Jordan Harbinger

Be factual, be brief.

And to support you in case you need it, she would gather all the documentation you can that shows that, one, you're 22 years old in a relationship with a 17-year-old.

There were no other charges against you with other minors.

This is limited to the one relationship.

and any other details that would benefit your story.

Also, she would advise having a conversation with three people who can give you a great reference and speak positively about your background, skills, professionals, and people who, if they absolutely need to, could include facts that would corroborate your story.

If two of them are former managers, that's ideal.

No relatives, obviously.

Solid advice.

That could still create an obstacle.

I think you know that, but it's better than shooting yourself in the foot from the jump.

Another idea we had was, can you try to get off the registry somehow?

We ran that by Corbin too.

He said there's basically two ways off the registry.

One, an appeal showing there were serious deficiencies in the trial or proof of your actual innocence.

That method does not apply.

Option two is you fulfill some requirements laid out in the registry statute or within a related statute.

If this crime was regarded as low level, sufficient time has passed, you've maintained a clean record.

Some states might allow it, but I'm assuming you would have done that already if it were possible.

In Corbyn's experience, a lot of states view any form of statutory rape as an offense that keeps someone on the registry for their whole life.