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Janice’s Journal: Future U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Friend or Foe?

March 23, 2022 R H

Although it hasn’t happened yet, it is highly likely that Ketanji Brown Jackson will soon be confirmed as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The question is will Future Justice Jackson be a friend or a foe of the registrant community? It is clear that Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first African American woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. It is also clear that Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first former public defender to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Both are…

CA: Senior Anaheim Police Detective Says Sergeant Tampered With Sex Offender Database to Sabotage Her

March 20, 2022 R H

Source: voiceofoc.org 3/18/22 A male Anaheim Police Dept. supervisor tampered with a sex offender database to sabotage a female senior detective, Laura Lomeli, whom he had singled out and retaliated against after she complained, according to a lawsuit Lomeli filed against the City of Anaheim last month. Lomeli’s supervisor, which the lawsuit identifies as Anaheim Police Sgt. Jeff Dodd, also denied her the vacation time she earned and certain training opportunities despite being “the most senior detective in the unit,” her lawsuit alleges. In her lawsuit, Lomeli also alleges that…

MO: Missouri proposes online list of murderers out on probation

March 18, 2022 R H

Source: myleaderpaper.com 3/18/22 (The Center Square) – Missouri residents soon could see whether any paroled murderers live in their neighborhoods. State representatives could hear House Bill 1705, which would create a separate list to Missouri’s sex offender registry that names parolees out of prison for first- or second-degree murder. The offenders would see their names fall off of the list once their parole time has been served. Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, said his bill would not intermingle the sex offender list with the tally of paroled murderers. “It does not…

TX: Public awareness event at the Texas Civil Commitment Program

March 18, 2022 R H

posted on FAC website 3/18/22 April 9th, 10:30am Central Time, in front of the Texas Civil Commitment Center, 2600 S. Sunset Ave, Littlefield, Texas 79339 @ 10:30am Please join us for a public awareness event at the Texas Civil Commitment Program on Saturday, April 9 to rally against abuses within the program and call for a meaningful pathway to release. Our plan for those who will be coming into town Friday the 8th of April, (the day before) is to stay at the Best Western Inn located at 2600 Hall…

White House defends Jackson against GOP attacks on sex offense sentencing

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 R H

Source: miamiherald.com 3/17/22 The White House sought Thursday to combat a sharp attack against President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee by the same Republican senator who led the unsuccessful effort in the Senate to overturn Biden’s election. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., posted a lengthy Twitter thread Wednesday evening that portrayed federal appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as taking a soft approach on child pornography cases during her tenure as a federal district judge from 2013 to 2021. The White House initially declined to comment on Hawley’s Twitter attack Wednesday evening,…

CA Stops Registration of Juvenile Offenders

March 17, 2022 webmaster

The State of California has stopped the registration of juvenile offenders, according to the CA Sex Offender Management Board. This change applies to individuals tried as a juvenile, not as an adult, who were convicted of a sex offense or sentenced for a sex offense on or after July 1, 2021. The change does not apply to individuals convicted or sentenced of a sex offense prior to July 1, 2021, however those individuals may petition for removal from the registry after 5 years or 10 years depending upon the convictions…

Number of CA Registrant Continues to Decline

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 webmaster

The number of persons required to register in California continues to decrease according to a report from the CA Department of Justice (CA DOJ) presented during today’s meeting of the CA Sex Offender Management Board. Specifically, the number of registrants has decreased by 108 persons during the month of February to a new total of 108,432. “Although the reason for the smaller number of persons required to register was not disclosed during the meeting, it is believed that the decrease is due to an increase in the number of petitions…

CA: Wasco State Prison: Sex offender killed in cell

March 16, 2022January 24, 2023 R H

Source: bakersfield.com 3/16/22 Wasco State Prison officials reported a convicted sex offender was killed in his cell on Tuesday, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Scott ____, 59, is believed to be the victim of a homicide, according to the release, after he was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 5 p.m. Prison officials identified his cellmate Eugene Stroud, 44, as the suspect. Gunter, who came to Wasco from San Diego County, began serving a two-year sentence Feb. 23 for failing to…

NC: Operation False Haven: Convicted Child Molester Sentenced for Using a Fraudulently Obtained Naturalization Certificate and Civilly Denaturalized [lost citizenship]

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 R H

Source: justice.gov 3/11/22 WILMINGTON, N.C. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today in federal court, Billy Efrain _____ , age 39, a naturalized citizen of the United States, born in Bolivia and residing in Pitt County, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II to two years’ probation following a guilty plea to using a fraudulently obtained naturalization certificate. Moreover, Billy Efrain was civilly denaturalized as a U.S. citizen [took away his citizenship]. … On November 14, 2012,…

