Last Updated: November 04. 2009 2:22PM
Muskegon man wins appeal to get name off sex registry
Associated Press
Muskegon -- The Michigan Court of Appeals says it's cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" to be on the state's sex-offender registry for a relationship with a teen who later became his wife.
The appeals court today ordered a Muskegon County judge to strike Robert DiPiazza's name from the registry.
In 2004, he was 18 when he had a consensual sexual relationship with a girl who was nearly 15.
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DiPiazza has no conviction. In 2005, he completed a special probation and his case of third-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct was erased. But DiPiazza's name is on the registry.
DiPiazza says it has prevented him from keeping a job and forced him to live on food stamps.
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