offender

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It focused on the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who he called the “Epstein class” of elites in both parties.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

This includes a charge or summons, a caution, the offender dying, a penalty notice or cannabis warning being issued, a community resolution or where the offence is taken into account with other crimes.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Many favor the $147 pencil sharpener as the worst offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I saw one woman warning she had received a donation from a man in north Wales who she then found out was a convicted sex offender.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A trial date would be set in the near future but, as a juvenile and first-time offender, I was likely to receive only probation.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides