[Star Tribune] It’s common to feel many emotions when faced with the prospect of children as victims, or perpetrators, of sexual violence: Horror. Grief. Anger. Shame. One emotion we rarely dare to feel is hope. But findings from a new, myth-busting study by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) give us hope in abundance for these children, their families and society. The project, funded by Raliance, a nonprofit that distributes funds from the National Football League, examined how Minnesota identifies and treats children with sexual behavior problems, as well…
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MO: City Union Mission sues Jackson County sheriff over arrest threats
[The Kansas City Star] The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is targeting some sex offenders for arrest at the City Union Mission because it sits near a park, according to a federal lawsuit alleging that the practice violates the charity’s constitutionally protected rights of religious freedom. The suit centers on how the sheriff’s office interprets a Missouri law that prohibits certain offenders from “loitering” within 500 feet of a public park that contains a pool or playground equipment. The mission operates several facilities in the 1100 block of East 10th Street…
Read MoreACSOL’s First Phone Meeting is August 12 [updated with recording]
Please join me and attorney Chance Oberstein for our very first telephone version of the live monthly meetings we have in various cities around California. The conference call will be on Saturday, August 12 at 10 am Pacific Time (1:00 Eastern) and will last from 2 to 3 hours. This is separate from the topic conference calls, which we will still have. We are doing this in the hope that far more registrants–including those outside California–will attend. Topics of conversation include information about ACSOL’s advocacy as well as current topics…
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