Source: kten.com 2/29/25 South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey was overwhelmed with rage when he first saw the man he believes caused his son’s suicide. The suspect was extradited from Nigeria to the US over the weekend on charges that he targeted 17-year-old Gavin Guffey in a sexual extortion, or “sextortion” scheme, that led to the teen’s death. The Nigerian appeared in court in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday, where Brandon Guffey laid eyes on him after more than two years of fighting for justice for his son. “Rage is…
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KY: House Bill 206 would create a fund to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including sex offenses
Source: legislature.ky.gov Kentucky House Bill 206 would create a fund to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including sex offenses Read the text of the bill
Read MoreMS: US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
Source: yahoo.com 1/27/25 The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation. The justices turned away an appeal of a lower court’s decision rejecting a lawsuit that claimed that the ban – a provision of the Mississippi constitution that applies even after a sentence has been completed – violates the U.S.…
Read MoreVA: Constitutional amendment HJ2; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
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Read MoreAR: Arkansas legislators push for SB13 law addressing Boy Scout child sexual abuse victims
Source: kark.com 1/13/25 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill filed by two Arkansas legislators would address settlement with victims of child sexual abuse expecting compensation through the Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Settlement Trust. Senate Bill 13 by Sen. David Wallace (R-19) and Rep. Jim Gazaway (R-31) specifically addresses the needs of the more than 500 Arkansas survivors of child sexual abuse while in scouting. Should it become law, the bill will fill gaps in previous legislation promoting the rights of sexual abuse survivors. Previous legislation was passed in 2021 as the…
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