, when the case was on last, all dates the case has been on the calendar, and whether or not a plea offer was made by the district attorney.  WEBCRIMS is run by the Unified Court System and is the OFFICIAL Court Date Look Up website!  Please note that often people who are arrested and given a Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) will often not find their next court date in the WEBCRIMS system.  This is because the DAT is issued by the Police Department and not the Court system directly.

FIND SOMEONE’S BAIL IN A CRIMINAL CASE

If you trying to find out if someone who was arrested has a bail, you can use the Unified Court System WEBCRIMS site to find a bail amount in a particular case.  You can log into WEBCRIMS and look up someone who was arrested (defendant’s) information and find out if the Judge/Court set a bail at the arraignment and often, it will tell you how much that bail is (bail amount).  You can also find out if someone was released on their own recognizance (ROR).

HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT A PERSON WAS ARRESTED FOR

WHO ARRESTED?

If you are wondering how to find out what a person was arrested for, you can possibly find information on a person’s criminal case or find out why someone was arrested by using WEBCRIMS.  WEBCRIMS is a site on which one can conduct a free arrest search and find out if someone has an open criminal case and as far as open case, get free criminal records information.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE WEBCRIMS CRIMINAL COURT DATE LOOK UP SYSTEM

CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR NEXT COURT DATE IN YOUR NEW YORK CRIMINAL CASE

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT IF SOMEONE HAS BAIL IN A NEW YORK CRIMINAL CASE

HOW CAN I FIND A LAWYER – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

FAMILY COURT DATE LOOK UP – FIND NEXT COURT DATE IN FAMILY COURT

If you are looking for your next court date in a New York City or New York State Family Court, the Unified Court System’s WEBFAMILY system may help you to look up your next court date in Family Court.  Whether you are the Petitioner, the Defendant, or a Lawyer/Attorney, you can find information regarding family court cases and the next court date on the WEBFAMILY system.  Family Court cases include Child Support and Child Custody cases.  So WEBFAMILY can help if you are looking for your next court date in a custody case and/or if you are looking for your next court date in a child support matter.

HOUSING COURT DATE LOOK UP – FIND NEXT COURT DATE IN HOUSING COURT

If you are looking for your next court date in a New York City or New York State Housing Court, the Unified Court System’s WEBHOUSING system may help you to look up your next court date in Family Court.  Whether you are the Petitioner, the Defendant, or a Lawyer/Attorney, you can find information regarding family court cases and the next court date on the WEBHOUSING system.  Housing Court cases include Landlord Tenant Cases, Commercial Landlord Tenant Cases, Eviction Cases, Non-payment Eviction Cases, and holdover eviction cases.  So WEBHOUSING can help if you are looking for your next court date in an eviction case and/or if you are looking for your next court date in a nonpayment or holdover  matter.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE WEBHOUSING COURT DATE LOOK UP SYSTEM

CLICK HERE TO FIND THE NEXT COURT DATE IN YOUR EVICTION CASE

COURT CLOSING INFORMATION:

Are you trying to figure out whether courts are open? Looking for Court closing information?  You can call 1-800-COURTNY (1-800-268-7869) to find out more information about whether New York Courts will be closed due to a weather or other emergency.  If you are  Juror wondering if you have to report to Jury duty, Jurors can call: 1-800-NY-JUROR (1-800-695-8767) to find out if Court will be open.  If you are looking for the Courts holidays see below.

CLICK HERE for the New York State Courts Holiday Calendar/Schedule

Related Pages:

Arraignment Clerk Information

How to Locate An Inmate In New York

Find Someone Arrested In New York City NYC

WHERE IS THE CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE?

How To Find An Inmate In New York

How Do I Find My Next Court Date?

FREE DOWNLOAD – NEW YORK CITY ARRAIGNMENT/ARREST INFORMATION SHEET

WHAT IS AN ARRAIGNMENT???

FIND OUT A PERSON’S BAIL IN A NEW YORK CRIMINAL CASE

New York Arraignment Process
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