All registrants nationwide, and especially Iowa registrants and supporters, please act today to oppose Iowa bill HF77. We must do this TODAY, before its hearing TOMORROW, February 1! As you can see by this link, it says, “requiring sex offenders whose registration requirements have expired to reregister, and making penalties applicable”. This would make lifetime registration for all registrants! Please be a warrior for justice to help our fellow Iowa registrants! It’s easy. Click here to make a quick comment today to oppose this cruel, vindictive bill. Some points you…
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CT: Police pressure parents to look at registry for abducting registrants before kids walk to donut shop
Source: reason.com 1/30/23 “I have never felt threatened by a single person in this town until meeting those officers and the social worker.” It was Super Bowl Sunday in February 2019. Cynthia Rivers and her husband decided that their kids, ages seven and nine, deserved a long-promised treat for cleaning their rooms: the right to walk to Dunkin’ Donuts by themselves. … A few minutes later, the River parents heard a knock at the door. It was the police. The first cop to show up “said he didn’t think it…
Read MoreNV: Private investigator says tracking Reno mayor with GPS unit was ‘nothing personal’
Source: thisisreno.com 1/29/23 A private investigator who put a GPS tracking unit on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s car last year said he was hired as part of a political campaign and it’s “nothing personal” toward the mayor. It’s also not illegal. The GPS unit’s sim card linked the private investigator to the tracking device after it was discovered on Schieve’s car by a mechanic. The investigator, David McNeely, was interviewed in November by Sparks police. A copy of the interview was obtained by This Is Reno as a public records…
Read MoreWA: Officials back out of Tenino town hall on sex offender housing after threats
Source: amp.theolympian.com 1/29/23 State officials backed out of a Tenino town hall about a planned sex offender housing facility due to safety concerns. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office organized the town hall last week in response to public uproar over the planned facility at 2813 140th Ave. Southwest. Sheriff Derek Sanders notified the public of the state officials’ decision on Saturday. “To say I’m infuriated and embarrassed is an understatement,” Sanders said in a Facebook post. “The public deserves to hear answers directly, and in a meaningful, engaging way, from…
Read MoreNY: New York forces gay man to register as sex offender
Source: darik.news 1/26/23 A gay man with HIV is appealing a court decision requiring him to register as a “sex offender” in order to prosecute under a 1987 Louisiana law that effectively criminalizes anyone with HIV One who has sex. In 2009, Robert Suttle, a gay black man who was working as an assistant court clerk, was accused by a former lover of not disclosing his HIV status before consensual sex. As a result, Suttle found himself charged under Louisiana’s “intentional exposure to the AIDS virus” law—adopted at the height…
Read MoreAZ: Proposal to increase felony charges for sex offenders could criminalize teen relationships
Source: azmirror.com 1/27/23 A proposal to increase the punishments for sexual offenders could put teenagers in prison. State law punishes sexual conduct with a minor who is at least 15 with a class 6 felony — the least serious felony type, which can potentially be moved down to a misdemeanor. House Bill 2169 seeks to rectify that by changing the classification to a class 4 felony, for which the standard penalty is 2.5 years in prison, and mandating one year of jail time if the offender was placed on probation. …
Read MoreFL: DeSantis proposes death penalty for certain sex crimes, increased punishment for fentanyl
Source: tampabay.com 1/26/23 Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a tough-on-crime agenda ahead of the upcoming legislative session, including proposals to expand the death penalty to certain types of sex crimes and mandating life sentences for people convicted of selling fentanyl that looks like candy to children. “We want to make sure that we cement our reputation as being a law-and-order state and take actions as necessary to help further protect the people of the state of Florida,” he said during a news conference Thursday at the Miami Police Benevolent Association hall.…
Read MoreACSOL to Conduct In-Person Meeting on March 11, 2023 in Pasadena, CA
ACSOL will conduct its first in person meeting in more than two years on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. and take place at the Flintridge Retreat Center, 236 West Mountain Street, Suite 117, Pasadena. There is no cost to attend the meeting which will include discussions of interest to registrants and their families including the Tiered Registry Law and the SORNA regulations. Refreshments will be served and it is not necessary to sign up in advance. “ACSOL looks forward to hosting its first in…
Read MoreNY: New US rape lawsuit filed against boxer Mike Tyson
Source: news.yahoo.com 1/24/23 A woman in New York state has filed a civil suit against Mike Tyson, accusing the former boxing champion of raping her in a limousine in the early 1990s, according to court filings. The woman, who asked the court to remain anonymous, filed her complaint in early January under a temporary New York state law allowing victims of sexual assault to seek civil damages regardless of the statute of limitations. Tyson spent three years in jail beginning in 1992 after being found guilty of raping model Desiree…
Read MoreAction Alert for CA: Time to Sign Up for Lobby Day in Sacramento on March 21
