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1. JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS IN NEVADA

2. Children and teenagers can also be the perpetrators of sexual
abuse to other juveniles. In Nevada, there is a growing attention
to the offense as evident from the state’s continuous revision of
the law surrounding it.
Recently, the Adam Walsh Act is in full implementation where
juvenile sex offenders can register separately from adult offenders
and will also exempt them from being listed online to protect
their identity, granted they meet requirements regulated by the
court.

3. What counts as a juvenile sex offense
in Nevada?
In Nevada, a juvenile sex offense was committed if the offender
was 15 years old or younger and the victim was also of the same
age bracket. Sexual offense varies in nature but according to the
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 62F, they can be sexual assault,
battery with sexual assault, indecent exposure, pornographic
offense, open and gross lewdness, and lewdness with another
child.
These are similar to the sexual violations an adult can do,
however, juveniles are investigated and tried differently by the
court. The penalties are more lenient and castigatory than what
you can see on adult sexual offense cases.

4. The Nevada Juvenile Justice Systems works differently
than the justice system where adults are tried. First off,
they have no jury trials and initially, all crimes are
considered as non-criminal. But this can change once the
prosecutor deems the crime to be too serious to remain
in the juvenile court. When this happens, a prosecutor
will apply for the case to be certified and tried as an
adult case.
Usually, sexual assault without consent or rape and
aggravated sexual offenses are the more serious crimes
that can drive a prosecutor to file a motion in the court.
The court will then conduct its own investigation and
decide from there. When approved, the juvenile sex
offender will undergo trial procedures reserved for
adults and will have to be exacted with heftier sentences.
What are the charges for juvenile
sex offenders in Nevada?

5. If the offense is less severe, the case will not be
transferred to the adult court and the juvenile sex
offender will receive particular penalties like detention in
facilities or home under supervision, fines, community
service, suspension of driver’s license, and being one of
the registered sex offenders in Nevada through
registering at the Nevada Sex Offender Registry.
The case will also produce records that can affect a
child’s future job searching and applications to school
and financial grants..

6. Sexual offense can happen in schools, playgrounds, and
other places where children are gathered. Through an
official legislative report by Nevada in 2017, there are
108 juvenile sex offenses recorded in 2016 with four of
them involving 9-year-olds.
Despite this, most sexual offenses are not reported,
making the delinquency harder to curb. To find out more
about Nevada’s sex laws about juvenile offenders and
victims, you can read the chapter in the NRS dedicated
to it or get in touch with a criminal defense attorney.

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