> On an aside, should employers be able to talk about if someone has a criminal or sexual assault history? It would be illegal for an employer to do that in my

> On an aside, should employers be able to talk about if someone has a criminal or sexual assault history? It would be illegal for an employer to do that in my country. Though it's unlikely they could even find out. You can't just go and ask the police or courts for someone's criminal past here, and newspapers don't use convict's full names. Once you have served your sentence and paid your fines, you're supposed to be free of it. I don't know for a fact, but I would imagine it is similar in a lot of places. The US are likely an outlier. I should add that there are obvious exceptions, like if you are going to work with children or you will be handling a lot of money, in which case your employer is allowed to ask you for relevant criminal record - which you can only obtain yourself and in person.