It’s time to sign up for Lobby Day in Sacramento on March 21. You can use the link below to let ACSOL know that you will participate. There is no fee required to participate and, in fact, there will be free parking, free coffee and even a free lunch. Please park in the parking lot of the Hyatt Hotel located at 1209 L Street as long as your vehicle fits in that lot. Get a parking ticket and ACSOL will reimburse you for the full amount. Training will begin in…
Read MoreAction Alert: NM Lawmakers propose House Bill 128 that would allow chemical castration of sex offenders for parole
[At the bottom of this article ACSOL has instructions on how all registrants and supporters, not just New Mexico residents, can take action] Source: yahoo.com 1/24/23 Legislative sessions in New Mexico often include bills that court controversy. This year, a pair of House Republicans could stir up the Roundhouse with a proposal that would allow a court to order a convicted sex offender to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole. Reps. John Block of Alamogordo and Stefani Lord of Sandia Park say House Bill 128 would offer…
Read MoreVA: FCPS changes bus stop location over concerns of proximity to sex offender
Source: msn.com 1/22/23 Fairfax County Public Schools changed the bus stop location for students in Mount Vernon after a parent raised concerns over its proximity to a registered sex offender. The bus stop in question sits at the corner of Cedar Road and Black Alder Drive. FCPS announced that starting on Tuesday, the new pick-up and drop-off spot will be at the corner of Black Alder Drive and Teak Court, about a block away and out of view from the home. A father, who wanted to remain anonymous, said he recently…
Read MoreKillers, Gangsters, Sex Offenders: US Marshals Capture 76,000 Fugitives
Source: dailyvoice.com 1/24/23 It’s a staggering number: 75,846 fugitives were arrested by U.S. Marshals in the fiscal year 2022 — an average of 303 per day of activity, the service reported. These included: 9,911 sex offenders, including those charged or convicted of sexual assault, failing to register or comply with the requirements of the national sex offender registry, and other offenses; 5,189 gang members; 5,759 homicide suspects; 1,496 international and foreign fugitives; 986 fugitives charged in the special Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program, which combines the resources and expertise…
Read MoreIA: Sex offender claims state forced castration
Source: stormlake.com 1/24/23 A patient at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders has demanded $2.25 million from the state for damages including “forced castration” that was inflicted after an improperly close relationship with a CCUSO psychologist. Jeff ____ has requested $1.5 million for “pain and suffering” and an additional $750,000 for punitive damages from the relationship, which has been described in court documents as an “emotional affair” that included sexual discussions. In a Jan. 12 filing in Cherokee County District Court, ____’s attorney, Brad Schroeder of Des Moines,…
Read MorePA: Can you Ban Sex Offenders from Your Association? NO
Source: jdsupra.com 1/23/23 Lake Naomi Club, Inc. v. Rosado, ___ A.3d ____ (2022, Penn). Issue Can a private, planned community adopt a restrictive covenant that prohibits lifetime registered sex offenders from residing within that community? The Facts At Pocono Pines’ 2013 annual meeting, residents raised concerns about a sex offender who was living in Lake Naomi. Accordingly, on March 30, 2016, Pocono Pines (“Association”) amended its Declaration to provide that no registered Tier III sex offender “shall occupy or reside in any [l]ot, dwelling, or common area within the boundaries of”…
Read MoreMO: Proposed Missouri Violent Offender Registry
Source: missourinet.com 1/23/23 State Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, has reintroduced a piece of legislation for the creation of a violent offender registry. Under the bill, those convicted of first- and second-degree murder would be placed on a list similar to the sex offender registry. “The theory here grows out of a contact I had with a constituent actually before I was even elected,” according to Rep. Roberts. “I made a promise to this person at the time that I would file this every year until we either pass it or…
Read MoreWA: Amid Uproar Over Tenino Sex Offender Housing, Lawmakers Work on Bill to Prevent Similar Situations
Source: chronline.com 1/22/23 State lawmakers are working on a bill to prevent situations similar to the opening of a new home for individuals convicted of sexually violent offenses in Tenino that has surprised, worried and angered many area residents. State Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, and state Reps. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, are writing legislation that would close a public notice loophole allowing private operators to house violent offenders in low-security adult group homes with minimal notice and assurance of adequate community protection, according to a news release. …
Read MoreNH: Sex offender employment limitation bill
Source: sentinelsource.com 1/21/23 Returning for a third attempt at becoming a law, members of the N.H. House of Representatives Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard a bill on Wednesday that would provide additional employment restrictions for registered sex offenders. The bill’s prime sponsor, Kevin Verville, R-Deerfield, brought the bill back at the urging of a constituent after it passed the House with amendment in 2020 and 2022 only to die in the Senate both times. Now known as HB 107-FN, the bill would prohibit any registered sex offender from…
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