Should Therapists Have to Report Patients Who Viewed Child Pornography?
A new law meant to protect children could lead to fewer pedophiles getting treatment before acting on their sexual impulses. Full Article
PA: 3 men jailed for separate sex assaults of 12-year-old girl from OKCupid dating website
A trio of Lancaster County men recently stood before a local judge and admitted to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl they met in an online chatroom. ... Each man…
VA: Sex offenders who have kids put schools in awkward spot
Bayside Middle School administrators banned the father of a student this past school year after learning he had pleaded guilty a decade earlier to having sex with a 14-year-old when…
Janice’s Journal: Summer Summary
It has been a long, hot summer and we have much to be proud of. We stopped three bills in the state legislature (AB 201, SB 267 and SB 54)…
Shelby Introduces International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation
WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, July 27, 2015 – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today introduced S.1867, legislation to protect children from exploitation by establishing an international notification system to provide…
Living with 290: Pulling the Rug Out from Under Me (and my family) – UPDATED
I was just released three months ago. My father came to be with me for the first week, as he had moved out to Texas for his job some years…
California RSOL Leads Protest in Carson
California RSOL led a second protest in Carson to voice opposition to the city ordinance that prohibits all registered citizens from both visiting and residing near public and private places.…
Convicted sex offenders seeking more rights in Carson
On a street corner in a city where they aren’t welcome, a handful of convicted sex offenders continues to press the city of Carson to change its ways. Full Article
NY: Bronx Dad’s Case Tests Restrictions on Sex Offenders
MANHATTAN (CN) - With a name resembling a kindergartner's alphabet primer, the lawsuit ABC v. DEF takes on far more insidious themes - namely the parental rights of a Bronx…
ME: Residency restrictions for sex offenders offer false sense of security (Editorial)
Old Orchard Beach is considering placing restrictions on where sex offenders can live in the seaside, southern Maine community. While such restrictions could make residents and visitors feel safer, registries…
‘Right to be forgotten’ threatens free speech
Last year the European Union's highest court ruled that European citizens have a "right to be forgotten" when it comes to search links to unfavorable Internet posts that are harmful…
Report a sex offender on Craigslist, win cash prize (SLO PD)
The San Luis Obispo Police Department and SLO County nonprofit Crime Stoppers have issued a cash reward to a tipster who reported a Craigslist post containing a photograph of a…
IA: Break up Iowa’s sex-offender clusters (Opinion)
Three previously convicted sex offenders living in a west Davenport mobile home park are heading back to prison for abusing more kids. Full Op-Ed Article
Ruling in sex assault case: Doe vs. Regents of UC San Diego
This is believed to be the first judicial ruling in recent years to find that a university failed to provide a fair trial in a sexual misconduct case. Some legal…
Senate Committee Passes SB 448 after Author Promises to Amend
The Senate Public Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 448 in a vote of 7 to 0 after the bill's author, Senator Ben Hueso (Democrat, San Diego), promised to amend it.…
CORONA: Sex offender ordinance may change
Long-standing housing restrictions for convicted sex offenders in Corona could be amended Wednesday, July 15, bringing the city into compliance with a state law passed in March. Full Article What:…
Here’s an IUD–but wait! You can’t have sex yet! [Opinion]
By now virtually everyone in the “sex offender laws reform” camp knows the story of Zack Anderson, the 19 year old Indiana youth who faces imprisonment and sex offender registration…
Another State Senator Chooses to Ignore Court Decisions
In my personal opinion, We have another state senator who has no concept of the Constitution and the fact that it is designed to protect individual rights , not the…