Update: Sex offender jailed for comment to minor

Oct 2012 North Carolina:

A convicted sex offender identified as a repeat offender on the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry was jailed again Thursday night, accused of following a young girl around a Shallotte business and asking her “an indecent request,” according to police.

Joseph Frederick Michel, 37, was booked into the Brunswick County jail at 8:18 p.m. on a charge of indecent liberties with a child.

Shallotte Police Sgt. Edwin Marti said Michel was arrested after it was reported he'd spoke to the girl, who was under the age of 10, Oct. 14 at a retail store.

“He used inappropriate language and conduct and made an indecent request for the juvenile to perform,” Marti said.

Marti said the girl thought Michel was following her around the store, and when he approached her and said something to her, she told her parents. Her parents then informed the management of the store and also called police.

According to the state's Sex Offender Registry, Michel must register as a sex offender where ever he lives for the remainder of his life. The site also lists Michel as among 173 sex offenders living in Brunswick County.

Missouri Boy, 14, With Down Syndrome Suspended for Allegedly Sexually Harassing Bus Aide

Dec 2011 Missouri:

A 14-year-old Missouri boy with Down syndrome whose mother says he “gives people hugs all the time” has been suspended from middle school for allegedly sexually harassing a bus aide, a school official told FoxNews.com.

Desi Mayberry, Central R-III School District superintendent, told FoxNews.com that Aleczander Tate Scott, of Park Hills, Mo., grabbed an unidentified female bus aide while aboard a school bus last Wednesday and imitated a "sexual act" while on top of the woman, who is no longer considering pressing charges for sexual harassment.

"He grabbed her around her waist, like a bear hug, and then he gets on top of her and moves in a sexual motion, imitating a sexual act," Mayberry said.

The aide then "screamed for help," leading the school bus driver to separate the boy and the aide, Mayberry said. The incident led to a "short-term" suspension for Scott, according to Mayberry, who declined to indicate exactly how many days the boy was banned from school.