Source: local3news.com 10/30/26 [ACSOL note: Our community needs to know that those who harm a registrant will be held accountable.] A Hamilton County grand jury has indicted the 18-year-old who admitted to killing a missing sex offender to “serve justice.” Court documents that Local 3 News obtained show the jury indicted Kian Andrew Neal on Monday, October 26, for: Murder in the first degree Felony murder Aggravated burglary Abuse of a corpse Tampering with evidence Failure to exercise due care Robert Locke, 56, had gone missing in late May. Neal…
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Janice’s Journal: Halloween Hope
Halloween will be here in only two days. And this year, there is Halloween hope for registrants. For decades, the public has applied its knee jerk and emotional response to registrants on Halloween. That response has been based, in large part, by articles in the media that falsely warned that registrants pose a great danger on that holiday. Never mind that the greatest danger on Halloween is a child being hit by a car while trick or treating. Never mind that there has only been one substantiated report of a…
Read MoreHalloween rules target sex offenders. Do they protect kids? [Interview with Janice]
Source: usatoday.com 10/29/2026 [ACSOL note: scroll down to see Janice’s interview in bold] By N’dea Yancey-Bragg As Halloween approaches, law enforcement agencies across the country are reviving a controversial yet common plan to keep children safe. In many cities and states, certain sex offenders will be barred from handing out candy, decorating their homes or even having their lights on while families are out trick-or-treating. In some areas, hundreds of officers will go door to door to ensure compliance while in others, offenders are required to spend the evening at…
Read MoreWebinar Nov 2: Working With Reality – Employment After Conviction
Source: Restorative Action Alliance Join the Restorative Action Alliance for an interactive, informative webinar designed to support people navigating employment after a conviction and to help you plan practical next steps. Through experience-led guidance and structured attendee breakout discussions, you’ll have space to ask questions, hear what’s worked for others, and leave with more clarity on how to move forward in the job market. What to Expect Realistic planning for your job search pathway Practical, experience-based strategies to stay on track and learn what works Rebuilding approaches through networking and…
Read MoreCA: Fresno Council Orders Sex Offender Housing Limits. Will They Roam Streets Instead?
Source: gvwire.com 10/23/26 The Fresno City Council directed the creation of an ordinance to restrict housing for sex offenders. The ordinance could restrict the total number of group home spaces to sex offenders to 42. City Council could approve the ordinance without knowing how many sex offenders will be left homeless. New legal action may be coming if the Fresno City Council follows through on a ordinance restricting sex offender housing. On Thursday, in a 6-0 vote, councilmembers directed the city attorney to craft an ordinance that requires licensing for…
Read MoreKY: Court upholds Kentucky’s ban on child sex dolls after constitutional challenge
Source: kentuckylantern.com 10/23/26 A Union County judge has rejected a man’s constitutional challenge of Kentucky’s ban on child sex dolls. Kenneth Moore, 50, was charged in August 2025, according to court records, with a total of 16 counts of possession or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, promoting a sexual performance by a minor less than 16 years of age and one count of trafficking a child sex doll — all felonies. In February, he asked the Union Circuit Court to declare House Bill 207, the ban passed…
Read MoreBorder Agents Can Search Your Phone, and Wiping It Could Land You in Prison. Do This Instead
Source: pcmag.com Phone searches at the US border are more common than ever. Here’s how to protect your privacy before you travel and what to do if CBP asks for your device. If you’re headed to the airport, you’re probably carrying your phone, loaded with personal information. Your boarding pass, flight information, hotel reservations—all of it is there right alongside other details like your social media, emails, photos, and more. That’s why handing it over to a stranger—especially while traveling internationally—can be scary. These days, phone searches at the…
Read MoreHomeland Security Lied About Child Porn To Search Activist’s Phone
Source: reason.com 10/21/26 The feds are charging Samuel Tunick for destroying his phone at the border. Court documents show that they refused him a lawyer and lied about why he was searched. One of the unfortunate quirks of the American system is that you can’t lie to the government, but the government can lie to you. Samuel Tunick found himself on the receiving end of this setup last year at Atlanta International Airport. When agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked for his phone password, he allegedly…
Read MoreACSOL Registrant Advocates Testify Before Fresno City Council
Source: ACSOL 10/22/26 Three registrant advocates today testified before the Fresno City Council in opposition to a proposed resolution that could result in reduced housing for registrants who reside in that city. Their testimony focused, in part, upon the harms that could result if many Fresno registrants were became homeless. “Public safety would decrease, not increase, if there was a significant increase in the number of Fresno registrants who are homeless,” testified registrant Roger Hunnicutt. “That is because law enforcement would no longer be able to monitor them.” Another registrant…
Read MoreU. S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Missouri Halloween Sign Challenge
