June 2022 - ACSOL

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

·August 3, 2022
·13 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct its annual conference on Saturday, October 1. The conference will be virtual and feature distinguished speakers including attorney Caleb Kruckenberg…

National

FL: Florida teen creates fake online persona to catch child predator

·June 30, 2022
·30 Comments

Source: www.wesh.com 6/29/22 FORT PIERCE, Fla. —A Florida teen is being credited with putting a child predator behind bars. According to WPBF, back in January, 38-year-old Zachary ___ of Jensen…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: Don’t Bother Us With the Facts

·June 30, 2022
·90 Comments

The requirement to wear a GPS device is often levied upon individuals required to register. That requirement, however, is usually temporary and lasts no longer than the time in which…

California

CA: California just showed why a national gun registry must never happen

·June 29, 2022
·18 Comments

Source: msn.com 6/29/22 While liberals hold up California as their blueprint for the country, the Golden State often proves why no one should consider it as an example. Now, the…

International Travel

UK: A man arrested for stealing a meat pastry took his own life after police incorrectly labelled him a pedophile

·June 27, 2022
·9 Comments

Source: businessinsider.in 6/25/22 A man arrested for stealing sausage rolls is alleged to have killed himself after police release papers incorrectly stated he'd been accused of a child sex offense,…

National

ND: North Dakota’s sex offender registry gets update to provide residents more information

·June 27, 2022
·25 Comments

Source: kfyrtv.com 6/25/22 BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - In 1947, California became the first state in the US to have a sex offender registry program and, over the years, other states…

ACSOL Meetings / Events

ACSOL July 23, 2022 Meeting

·June 26, 2022
·2 Comments

Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be…

National

WI: Winnebago County approves $1 million housing project for released violent sex offenders

·June 24, 2022
·8 Comments

Source: news.yahoo.com 6/22/22 OSHKOSH – The Winnebago County Board passed a resolution Tuesday night to spend just over $1 million to build a housing facility for certain violent sex offenders…

California

CA: Two More Registrants Gain Freedom When Petitions Granted

·June 23, 2022
·79 Comments

Source: ACSOL Two registrants are no longer required to register today due to petitions granted in two different counties -- San Luis Obispo and Stanislaus. In the San Luis Obispo…

National

NY: Under public pressure, Pleasant Night Inn owners bar sex offenders from West Carthage hotel

·June 21, 2022
·9 Comments

Source: news.yahoo.com 6/20/22 Jun. 20—WEST CARTHAGE — The owners of the Pleasant Night Inn have said they no longer wish to house registered sex offenders. In a letter to the…

National

AZ: Elderly Child Molesters Pose Dilemma For Courts And Community

·June 18, 2022
·21 Comments

Source: arizonadailyindependent.com 6/18/22 Richard ___ was placed on intensive supervised probation last summer after pleading guilty in a Cochise County courtroom to felony sexual abuse of a teenaged boy who…

ACSOL News California

New CA Tiered Registry Lawsuit Filed in L.A. Superior Court

·June 17, 2022
·25 Comments

Source: ACSOL A lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 16 challenging a provision of the California Tiered Registry Law. Specifically, a registrant is challenging his assignment…

General News

UK: Do Sex Offender Registers Actually Reduce Reoffending Rates?

·June 16, 2022
·20 Comments

Source: digitaljournal.com/ 6/16/22 This article covers what it means to be on a sex offender list and assesses whether or not they help reduce reoffending… In the year ending December…

California

Number of CA Registrants Continues to Decrease Slowly

·June 16, 2022
·30 Comments

Source: ACSOL The number of individuals required to register in California continues to decrease slowly, in large part due to implementation of the Tiered Registry Law. According to a report…

California General News

Vandenberg SFB commander sued for denying retired veteran access over molestation conviction

·June 15, 2022
·40 Comments

(Tribune News Service) — A retired Air Force veteran in Santa Barbara County has filed a lawsuit against Vandenberg Space Force Base, accusing its commander of denying him access to the installation last year…

National

FL: A Florida appeals court approves ‘gain time’ for a man convicted of an attempted sex crime on a child

·June 13, 2022
·12 Comments

Source: news.wfsu.org 6/12/22 Rejecting longstanding legal precedent, a state appeals court said Friday that a man convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child is eligible to be considered for…

National

TN: Phone scam with a new twist: Pay or be placed on the sex offender registry

·June 9, 2022
·8 Comments

Source: wkrn.com 6/9/22 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A new phone scam is making its way around the Nashville area. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Fraud and Sex Crimes…

National

FL: As sex offenders around Tampa Bay age, where will they go for nursing care?

·June 9, 2022
·11 Comments

Source: tampabay.com 6/9/22 John ___ spends his hours in a shed-sized room in St. Petersburg. Wipes, hospital dressing gowns and diapers are stocked haphazardly along narrow wooden shelves. John ’s…

National

Federal Lawsuit Claims Former Public Defender Committed Legal Malpractice

·June 8, 2022
·10 Comments

A lawsuit was filed today in federal district court that claims an attorney formerly employed by the Contra Costa county public defender's office committed legal malpractice when he recommended that…

ACSOL Conference Oct 1, 2022

Month: June 2022

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

FL: Florida teen creates fake online persona to catch child predator

Janice’s Journal: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: Don’t Bother Us With the Facts

CA: California just showed why a national gun registry must never happen

UK: A man arrested for stealing a meat pastry took his own life after police incorrectly labelled him a pedophile

ND: North Dakota’s sex offender registry gets update to provide residents more information

ACSOL July 23, 2022 Meeting

WI: Winnebago County approves $1 million housing project for released violent sex offenders

CA: Two More Registrants Gain Freedom When Petitions Granted

NY: Under public pressure, Pleasant Night Inn owners bar sex offenders from West Carthage hotel

AZ: Elderly Child Molesters Pose Dilemma For Courts And Community

New CA Tiered Registry Lawsuit Filed in L.A. Superior Court

UK: Do Sex Offender Registers Actually Reduce Reoffending Rates?

Number of CA Registrants Continues to Decrease Slowly

Vandenberg SFB commander sued for denying retired veteran access over molestation conviction

FL: A Florida appeals court approves ‘gain time’ for a man convicted of an attempted sex crime on a child

TN: Phone scam with a new twist: Pay or be placed on the sex offender registry

FL: As sex offenders around Tampa Bay age, where will they go for nursing care?

Federal Lawsuit Claims Former Public Defender Committed Legal Malpractice