There is a ton of posts from lawyers confirming the fact that in many states you can get convicted for public urination and put on the sex offender list. For example, here is a post from a Texas-based lawyer: https://www.craiggreeninglaw.com/can-you-really-become-a-sex...
The reason it's so hard to estimate the real number of these cases is that the crime is listed as indecent exposure or lewdness.
Yes it does. Puppy killers like to claim that it doesn't. /s
Here are a few examples with names: https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19541024/you-might...
There is a ton of posts from lawyers confirming the fact that in many states you can get convicted for public urination and put on the sex offender list. For example, here is a post from a Texas-based lawyer: https://www.craiggreeninglaw.com/can-you-really-become-a-sex...
The reason it's so hard to estimate the real number of these cases is that the crime is listed as indecent exposure or lewdness.