UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: )
) SO-15-06
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF )
SUPERVISED RELEASE )
STANDING ORDER
The following special conditions may be included as appropriate when terms of
supervised release or probation are imposed by this Court for a defendant who: (1) is
convicted of a sex offense as defined under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA); or (2) is otherwise required to register with any local, state,
or federal sex offender registry; or (3) has a history that may otherwise justify the need
for additional conditions. Within those conditions requiring a defendant to obtain
approval by the probation officer for certain actions, the Court retains the ultimate
authority to grant the approval requested, along with the right to review the probation
officer’s decision upon the defendant’s written request.
(1) The defendant shall participate in a program of sex offender mental
health treatment at his/her own expense, as approved by the probation
officer, until such time as he/she is discharged from treatment by the
provider and as approved by the probation officer. The defendant shall
comply with the policies and procedures of the treatment program. The
defendant shall waive all rights to confidentiality regarding sex offender
mental health treatment in order to allow release of information to the
United States Probation Officer, and to authorize open communication
between the probation officer and the treatment providers.1
(2) The defendant shall have no direct or third-party contact, by any means
available to him/her, with any victim(s) of a sex offense committed by
the defendant.
(3) Other than incidental contact, which is defined as contact occurring
merely by chance or without intention or calculation, the defendant shall
not associate and/or be alone with children under 18 years of age, nor
shall he/she be at any residence where children under the age of 18 are
residing, without the prior written approval of the probation officer. If
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Any reference to the defendant paying for counseling, treatment, and/or assessments is an
indication that the United States Probation Office will conduct a routine financial assessment of
the defendant’s ability to pay.
the defendant has any contact with any such minor not otherwise
addressed in this condition, the defendant shall immediately leave the
situation and notify the probation officer. This provision shall not apply
to contact with the defendant’s own minor children unless the court
expressly so finds.
(4) The defendant shall not visit, frequent, or linger about any place that is
primarily associated with children under the age of 18 or at which
children under the age of 18 normally congregate without the prior
written approval of the probation officer.
(5) The defendant shall not associate with anyone, under any circumstance,
that he/she knows to be a sex offender, someone who engages in sexual
activity with children under 18 years of age, or someone who condones
and/or supports the sexual abuse/exploitation of children under 18 years
of age (e.g., NAMBLA, BOYCHAT, Boylover Message Board), except
while participating in sex offender mental health treatment or for
employment purposes as approved by the probation officer.
(6) The defendant shall not possess any printed photographs, paintings,
recorded material, or electronically produced material designed to
produce arousal of sexual interest in children under 18 years of age.
Nor shall he/she visit, frequent, or linger about any place where material
designed to produce arousal of sexual interest in children is available to
him/her.
(7) The defendant shall notify the probation officer of any/all location(s)
where he/she receives mail. The defendant shall not obtain a new
mailing address, post office box, or use the facility of any business for
the delivery and receipt of mail or any other correspondence without
approval of the probation officer.
(8) The defendant shall submit to a psychosexual assessment at his/her own
expense, as directed by the probation officer.
(9) The defendant shall submit to polygraph testing at his/her own expense,
as directed by the probation officer, in order to determine if he/she is in
compliance with the conditions of supervision, or to facilitate sex
offender treatment. The defendant shall be truthful during polygraph
evaluations.
(10) All residences and employment shall be approved in advance by the
probation officer. The defendant shall not participate in any volunteer
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activities requiring unsupervised contact with children under the age of
18, without the approval of the probation officer. The defendant shall
not engage in an activity that involves being in a position of trust or
authority over any child or children under the age of 18.
(11) The defendant shall submit his/her person, residence, vehicle, or any
area over which he/she exercises control to a search conducted by a
probation officer with reasonable suspicion concerning a violation of a
condition of supervised release or unlawful conduct by the defendant, at
any time without prior notice or search warrant, in order to determine if
the defendant is in compliance with the conditions of supervision. The
defendant shall warn anyone with whom he/she resides that the
premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.
(12) The defendant shall not possess or use a computer or any other
electronic device with access to the Internet or any other on-line
computer service at any location (including employment), without the
approval of the probation officer.
(13) The defendant shall not possess or use any data encryption, data
elimination, or access-protection technique, device, or program
designed to conceal, eliminate, or corrupt material that is illegal,
designed to produce a sexual interest in children under 18 years of age,
or prohibited by the probation officer.
ENTER: November 6, 2015
s/Thomas A. Varlan
Chief United States District Judge
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