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Appeals court reviews offender‑registry board classification where examiner split on familial status of victim
Summary
The court considered an appeal challenging a Sex Offender Registry Board examiner’s decision to classify John Doe at Level 2 after the examiner found ambiguous evidence about whether the victim was an intra‑familial or extra‑familial victim; the parties disputed application of factor 7 (two‑year household relationship).
The Appeals Court heard argument April 3 in John Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board (docket 2024P00699) over whether the hearing examiner reasonably applied the Board’s risk-classification factors after finding the evidence equivocal about whether the victim was intra‑familial or extra‑familial.
Appellant counsel Alex Hahn acknowledged the seriousness of the underlying offense and said the record shows substantial progress by the petitioner since 2016, but he argued the examiner’s own language described the…
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