City of Juneau violates Citizen's Rights

http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/317863




JUNEAU - A convicted sex offender accused of photographing children while they trick-or-treated in the city of Waupun on Halloween faces three felony charges.

Edward R. Lieber, 36, 127 1/2 S. Madison St., Waupun, was released on a signature bond after making his initial court appearance Monday on three counts of photographing children without consent as a registered sex offender. He could face a maximum 10 1/2 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

According to the criminal complaint, Waupun Police were tipped-off when a woman reported that Lieber had photographed her 4-year-old daughter without permission while she walked through a Halloween display outside his home on the evening of Oct. 31.

The woman told police she felt uncomfortable after Lieber, who was sitting inside the Halloween display, took the photo. After the incident, the woman logged on to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry Web site and found Lieber is a registered sex offender.

The mothers of a 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl also told police Lieber had also photographed their children in the Halloween display without permission.

Lieber stated in the complaint that he took the photos for his father, and didn't know it was a sex offender registry violation.

A Waupun Police officer recovered Lieber's camera, and reported finding six photos of costumed children on an undeveloped roll of film found inside.

According to online court records, Lieber served six months in jail on a 1994 Fond du Lac County conviction of third degree sexual assault. Nine additional charges of second degree sexual assault of a child were dismissed in the case.

So what exactly is illegal again? Notice they did not charge him for having a Halloween display, just taking photos.. If someone enters my property, then there shouldn't be anything to do with permission. And what law exactly did he break? Use of a Camera on his own property?

pathetic... How can photography be a sex offender restriction? is there no more freedom to do anything.. I mean shit, if it is this easy, then I want the police to stop taking my picture IMMEDIATELY. Or I will sue.. Is that how it works? Can I now arrest the cops? How about the School, can I have a priciple arrested for snapping a picture of my kid for the annual?