NY court finds 'invasive' penile stimulation test unjustified

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender cannot be forced to undergo penile stimulation tests to determine how likely he is to commit future crimes, a federal appeals court in New York ruled on Thursday. The procedure, known as penile plethysmography, has been imposed in some sex crime cases as a condition of post-conviction release, in part to estimate the likelihood of recidivism. But some experts question its reliability. The 2nd U.S. ...



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