I was convicted of a felony 20 years ago for indecent exposure, and "annoying" a minor verbally. Because I did this more than once over 20 years ago, it is a felony, usually a misdemeanor. Both charges are misdemeanors unless you have more than one conviction. I would NOT, and never would molest anyone. It was so long ago, and I am so far removed from those offensives. Adults who have done this in their youth are not the same people when they are 40+ years old. I am on the National Sex Offender Registry for this only because I have more than one offense of indecent exposure. My problem is that now that sex offenders are under such a hype in the media and all of the scrutiny that goes along with it, I am grouped with people who ARE sexual predators and I honestly am not, never have been. If people knew about exhibitionism they would know that that exhibitionists are not Richard Allen Davis's. The condition of most exhibitionists lasts only a brief time in their youth, and the "thrill" of an exhibitionist is not any sort of contact with someone, it was the thrill of the reaction of the victim. I say victim, because what I did 20+ years ago was WRONG. But I can't help but feel that I am not in the same category as a lot of the registered sex offenders. I too don't want my daughter to be a potential victim of a sex offender. After 40 years of residing in California, I have recently moved to another state and I am in NEED of a job. I am unable to find a job because I am a registerd sex offender. For over 20 years I have completely complied with the laws of California and my current state and I feel as though I am serving a LIFE SENTENCE. I can't find work and I have a step daughter who cannot have one of her friends over to visit because this friends family saw me on the website. I FULLY understand that molesters generally repeat their offenses but I never molested nor would I ever molest anyone. I feel that molesting is different from "flashing" someone of the oppososite sex very close to their own age, when I was so very young and stupid. I am truley not a monster. This was 20 years ago - even back then I could never molest anyone. Is there any legal help for me????? Any parents out there in the US who might consider me as a functioning adult in society? If you had access to my criminal history? Are you in fear of me too? What do I do? I fear the sexual predators just as you do.

