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Norman repeals municipal 'Peeping Tom' offense; police say state charges improve tracking and sentencing
Summary
After a presentation from Deputy Chief Jackson that cited past serial crimes and database limitations, City Council unanimously repealed the municipal misdemeanor for peeping and directed future prosecutions to be filed under state law to improve interjurisdictional tracking and prosecutorial options.
The Norman City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance Oct. 29 repealing the city's municipal criminal charge commonly known as "Peeping Tom," directing future prosecutions to be pursued under state law in district court.
Deputy Chief Jackson urged the change, telling the council that filing such cases in municipal court'which is not a court of record'can keep information out of statewide and national law-enforcement databases. "If you file in the state court, then it enters in the triple I," Jackson said, referring to the Interstate Identification Index used to link offenders across jurisdictions. He described the investigative benefits of a…
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