UK: Troubled sex offender took own life in her Derbyshire prison cell

March 11, 2022 R H

Source: derbytelegraph.co.uk 3/11/22 A female sex offender who was serving 15 years in a Derbyshire prison died at Royal Derby Hospital days after attempting to take her own life in her prison cell. An inquest into the death of Nicola Anne Cope, 59, concluded that she had intended to take her own life prior to being found in the bathroom area of her cell at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire. Miss Cope, more commonly known as Nikki, was born in Birmingham as a male, named Gordon Cope and, soon after…

WI: Kenosha Sex Offender Residency Board votes to allow man to reside near middle school despite objections for constitutional reasons

March 11, 2022 R H

Source: apg-wi.com 3/11/22 The Kenosha Sex Offender Residency Board, in a decision decried by residents who spoke against it, authorized an exemption to the city’s restrictions to allow a registered offender to live near a middle school. The board voted unanimously Thursday evening to allow Ronald W. _____ to reside in the 7900 block of 46th Avenue. The board made up of Veronica King and Lester Wright met in closed session before reaching their decision. Roughly a dozen concerned residents attended the meeting to voice their opposition to the exemption.…

NC: Child Safety Zones proposed at bus stops

March 10, 2022 R H

Source: taylorsvilletimes.com 3/10/22 Alexander County Commissioners held a public hearing at their March 7, 2022, meeting on a proposed county ordinance to establish child safety zones in Alexander County. Sheriff Chris Bowman said he received a call several months ago from a concerned parent regarding a registered sex offender parking at school bus stops. Detectives Buddy McKinney and Dennis Foster started investigating the matter, and discovered that the state statute doesn’t include bus stops in the “sex offender unlawfully on premises” section. Sheriff Bowman said that Henderson County has adopted…

SC: Proposed Horry County law would ban any type of sex offender from owning child-focused businesses

March 9, 2022 R H

Source: wsav.com 3/9/22 HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Sex offenders in Horry County could be banned from operating child-oriented businesses, under a new proposal. The push comes after a local business owner and parent spoke to the Horry County County Council in September about a local sex offender who wanted to park his ice cream truck in the business owner’s lot and sell ice cream to children. Adam Wiseman told county council that his neighbor suggested he should look up the ice cream truck’s owner. Wiseman asked the council to…

PA: Rep. Matzie introduces bill that would require Megan’s Law guidelines for nursing homes

March 9, 2022 R H

Source: timesonline.com 3/9/22 HARRISBURG — State Rep. Robert Matzie, D-16, Harmony Township, recently introduced a bill that would establish care and reporting requirements in nursing homes, through Megan’s Law. “Right now, when a registered sexual offender is admitted to a Pennsylvania nursing home, the home is not required to disclose this to other residents or staff – or to develop any special plans to ensure their safety,” he said. “The situation has resulted in attacks on residents, and the threat will only grow as thousands of registered sex offenders continue aging and…

Tinder to offer criminal background check on dates

March 9, 2022 R H

Source: boston25news.com 3/9/22 The popular dating app Tinder has announced it will offer users the ability to perform background checks on their date as a safety measure. >> Read more trending news The new tool will be integrated into the app’s “Safety Center” and will appear for users beginning this week, CNN reported. Tinder, which is owned by Match Groups, announced last year their partnership with Garbo, a nonprofit group that collects public records and reports of violence and abuse, and plans to make the new feature available, as we…

Is the Sex Offender Registry Fair?

March 9, 2022 R H

Source: thecrimereport.org 3/9/22 Sexual offenses are serious crimes. There is no doubt that the intentions behind creating the laws meant to punish and deter sex offenders were noble. However, according to opponents of the sex offender registration laws, such as Human Rights Watch, there is no proof that these laws achieved the purpose they were designed for. As a former sex crimes prosecutor, I share that skepticism. It’s one reason why, after years of serving as Chief of the Sex Unit and Chief of the Child Abuse Unit in Macomb…

FL: Homeless sex offenders arrested in December released, illustrates systemic issue, attorney says

March 8, 2022 R H

Source: floridatoday.com 3/8/22 Seven Brevard sex offenders arrested in December after their homeless camp was shutdown, were released from jail in January and February and their charges dismissed, court records show. They’ve all returned to the community but have lost their jobs and belongings. They are being housed in a Brevard hotel, according to the Florida sex offender registry. The men previously lived in a homeless camp set up on vacant, private land at 4820 U.S. 192 near Melbourne. Their GPS monitors and ankle bracelets were registered to the camp, requiring them to return there by a set…