Defendant had 100K X followers, and as a result O’Leary “was flooded with unwanted communications.” Reason: Eugene Volokh | 7.14.2025 5:01 PM From Judge Beth Bloom’s order today granting default judgment in O’Leary v. Armstrong: Defendant posted on X Plaintiff’s private cell phone number and encouraged the public to harass Plaintiff, stating “[h]ave you ever wanted to call a real life murderer?! You can NOW! @kevinoleartyv is waiting for your call.” Following the post, Plaintiff began receiving communications from strangers who had obtained his number directly from Defendant’s post. On March 20, 2025…
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ACSOL Online Meeting August 16, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday August 16 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded. Within…
Read MoreICE uses inflammatory, biased language and fear to describe sex-related arrests
Source: dhs.gov 7/9/25 [ACSOL is posting this as a warning] WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) St. Paul arrested criminal illegal aliens, all of whom are convicted sexual predators, during a coordinated targeted enforcement operation in the Minneapolis area between June 6 and June 11, 2025. Under Tim Walz’s leadership, these depraved individuals have been walking freely around Minneapolis with impunity terrorizing American children. Below are some of the criminal illegal aliens arrested in the targeted operation: [list of only Tai and Laotian arrestees] … “These pedophiles and…
Read MoreMale victims of intimate partner violence: Insights from twenty years of research
Source: openaccessgovernment.org 5/30/25 Denise A. Hines, Ph.D., Enochs Endowed Professor of Social Work at the College of Public Health, George Mason University, explores the often-overlooked issue of male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) Men’s victimization from intimate partner violence (IPV) has been documented since the first US population-based study in 1975. (1) A review of 246 studies (2011–2022) found that 11.8% of men experience physical IPV, compared to 14.6% of women. (2) Despite decades of evidence, there is limited recognition of male IPV victims. Global data confirm that men represent a substantial proportion…
Read MoreN.J. court just made it harder for sex offenders to get off Megan’s Law registry
Source: nj.com 7/7/25 The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a ruling clarifying that sex offenders must prove they pose no threat to public safety—not just that they’re unlikely to reoffend sexually. A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that individuals seeking removal from the state’s sex offender registry must prove they are not a danger to the public in any way, not just that they are unlikely to commit another sex crime. The ruling, which sets a new legal precedent in New Jersey, stems from two cases involving men convicted of…
Read MoreACSOL Board Cancels 2025 Conference
The ACSOL board of directors has decided to cancel this year’s conference in order to protect registrants, their families and those who support them. The conference was previously scheduled to be held on September 26 and September 27. “Cancellation of this year’s conference was a difficult decision to make for the ACSOL board of directors,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Cancellation was necessary, however, after an extremist organization threatened violence against an allied organization, NARSOL.” NARSOL was scheduled to conduct its conference in Michigan in June 2025. However, the…
Read MoreAI-generated child pornography is surging − a legal scholar explains why the fight against it is complicated and how the law could catch up
Source: theconversation.com 2/11/25 The Internet Watch Foundation, an organization that tracks child sexual abuse material posted online, has documented a surge over the first half of 2025 in AI-generated, realistic sexually explicit videos depicting minors. Some of the material was derived from images of real minors, and some was wholly synthetic. The Supreme Court has implicitly concluded that computer-generated pornographic images that are based on images of real children are illegal. The use of generative AI technologies to make deepfake pornographic images of minors almost certainly falls under the scope of that ruling. But the…
Read MoreTucker Carlson Says He Doesn’t Own a Computer Because the CIA Plants ‘Kiddie Porn’
Source: gizmodo.com 7/11/25 Tucker Carlson consistently ranks among the top 20 podcasts on platforms like Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. But the far-right influencer made a rather bizarre admission about technology on his show this past Tuesday. The former Fox News host claims he doesn’t own a computer. Why? Carlson says he doesn’t want the CIA to plant “kiddie porn” on it. The topic came up when Carlson was speaking with his guest, MAGA commentator Saagar Enjeti, about Jefferey Epstein and the Department of Justice’s insistence that there was nothing more to release…
Read MoreAction Alert: Volunteer to speak about the registry and introducing a related film
Source: metamorafilms.org 7/8/25 Metamora Films is having an online film festival in Pueblo, CO March 2026 that will feature some film projects about the registry. We are looking for a special “guest” or speaker during one of the days of the festival to talk for about 30 minutes about the registry, then intro to a film that’s related. If you are interested, please contact me. Thank you. Matt Media Contact Metamora Films [email protected] Read the film festival announcement
