<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate . (April 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate . (April 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime . What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction . Most jurisdictions compile their laws into sections, such as traffic, assault, and sexual . The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a sexual nature; however, some sex offenders have simply violated a law contained in a sexual category . Some of the crimes which usually result in a mandatory sex - offender classification are: a second prostitution conviction, sending or receiving obscene content in the form of SMS text messages (sexting), and relationship between young adults and teenagers resulting in corruption of a minor (if the age between them is greater than 1,060 days). If any sexual contact was made by the adult to the minor, then child molestation has occurred . Other serious offenses are sexual assault, statutory rape, bestiality, child sexual abuse, female genital mutilation, incest, rape, and sexual imposition . However, particularly sex offender registration laws in the United States, may also classify less serious offenses as sexual offenses requiring sex offender registration . In some states public urination, having sex on a beach, or unlawful imprisonment of a minor also constitute sexual offenses requiring registration . </P> <P> In looking at various types of offenses, an example of a digital obscenity offense is child pornography . In the modern world of technology, many jurisdictions are reforming their laws to prevent the over-prosecution of sex offenders and focusing on crimes involving a victim . The term sexual predator is often used to describe a sex offender or any of the "tier offenders"; however, only the category just below sexually - violent sexual predator is reserved for a severe or repeated sex offender: sexual predator . </P>

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