Breaking Down Laws Governing Sex Offenders | June 18, 2026 | News 19 at 4 p.m.

[00:00:02]>> ALL RIGHT. THANK FROM >> ALL RIGHT. THANK FROM >> ALL RIGHT. THANK FROM QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA OFFENDER LAWS HAVE COME INTO OFFENDER LAWS HAVE COME INTO OFFENDER LAWS HAVE COME INTO SHARPER FOCUS FOLLOWING RECENT SHARPER FOCUS FOLLOWING RECENT SHARPER FOCUS FOLLOWING RECENT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING A ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING A ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING A REGISTERED OFFENDER AND REGISTERED OFFENDER AND REGISTERED OFFENDER AND SKYLINE. HIGH SCHOOL IN SKYLINE. HIGH SCHOOL IN SKYLINE. HIGH SCHOOL IN JACKSON COUNTY. AS THAT JACKSON COUNTY. AS THAT JACKSON COUNTY. AS THAT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, SOME INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, SOME INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, SOME PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO CLARIFICATION AS TO CLARIFICATION AS TO RESTRICTIONS. CONVICTED RESTRICTIONS. CONVICTED RESTRICTIONS. CONVICTED OFFENDERS FACE.

[00:00:22]OFFENDERS FACE.

[00:00:22]OFFENDERS FACE. >> ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED >> ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED >> ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCES NEWS THEIR SENTENCES NEWS THEIR SENTENCES NEWS NINETEEN'S DALLAS PARKER SPOKE NINETEEN'S DALLAS PARKER SPOKE NINETEEN'S DALLAS PARKER SPOKE WITH MADISON COUNTY'S CHIEF WITH MADISON COUNTY'S CHIEF WITH MADISON COUNTY'S CHIEF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

[00:00:27]DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

[00:00:27]DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. >> ABOUT THE LAWS GOVERNING >> ABOUT THE LAWS GOVERNING >> ABOUT THE LAWS GOVERNING WHERE OFFENDERS CAN LIVE WORK WHERE OFFENDERS CAN LIVE WORK WHERE OFFENDERS CAN LIVE WORK AND SPEND THEIR TIME.

[00:00:32]AND SPEND THEIR TIME.

[00:00:32]AND SPEND THEIR TIME. >> THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS. RECENT >> THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS. RECENT >> THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS. RECENT ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING A ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING A ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING A REGISTER OFFENDERS INVOLVEMENT REGISTER OFFENDERS INVOLVEMENT REGISTER OFFENDERS INVOLVEMENT WITH ACTIVITIES AT SKYLINE WITH ACTIVITIES AT SKYLINE WITH ACTIVITIES AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL HAVE ARE NEW HIGH SCHOOL HAVE ARE NEW HIGH SCHOOL HAVE ARE NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA, 6 QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA, 6 QUESTIONS ABOUT ALABAMA, 6 OFFENDER LAWS. NOW OFFENDER LAWS. NOW OFFENDER LAWS. NOW INVESTIGATORS EXAMINING INVESTIGATORS EXAMINING INVESTIGATORS EXAMINING WHETHER THE INDIVIDUALS WHETHER THE INDIVIDUALS WHETHER THE INDIVIDUALS PRESENT ON THAT CAMPUS PRESENT ON THAT CAMPUS PRESENT ON THAT CAMPUS VIOLATED STATE LAW VIOLATED STATE LAW VIOLATED STATE LAW RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. BUT PROSECUTORS SCHOOL SYSTEM. BUT PROSECUTORS SCHOOL SYSTEM. BUT PROSECUTORS SAY THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SAY THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SAY THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON CONVICTED OFFENDERS PLACED ON CONVICTED OFFENDERS PLACED ON CONVICTED OFFENDERS EXTEND FAR BEYOND PRISON. NOW EXTEND FAR BEYOND PRISON. NOW EXTEND FAR BEYOND PRISON. NOW UNDER ALABAMA OFFENDER UNDER ALABAMA OFFENDER UNDER ALABAMA OFFENDER REGISTRATION IN COMMUNITY REGISTRATION IN COMMUNITY REGISTRATION IN COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION ACT OR SORANA NOTIFICATION ACT OR SORANA NOTIFICATION ACT OR SORANA OFFENDERS ARE REQUIRED TO OFFENDERS ARE REQUIRED TO OFFENDERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT REGISTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT REGISTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REGULARLY UPDATE THAT AND REGULARLY UPDATE THAT AND REGULARLY UPDATE THAT INFORMATION. NOW, THE LAW ALSO INFORMATION. NOW, THE LAW ALSO INFORMATION. NOW, THE LAW ALSO IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE SOME OF THOSE OFFENDERS MAY SOME OF THOSE OFFENDERS MAY SOME OF THOSE OFFENDERS MAY LIVE AND LIMITS THEIR ACCESS LIVE AND LIMITS THEIR ACCESS LIVE AND LIMITS THEIR ACCESS TO PLACES, PARTICULARLY WHERE TO PLACES, PARTICULARLY WHERE TO PLACES, PARTICULARLY WHERE KIDS ARE LIKELY TO BE PRESENT KIDS ARE LIKELY TO BE PRESENT KIDS ARE LIKELY TO BE PRESENT IN THIS CASE. THAT INCLUDES IN THIS CASE. THAT INCLUDES IN THIS CASE. THAT INCLUDES SCHOOLS. NOW, MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS. NOW, MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS. NOW, MADISON COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHIEF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHIEF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TIM GANN SAYS THOSE TIM GANN SAYS THOSE TIM GANN SAYS THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE INTENDED MORE REQUIREMENTS ARE INTENDED MORE REQUIREMENTS ARE INTENDED MORE SO TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND SO TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND SO TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND THEY ARE MADE EXTREMELY CLEAR THEY ARE MADE EXTREMELY CLEAR THEY ARE MADE EXTREMELY CLEAR WHEN THEY'RE GIVEN.

