A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a sexual nature; however, some sex offenders have simply violated a law contained in a sexual category.
Examples of sex offenses include urinating in public, child pornography, child abuse, rape, etc.
There are three tiers to sex offenses :
1. Tier 1 - Petty crimes like urinating in public
2. Tier 2 - Child pornography
3. Tier 3 - Rape