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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Justice Department leaders offered to meet with lawmakers in the midst of sustained criticism over their handling of files on the sex offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

US lawmakers have repeatedly called for her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to answer questions about his links to the late American financier and sex offender.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Crown Princess Mette-Marit has given a much-anticipated interview on her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which is due to be broadcast by NRK TV on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Once released, he will be required to register as a sex offender.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Fifty years ago, the prevailing concept in the American criminal justice system was that everyone in the community is the victim when an offender commits a violent crime.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson