January 2020 – ACSOL

Rep. Smith Meets With Trump; Says Int’l Megan’s Law Is Working

·January 31, 2020
·68 Comments

Your local congressman, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ4) held a press conference with U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Tuesday, where he talked about the success of his 2008 bill,…

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GA: New bill would bar sex offenders from living near their victims

·January 31, 2020
·8 Comments

A new bill in the state Legislature would ban registered sex offenders in Georgia from living within 2,000 feet of their victims or their victims’ immediate family. Full Article

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GA: Group confronts Cobb County sheriff over ‘invented requirements’ imposed on sex offenders

·January 30, 2020
·8 Comments

[11alive.com - 1/29/20] ATLANTA — A sex offender rights group is accusing the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office of overstepping Georgia’s sex offender registration laws. In a letter sent this week…

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NY: DNA evidence exonerates New York City man for 1985 sex assault

·January 29, 2020
·2 Comments

[abcnews.go.com - 1/28/20] After spending a full 25-year sentence in prison for a crime he did not commit, a Bronx, New York, man was exonerated by the first prosecutorial conviction…

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TN: Tennessee bill would allow sex offenders to attend churches under certain conditions

·January 29, 2020
·24 Comments

[komonews.com - 1/27/20] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) --Legislation proposed in the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday would allow sexual or violent sex offenders to attend church or another house of worship…

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ACSOL Lobby Day 2/11 — please keep calling and writing

·January 28, 2020
·39 Comments

Thanks to those who showed up on the 2/11 ACSOL Lobby Day, which focused on needed changes to the Tiered Registry Law that will take effect in 2021. Changes included…

National

MN: What’s the Deal with Hibbing’s Sex Offender Population

·January 28, 2020
·5 Comments

HIBBING — ”Why are so many sexual offenders moving here?” If you think there is a compounding number of registered sex offenders moving to Hibbing, you’re not alone. There is…

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GA: Lawmakers seek sex predator tracking bill that’s constitutional

·January 28, 2020
·4 Comments

Georgia legislators aim to close a loophole that’s now preventing the state from using ankle monitors to track more than 400 sex offenders. Some House and Senate lawmakers are backing…

California

CA: How Whittier mayor, City Council candidates would solve the homeless crisis

·January 27, 2020
·17 Comments

For more than a year, Whittier’s political leaders have been wrestling with how to handle the local homeless crisis, which has seen the development of three encampments. Two of those…

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CO: Lawmakers consider changes to Colorado’s juvenile sex offender registry

·January 25, 2020
·6 Comments

[9news.com - 1/24/20] DENVER — It's not often you see prosecutors and public defenders working together on the same team. But Thursday night, representatives from both groups spoke before state…

Commentary

Kat’s Blog: Sext Education

·January 25, 2020
·6 Comments

An interesting article a few weeks ago out of the United Kingdom has me wondering who’s responsible when children and teens are caught “sexting”? According to The Guardian, there are…

ACSOL California

CA: Sex Offenders Fight To Serve As Poll Workers In LA

·January 25, 2020
·13 Comments

Two registered sex offenders and the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws can proceed to trial with their lawsuit challenging a Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder policy that prohibits all registrants…

General News

International Travel 2020

·January 25, 2020
·645 Comments

In this International Travel 2020 post, the information is identical to the International Travel 2019 post. We added a new post for 2020 in order to keep the discussion manageable.…

Living with 290

Living with 290: The Polygraph is Pure Hocus Pocus

·January 25, 2020
·17 Comments

If anyone does not know, the California Sex Offender Management Board (aka CASOMB) has phone call conferencing open to the public. Well since I’m not only a registrant but a…

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IN: COA reinstates petition to get off sex offender registry

·January 24, 2020
·4 Comments

A man’s petition to remove his name from the Indiana Sex Offender Registry was reinstated Friday when an appellate panel concluded that the trial court that dismissed the petition had…

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IL: Registered sex offenders can stay at Wayside Cross a little longer after ruling again delayed

·January 23, 2020
·2 Comments

[chicagotribune.com - 1/21/20] The child sex offenders living at Wayside Cross in Aurora can remain at the ministry for at least a while longer, after a judge again delayed ruling…

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WI: Fond du Lac council mulls ordinance to restrict sex offender placement near parks, schools

·January 23, 2020
·3 Comments

[fdlreporter.com - 1/23/20] FOND DU LAC - Should the city regulate the distance from which sex offenders can reside from parks, schools and child-care facilities? Fond du Lac City Council members…

California

CA: San Diego Officially Rescinds Sex Offender Law

·January 23, 2020
·11 Comments

[nbcsandiego.com - 1/22/20] The city of San Diego has agreed to remove a law that restricted potential living locations for registered sex offenders who are no longer on parole for…