Source: ACSOL The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review of the petition filed by the Missouri Attorney General in the Halloween sign challenge. In its decision, the Court noted that only one justice, Justice Samuel Alito, favored review of the petition. “The Court’s decision today is a significant victory for registrants who reside in Missouri as well as registrants throughout the nation,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “It its denial, the Court has acknowledged that Halloween sign requirements are unconstitutional.” The original complaint in this case was filed in…
Read MoreACSOL In-Person Meeting in San Diego on Nov. 14, 2026
You are invited to attend ACSOL’s in-person meeting in San Diego, CA on Saturday, November 14, 2026 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: California Western School of Law Room LH-1 225 Cedar Street San Diego The meeting will include discussions regarding topics of interest to both registrants and their loved ones, including the status of proposed changes to the Tiered Registry Law such as the reduction of tier assignment for those convicted of an offense involving child pornography. The meeting is free and will include refreshments.…
Read MoreMA: MIT Scientist Wins $6 Million in Sexual Misconduct Defamation Suit Following Accusations from Younger Female Colleague
Source: people.com 10/17/26 NEED TO KNOW Former MIT scientist David Sabatini was awarded $6 million in damages after a jury sided with him in a legal battle involving sexual misconduct allegations by former colleague Kristin Knouse Knouse alleged Sabatini pressured her into a relationship and fostered a hostile workplace, while Sabatini maintained their relationship was consensual Sabatini’s attorney celebrated the verdict as “a moment of sweet justice,” while Knouse’s attorney called it “disappointing” and said she plans to appeal A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist who lost his…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting November 21, 2026
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, November 21, online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded and posted within a couple of days. To listen, click on the Recordings link at the top of all our…
Read MoreOH: Hysteria Alert: Vivek Ramaswamy Features Sex Offender in Campaign Ad
Source: yahoo.com for The New Republic 10/14/26 In September, Ohio GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy posted (and quickly deleted) a video on social media featuring himself shaking hands with a registered sex offender. He again featured that same man in a television campaign ad a month later, according to reporting from The Bulwark. In 2006, Amherst, Ohio, resident Vernon Edwards pleaded guilty to “gross sexual imposition,” which according to Ohio law involves sexual contact with a minor. He was charged in a case involving a 13-year-old girl, though he faced…
Read MoreIL: Vigilante Millstone the Klown targets people on the sex offender registry and those he believes support them
Source: illinoistimes.com 10/15/26 Jeff Bast, who goes by Millstone the Klown on social media, says he is protecting children. His online following has brought scrutiny to people on the sex offender registry – and fear and lost work to people around them. Lucy Reid took down the signs in broad daylight. They had been posted around Winchester for weeks, calling attention to a child sexual abuse case. Reid understood the anger behind them. But the signs seemed to be everywhere, and she had grown weary of seeing her hometown defined…
Read MoreNew Report Reveals People with Felony Convictions Face Significant Restrictions When Running For Elected Office
Source: sentencingproject.org 10/15/26 A new report released by The Sentencing Project finds that far too often, people with felony convictions are excluded from representing their communities in state legislatures, city councils, school boards, and neighborhood commissions. [Washington, DC]- A new report released by The Sentencing Project today finds that far too often, people with felony convictions are excluded from representing their communities in state legislatures, city councils, school boards, and neighborhood commissions. Running with Conviction: Eligibility for Elected Office with a Felony Conviction examines the legal barriers that people…
Read MoreCA: Elderly parole law AB 2727 could cost taxpayers millions to keep sex offenders in prison
Source: sjvsun.com 10/14/26 The new law raises the age threshold for elderly parole eligibility for convicted sex offenders, costing taxpayers millions more each year to keep them incarcerated longer. A new law taking effect in 2027 will cost taxpayers millions of dollars annually to keep convicted sex offenders incarcerated longer. The law is Assembly Bill 2727, which was introduced in the California Legislature this year after two convicted sex offenders over age 50 – but younger than 65 – became eligible for the state’s elderly parole. Under state law…
Read MoreCA: ‘Shame on you’: Manteca residents fume over city contract with business co-owned by registered sex offender
Source: stocktonia.org 10/14/26 A controversial contract with a cleanup company in Manteca has residents incensed that the city would do business with a registered sex offender. Manteca Property Services began working for the city in 2023, and the Manteca City Council approved its most recent agreement in March. The junk removal and trash hauling company has cleared illegal homeless encampments and provided citywide cleanup services. The business is co-owned by Robert Wolfe, a registered sex offender in California. Screenshots of Wolfe’s profile on California’s Megan’s Law database and text messages…
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