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Appeals court reviews registry classification tied to alleged deviant sexual interest and hearsay; appellant faults surrogate expert reasoning
Summary
The Appeals Court heard arguments in John Doe v. Offender Registry Board (24P188) about whether the hearing examiner permissibly found a deviant sexual interest in children and correctly applied 803 CMR factors. The registry argued convictions and corroborating testimony supported a finding of deviant sexual interest; counsel for Doe urged the
Gabrielle Lovano, representing the Offender Registry Board, defended a registry classification decision that rested on a hearing examiner’s finding the respondent’s prior convictions and other evidence showed a deviant sexual interest in children. Lovano told the panel the examiner applied the board’s regulatory factors (803 CMR 1.33) and did not make a clinical diagnosis; she noted the examiner declined to apply factor 1 (diagnosis‑based) and instead grounded the finding…
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