Homeless Chicago Sex Offenders Lose Suit to Register

The homeless in Chicago don’t have a right to register as sex offenders that is protected by the due process clause, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said Aug. 24.

Registering as a sex offender under the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act isn’t a protected cognizable liberty interest, the opinion by Judge Amy C. Barrett said.

Douglas Montgomery and Michael Beley are convicted sex offenders. When they tried to comply with SORA and register with the Chicago police, they were turned away because they were homeless. Montgomery was later charged with failing to register and Beley was ...