Meanwhile, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties union says the law is unconsititutional. But the attorney who wrote Jeffersonville's sex offender ordinance says that use of parks is not a fundamental right and constitutional protections don't apply.
Dowdell has twice been denied exemptions from the ordinance. According to court records, Dowdell was put on the state sex-offender registry after admitting that he engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl when he was 21.