FL: ANC chair’s sex offender registration in Florida spurs calls for transparency

Source: gwhatchet.com 4/6/23 The chair of Foggy Bottom’s local governing body is a registered sex offender in Florida, and court records reveal a criminal history he had not publicly disclosed in D.C. before this week. Joel Causey – the highest-ranking official on the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission, which represents residents on and near campus – was convicted in 1998 for a sexual offense involving a boy under 16 years old in Jacksonville, Florida between 1995 and 1996, according to Duval County, Florida court documents. ANC commissioners…

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CA: Over 300 Undercover L.A. Police Sue City over Leak to Watchdog

Source: breitbart.com 4/5/23 Over 300 undercover Los Angeles Police Department officers are suing the city for leaking their photographs to a watchdog group. As the Los Angeles Times noted last month, Mayor Karen Bass expressed outrage when it was discovered that the city had accidentally leaked the images of hundreds of officers, jeopardizing their investigations — and their lives. Read the full article  

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MD: Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland

Source: apnews.com 4/5/23 BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children and often escaped accountability, according to a long-awaited state report released Wednesday that revealed the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused church leaders of decades of coverups. The report paints a damning picture of the archdiocese, which is the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the country and spans much of Maryland. Some parishes, schools and congregations had more than one abuser at the same…

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CA: How Much Did San Diego Pay While Nathan Fletcher Allegedly Preyed on Staff?

Source: nbcsandiego.com 4/5/23 It’s believed that Fletcher, a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, will be paid as much as $26,000 while on medical leave prior to his resignation date of May 15 The now-disgraced San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who announced last week that he had stepped down as chair of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and planned on resigning from the county board in mid-May, will have to make do without a very expensive security detail and a very healthy paycheck. To date,…

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