Without going into detail, I had a run in with the County police in March that lead to a conviction (Plead guilty for clemency without legally incriminating myself under the 5th Amendment, it had a special name on the form.)
I've gone through a probate period and community service to do my time, plus four days time served. (The way they treated me was another story entirely, for another day if I ever feel safe bringing it up.)
Basically, I read that minors will be placed on the registry for stuff on the LEvel I and II offense list without informed consent, and I skimmed the contract for my Begging-the-fifth plea to be binding to where I must've forgotten anything that made me suspicious that the (female) judge that ruled for 115 dollars bail was a little biased. (No right to trial by jury in WA for stuff like this as a minor, I'm afraid, and I'm still 17.)
Obviously, it's not an issue yet because the name on the (Doctored, or at least very fake lookingly age progressed...) mug shot and file is "Dirk P. Johnson." (My real initials are DWP, which makes this seem amiss enough, but they actually chose a real case of a pastor in Port Orchard from 14 years ago being accused of rape and convicted, and he had a full beard in all the photos the news has of him that aren't mugshots.
So, basically, what can I do if I feel like this is causing me grief at finding jobs or even getting interviews to volunteer or intern? I've only tried applying to interview for jobs, but I've gotten nothing but rejection letters in my e-mail since I was convicted, even after my probate period was up.
Do I have any legal ability to sue for damages being I was 17 and desperate to go home at the time? (My self-defense/mutual combat defense was out the window given I was related to both my adult male and female relatives, obviously, and they both had a right to sibling rivalry and/or disciplining me to a degree. Being dragged from a car by anyone apparently doesn't justify thrashing and managing to hit them with your fists once or three times.)
tl;dr: I think I may be unknowingly registered as a Level II sex offender with the assumed name of a 14 years forgotten case and an age progressed photo.
If nothing else I hate that the face of this mugshot was so puffy when age progressed/"clean shaven" looking, and that doesn't mix well with my severe anxiety about the whole thing since I was released on probation.
(I would link the registry, but I don't want actual pictures of me to get mixed in by google traffic tracking with this one. Also, though my probation was six months and my record gets seals in a bit more than two months, I don't like that this stick for at least 3.5. I don't like whatever the prosecution pulled out of a hat to make this legally defensible for them to do to me.)
I've gone through a probate period and community service to do my time, plus four days time served. (The way they treated me was another story entirely, for another day if I ever feel safe bringing it up.)
Basically, I read that minors will be placed on the registry for stuff on the LEvel I and II offense list without informed consent, and I skimmed the contract for my Begging-the-fifth plea to be binding to where I must've forgotten anything that made me suspicious that the (female) judge that ruled for 115 dollars bail was a little biased. (No right to trial by jury in WA for stuff like this as a minor, I'm afraid, and I'm still 17.)
Obviously, it's not an issue yet because the name on the (Doctored, or at least very fake lookingly age progressed...) mug shot and file is "Dirk P. Johnson." (My real initials are DWP, which makes this seem amiss enough, but they actually chose a real case of a pastor in Port Orchard from 14 years ago being accused of rape and convicted, and he had a full beard in all the photos the news has of him that aren't mugshots.
So, basically, what can I do if I feel like this is causing me grief at finding jobs or even getting interviews to volunteer or intern? I've only tried applying to interview for jobs, but I've gotten nothing but rejection letters in my e-mail since I was convicted, even after my probate period was up.
Do I have any legal ability to sue for damages being I was 17 and desperate to go home at the time? (My self-defense/mutual combat defense was out the window given I was related to both my adult male and female relatives, obviously, and they both had a right to sibling rivalry and/or disciplining me to a degree. Being dragged from a car by anyone apparently doesn't justify thrashing and managing to hit them with your fists once or three times.)
tl;dr: I think I may be unknowingly registered as a Level II sex offender with the assumed name of a 14 years forgotten case and an age progressed photo.
If nothing else I hate that the face of this mugshot was so puffy when age progressed/"clean shaven" looking, and that doesn't mix well with my severe anxiety about the whole thing since I was released on probation.
(I would link the registry, but I don't want actual pictures of me to get mixed in by google traffic tracking with this one. Also, though my probation was six months and my record gets seals in a bit more than two months, I don't like that this stick for at least 3.5. I don't like whatever the prosecution pulled out of a hat to make this legally defensible for them to do to me.)