Since roughly a third of sexual crimes are committed by people without a previous conviction, it is inevitable that some people with apparently excellent credentials but sinister intentions are going to get jobs working with children or vulnerable adults.
"Both in the interests of protecting children, but also of staff who have been placed on the list without any criminal conviction, it is essential that referral cases from provisional to permanent status are dealt with as quickly as possible, " she said.
"We conclude that all of Simpson's arguments on appeal are without merit and we therefore affirm the judgment of conviction, " Nevada's high court said in its ruling.