The stigma of a sex crimes conviction can be overwhelming. Merely being charged by authorities with public indecency, sexting, rape, molestation or another offense can severely disrupt a life, career and relationships. But imagine if the crime in question was based on accusations of knowingly infecting another person with AIDS?

In a July decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a state law that stops criminal statutes of limitations from running during a period when the accused has purposely avoided prosecution must be applied to all other crimes allegedly committed by that person. This is true regardless of whether the defendant had been indicted for the other crimes or the alleged activity had been discovered at the time of the defendant's flight from justice.

The Justice Department has proposed changes to a law that would require discretion in sex offender registration for juveniles and would give individual states more latitude in determining who must register.