It is very possible. In fact, there was a special on I think 60 minutes a few months ago on this exact topic, because a fair amount of (ex)-sex offenders are being treated very unfairly, ie being discharged from jobs, being treated unfairly socially, and being harassed by neighbors. Even though one of the persons followed would be considered a "good citizen", and was undergoing these relatively experimental testing procedures (it involves showing pictures of various acts, and rating them on a scale of rised emotion), he was still treated unfairly. How would you feel if you had to go to every door in your neighborhood, announce at nearly any sort of background check, that 10, 20, 30 years ago you made some huge mistake? Even if you have since been treated, have moved on, and have kids. And in a world where you can easily be accused and taken to court for something you never did in the first place, you may be labeled for life even though you did nothing.
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Anyone remember Titanic? Frontal nudity and PG-13, they had like 200 million, I figure 150 of that million was to bribe the movie raters.
It is very possible. In fact, there was a special on I think 60 minutes a few months ago on this exact topic, because a fair amount of (ex)-sex offenders are being treated very unfairly, ie being discharged from jobs, being treated unfairly socially, and being harassed by neighbors. Even though one of the persons followed would be considered a "good citizen", and was undergoing these relatively experimental testing procedures (it involves showing pictures of various acts, and rating them on a scale of rised emotion), he was still treated unfairly. How would you feel if you had to go to every door in your neighborhood, announce at nearly any sort of background check, that 10, 20, 30 years ago you made some huge mistake? Even if you have since been treated, have moved on, and have kids. And in a world where you can easily be accused and taken to court for something you never did in the first place, you may be labeled for life even though you did nothing.