The prosecutor is acting professional and wants the jury to conduct the proceeding without being swayed by information that does not favor the defendant. However, this is wrong because the offended party need such information to make their case stronger. The first step is reporting the matter to the jury himself before mentioning it to the other party. This is a case of neglecting Meghan’s Law which is federal law in the United States.
Meghan’s law requires the law enforcement authority to make information about sex offenders available to the public (Evans, 2007). Registered sex offenders information is to be provided to the public to take care of their young ones or report a case if they witness any suspicious behavior from the former sex offender. The prosecutor is hiding very critical information which can change the case. In the case of Meghan Law’s, it arose after a high profile sex offender murdered a young girl by molesting her. The offender had committed the crime before. In this case, hiding such information weakens the case against the defendant. Apart from visiting the jury on the matter, the offended party needs to be informed about the information that the prosecutor is hiding.
Sex offenders have been known to repeat the act when they are let into the society instead of being jailed. According to research, recidivism is common in the community. Research shows that 25% of sex offenders repeat the action (Craig, Browne, & Beech, 2007). Apart from recidivism, the family of the offended party needs to have such critical information. It is unfair for the offender to be released just because such a significant portion of the case was not made public by the prosecutor. I will report the matter to the jury and the family of the offended and lastly the public to ensure the defendant does not win the case.
Reference
Craig, L., Browne, K., & Beech, A. R. (2007). Assessing risk in sex offenders: A practitioner's guide. Chichester: John Wiley.
Evans, M. K., & University of Nebraska at Omaha. (2007). Megan's law: Citizen's perceptions of sex offender community notification in Nebraska. Omaha: University of Nebraska.
