August 2021 - ACSOL

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

·August 3, 2022
·15 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct its annual conference on Saturday, October 1. The cost is just $25. The conference will be virtual on Zoom and…

General News

An old arrest can follow you forever online. Some newspapers want to fix that.

·August 31, 2021
·12 Comments

Source: washingtonpost.com 8/31/21 The Boston Globe has joined a handful of newsrooms around the country doing something once unthinkable: changing old articles because they are ruining a person’s life. The…

ACSOL News Meetings / Events

ACSOL President Chance Oberstein to Discuss Travel Law Updates

·August 31, 2021
·17 Comments

ACSOL President Chance Oberstein will discuss travel law updates on September 17 at 11 a.m. (Pacific) during this year's ACSOL annual conference. Mr. Oberstein's presentation will address both domestic and…

National

MN: Long Weekend Protest Rocks Minnesota’s Shadow Prisons

·August 31, 2021
·2 Comments

Source: texansagainstcivilcommitment.com 8/29/21 MOOSE LAKE MN. Behind barbed wire fences a protest movement is swelling for an end to Minnesota’s Shadow Prisons, “treatment facilities” that detainees say are an unconstitutional…

National

PA: Life sentence for Edwardsville man convicted of child pornography

·August 29, 2021
·33 Comments

Source: timesleader.com 8/27/21 WILKES-BARRE — In what attorneys believe to be the first in Pennsylvania, an Edwardsville man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of possessing child pornography was sentenced…

General News

Kansas Supreme Court Ruling: City Conviction Requires Sex Offender Registration

·August 29, 2021
·1 Comment

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a man's municipal conviction for sexual battery requires him to register as a sex offender. The 5-2 decision comes in the case of…

National

FL: FBI Agent, Army Reserves Col. charged with sex crimes against children in Florida

·August 28, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: cbs42.com 8/27/21 FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — An FBI agent who investigated sex crimes against children has been arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes against children across several…

ACSOL News

ACSOL’s Chance X. Oberstein Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law

·August 26, 2021
·15 Comments

Source: 24-7pressrelease.com 8/26/21 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA, August 26, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chance Oberstein has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled…

California

CA: Sex offender in Marin County will be turned out on streets; unlikely allies say that’s not safe

·August 26, 2021
·15 Comments

Source: ktvu.com 8/26/21 SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - A 68-year-old registered sex offender has no time left on his stay at a Marin County hotel and his case manager is making…

California Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Uneven Results in Beginning of Petitioning Process

·August 26, 2021
·53 Comments

[ACSOL] The petitioning process under the Tiered Registry Law has begun. A quick look at the first 60 days of the process shows uneven results. The best news is that…

Commentary

Why Blanket Registration of Youth as Sex Offenders is Bad Public Policy

·August 26, 2021
·2 Comments

Source: thecrimereport.org 8/5/21 We praise children for their curiosity. How else are they to learn to navigate the world? But sometimes a child’s curiosity leads to a lifetime of punishment…

California

CA: YouTube host leads police to arrest suspected sex offender in EG

·August 26, 2021
·46 Comments

Source: egcitizen.com 8/18/21 The Elk Grove police on Aug. 11 arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly visited Morse Community Park to have a sexual encounter with a minor in a…

Commentary

New Report Finds IML Negatively Impacts Mobility of Registrants

·August 26, 2021
·17 Comments

The International Megan's Law (IML) has negatively impacted registrants' mobility across five dimensions, according to a newly released academic report. The dimensions are legally, bureaucratically, societally, subjectively and relationally. An…

National

IN: Federal Appeals Court OKs Indiana Sex Offender Registry Law

·August 24, 2021
·2 Comments

Source: wfyi.org 8/24/21 A federal appeals court said Indiana’s sex offender registry law does not violate the U.S. Constitution, overturning previous rulings. Indiana’s sex offender registry law does not require…

ACSOL News California

Court Stops First Challenge to CA Tiered Registry Law

·August 24, 2021
·51 Comments

A judge in Sacramento Superior Court today stopped the first challenge to the Tiered Registry Law. The action was taken during a virtual hearing held before Judge Shama Mesiwala. The…

Action Items General News

Action Alert: Call before Aug 26 to support the Jeremy Rose family against job discrimination

·August 24, 2021
·9 Comments

Women Against Registry (W.A.R.) 8/24/21 NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION! We are all in this together so please take action as soon as possible and certainly before the program airs on…

International

India: ‘My crime is I fell in love’: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?

·August 24, 2021
·1 Comment

Source: theguardian.com 8/24/21 Laws intended to tackle child abuse are resulting in young men in consensual relationships being imprisoned. Activists argue a more nuanced approach is needed Mani*, 21, began…

Meetings / Events

W.A.R. Room Online Presentation Aug 24: Is reform a modern day cliche or the beginning of a tidal wave?

·August 24, 2021
·3 Comments

Source: womenagainstregistry.org 8/24/21 My Fellow Warriors, On August 24 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, we will be celebrating WAR Room #10. It is amazing to witness our growth. The feedback…

National

CT: Committee Considers Sex Offender Registry Changes

·August 24, 2021
·16 Comments

Source: ctnewsjunkie.com 8/24/21 A subcommittee of the state Sentencing Commission is working to create a process to allow certain individuals to be removed from the public sex offender registry. After…

ACSOL Conference Oct 1, 2022

Month: August 2021

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

An old arrest can follow you forever online. Some newspapers want to fix that.

ACSOL President Chance Oberstein to Discuss Travel Law Updates

MN: Long Weekend Protest Rocks Minnesota’s Shadow Prisons

PA: Life sentence for Edwardsville man convicted of child pornography

Kansas Supreme Court Ruling: City Conviction Requires Sex Offender Registration

FL: FBI Agent, Army Reserves Col. charged with sex crimes against children in Florida

ACSOL’s Chance X. Oberstein Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law

CA: Sex offender in Marin County will be turned out on streets; unlikely allies say that’s not safe

Janice’s Journal: Uneven Results in Beginning of Petitioning Process

Why Blanket Registration of Youth as Sex Offenders is Bad Public Policy

CA: YouTube host leads police to arrest suspected sex offender in EG

New Report Finds IML Negatively Impacts Mobility of Registrants

IN: Federal Appeals Court OKs Indiana Sex Offender Registry Law

Court Stops First Challenge to CA Tiered Registry Law

Action Alert: Call before Aug 26 to support the Jeremy Rose family against job discrimination

India: ‘My crime is I fell in love’: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?

W.A.R. Room Online Presentation Aug 24: Is reform a modern day cliche or the beginning of a tidal wave?

CT: Committee Considers Sex Offender Registry Changes