What is a Sexually Violent Predator in Indiana?
Despite the obvious consequences that result from a conviction for a serious crime, convictions for certain crimes also cause the offender to become labeled a sexually violent predator (SVP). By law, a sexually violent predator is somebody “who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense.” IC 35-38-1-7.5. Accordingly, a person convicted of a crime that causes them to be labeled as a sexually…