Read MoreACSOL Website Blocked for Some Registrants on Federal Supervised Release
According to several reports, some individuals on federal supervised release whose phones or computers are monitored by the federal government were blocked from using the ACSOL website. If you are one of those people, please call the monitoring company at 855-855-6278 or 484-222-3301. After the call is answered, use Option 5 in order to speak to a customer representative. Tell that person that you want access to the ACSOL website: all4consolaws.org. They will need your name and case number in order to help you. “I called the monitoring company this…
Read MoreEllingburg v. United States Brief: Criminal Restitution Counts as Criminal Punishment
Source: cato.org 6/30/25 [This is the case that the Supreme court will hear in the fall term. This friend of the court in favor of the defendant is asking for a wider scope of view that includes revisiting issues like sex-offense registration, monetary penalties, and civil asset forfeiture.] In 1995, when petitioner Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., robbed a bank, federal criminal restitution was governed by the Victim and Witness Protection Act (VWPA). The VWPA provided that a defendant’s liability to pay restitution ended twenty years after the entry of judgment. Then,…
Read MoreIA: Protestors Defend Vigilante Murderer of Registrant
Source: wndu.com 7/2/25 GOSHEN, Ind. (WNDU) – Protestors rallied outside of the Elkhart County Courthouse in downtown Goshen on Wednesday afternoon to call for stricter penalties for child sex offenders and show their support for a man who is charged with murdering a sex offender last week at an Elkhart motel. 35-year-old Nicholas Stanley is accused of killing 35-year-old Allen Cogswell back on June 24 at the Daylite Inn on Cassopolis Street. … Protestors also held up signs that said things like, “Free Nic” and “Nick Stanley Doesn’t Deserve Jail.” Read the full…
Read MoreFL: Ex-CA Politician Tries to Whip Up Hysteria to Make His Registrant Neighbor Homeless
Source: sjcitizen.com 6/18/25 Brian Pepin, a father of three and former member of the Poway City Council in California, publicly called for stricter sex offender residency restrictions during Tuesday’s St. Johns County Board of Commissioners meeting. Now a political consultant, Pepin recently moved to St. Augustine with his family and said that a registered sex offender moved directly across the street from their home. He shared the emotional impact this has had on his family during the public comment period. “Last week we learned that the guy that moved in across…
Read MoreAction Alert for CA: Fight Senate Bill 680! Call by 7/11 and then Show Up to Assembly Public Safety Committee on July 15
The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee will consider Senate Bill (SB) 680 on July 15 during a hearing that is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. in Room 126 of the State Capitol building. If SB 680 becomes law, individuals convicted on or after January 1, 2026, of unlawful intercourse in violation of Penal Code Section 261.5 would be required to register. No one convicted of this offense has been required to register in the past without a court order. “The legislature has wisely decided to amend Senate Bill 680 so…
Read More$10,000 Challenge Grant Offered in Support of Two New Lawsuits
An anonymous donor has offered to match up to $10,000 for donations made in support of two new lawsuits that will challenge significant mistakes made by the California Department of Corrections (CDC). The lawsuits will focus upon the agency’s failure to implement treatment regulations as well as the agency’s unlawful identification of women as high risk offenders. “These two lawsuits are necessary in order to help restore the civil rights of individuals required to register,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “They are a new beginning as we start…
Read MoreGeneral Comments July 2025
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Read MoreJanice’s Journal: The Mountain Climb Just Got Steeper
As an advocate and litigator, I often compare my efforts to restore the civil rights of registrants to climbing up a steep mountain. Unfortunately, the mountain I must now climb is steeper due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued a few days ago. In that decision, a majority of the Court’s nine justices overturned relief granted by district court judges in three different but related cases. In those cases, each district court ruled that an Executive Order could not be enforced after it was challenged as unconstitutional. The district…
Read MoreNE: A Better Way Forward: Smarter Public Safety Investments for Douglas County
Source: Nebraskans Unafraid Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson’s recent announcement of a new “investigator” position tasked with verifying the addresses of people on Nebraska’s sex offender registry might make headlines, but it won’t make our communities safer. It’s an initiative based on optics rather than outcomes, intended to project action, not produce impact. Instead of allocating taxpayer-funded resources toward a symbolic gesture with no measurable public safety benefits, the sheriff’s office could be focusing on evidence-based strategies that truly prevent crime, protect vulnerable populations, and build community trust. Below are several alternatives that deserve…
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