The young couple later married and had a child of their own,[1] but Allison's name has been entered into the sex offender registry, with various adverse consequences for her life and that of her family.
As a family law matter, the case was not widely reported in the popular press at the time, but Allison's plight has subsequently attracted attention from publications and television programmes critical of the State of Georgia's stance on sex offenders.
[3] Further changes to Georgia's laws on sex offenders in 2006 strengthened the restrictions on where Allison could live.
The Southern Center for Human Rights called this outcome unconstitutional and has challenged it in the Federal courts.
[13] According to Associated Press writer Greg Bluestein the relaxed restrictions included an appeal procedure, whereby those on the sex offender list could explain why they thought they should be removed.