Federal Appeals Court says convicted sex offender can have pictures depicting nudity
By APWednesday, July 21, 2010
Appeals Court says nude pics OK for sex offender
OMAHA, Neb. — A convicted sex offender can possess material depicting nudity upon his release from prison after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld part of an appeal of his sentence.
Jerry Lynn Simons, who has a history of sex crimes in Oklahoma and Kansas, in 2009 was sentenced to two years in prison and 20 years of supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender in Nebraska after moving to the state.
Simons’ release from a federal prison in Illinois is set for September.
The district court had said Simons must adhere to 20 conditions upon his release. But the Appeals Court threw out the nude-picture clause Wednesday, saying it would deny Simons the ability to view a biology textbook or buy works of art depicting nudity.
