Innocent Until Proven Guilty: A deep dive into the stages of a sex crime investigation

Source: ministrywatch.com 1/7/25 At MinistryWatch, we run reports almost weekly of pastors getting arrested for various crimes — but an arrest doesn’t mean that person has been found guilty. Just recently, a jury found an Arkansas pastor who had been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material not guilty. Photo by Kendelmedia / Pexels “After 17 long months,” the pastor said, “we finally had our day in court, a moment I had prayed for, not just to clear my name, but to affirm a principle that seems increasingly lost in…

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ACSOL In-Person Meeting February 14, 2026 in Berkeley, CA

ACSOL will lead an in-person meeting in Berkeley on Saturday, February 14, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: The Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA “We are pleased to return to Finnish Hall for this meeting,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “Finnish Hall is a great location for our meeting due to its proximity to BART. There will be much to discuss during the meeting including proposed improvements to the Tiered Registry Law, treatment for parolees and the pending challenge to SORNA regulations.”…

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CA: New Fresno law evicts registrants from group housing and makes it hard to live in Fresno County

Source: fresnoland.org 1/6/26 The Fresno County Board Of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a new law limiting the number of sex offenders that can live in a single-family home, following complaints from Old Fig Garden residents.  The law caps the number of sexual offenders to six per home, matching regulations set by the state, with property owners facing fines totaling over $50,000 for successive violations, a six-month jail sentence and potential litigation from the county.  About two dozen members of the public have spoken on the new law since it was…

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