Lifetime Requirement to Register as Sex Offender Not Eliminated When Felony Conviction Reduced to Misdemeanor
Over about a one month period in late 2006, Defendant Brian Roger Kennedy engaged in a sexually explicit Internet conversation with an undercover San Jose police officer. Kennedy believed the other half of his conversation was 13 years old and named “Tiffany.” Kennedy sent “Tiffany” a picture of his erect penis, as well as videos and webcams of himself masturbating. He also communicated with her via instant messaging and e-mail.
When he arranged to meet with her, police officers arrested him at the designated meeting spot. Kennedy also had one-tenth of an ounce of cocaine in his pocket.
Kennedy was charged with attempted lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14 (Penal Code