[00:01:22]WHEN THEY'RE GIVEN.

[00:01:22]WHEN THEY'RE GIVEN. >> IF YOU ARE CONVICTED >> IF YOU ARE CONVICTED >> IF YOU ARE CONVICTED OFFENDER, YOU CANNOT WORK AT A OFFENDER, YOU CANNOT WORK AT A OFFENDER, YOU CANNOT WORK AT A SCHOOL OR A DAY CARE OR SCHOOL OR A DAY CARE OR SCHOOL OR A DAY CARE OR ANYWHERE ELSE THAT THAT CATERS ANYWHERE ELSE THAT THAT CATERS ANYWHERE ELSE THAT THAT CATERS THEIR BUSINESS TO CHILDREN.

[00:01:32]THEIR BUSINESS TO CHILDREN.

[00:01:32]THEIR BUSINESS TO CHILDREN. THAT'S JUST BLACK AND WHITE THAT'S JUST BLACK AND WHITE THAT'S JUST BLACK AND WHITE CLAW. THERE'S YOU'RE NOT CLAW. THERE'S YOU'RE NOT CLAW. THERE'S YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK THERE OR ALLOWED TO WORK THERE OR ALLOWED TO WORK THERE OR VOLUNTEER. THERE. AND SO WHEN VOLUNTEER. THERE. AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

[00:01:42]YOU HAVE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

[00:01:42]YOU HAVE HAVE THAT IN PLACE. THERE'S THERE'S REALLY NO GRAY THERE'S THERE'S REALLY NO GRAY THERE'S THERE'S REALLY NO GRAY AREA.

[00:01:46]AREA.

[00:01:46]AREA. >> JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL >> JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL >> JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERS SAY NO STUDENTS ACCUSE LEADERS SAY NO STUDENTS ACCUSE LEADERS SAY NO STUDENTS ACCUSE ANYONE HARMING THEM IN THE ANYONE HARMING THEM IN THE ANYONE HARMING THEM IN THE SKYLINE CASE. AND THE SKYLINE CASE. AND THE SKYLINE CASE. AND THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.

[00:01:52]INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.

[00:01:52]INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING. PROSECUTORS SAY VIOLATING PROSECUTORS SAY VIOLATING PROSECUTORS SAY VIOLATING ALABAMA OFFENDER REGISTRATION ALABAMA OFFENDER REGISTRATION ALABAMA OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAW CAN RESULT IN ADDITIONAL LAW CAN RESULT IN ADDITIONAL LAW CAN RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FELONY CHARGES AND RESIDENTS FELONY CHARGES AND RESIDENTS FELONY CHARGES AND RESIDENTS CAN SEARCH THE ALABAMA