He refused to register as a sex offender after being released from prison. Federal laws like the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (in 1994), Megan’s Law (in 1996) and the Adam Walsh Act (in 2006) required states to set up sex offender registries and impose restrictions on where they can live and work. An estimated 752,000 people are listed on state sex offender registries in the U.S. FARMINGTON - Board members of the Journalism Association o...