Canada: Convicted child pornography designated a long-term offender

Source: globalnews.ca 3/17/26 Convicted child pornography designated a long-term offender.  Repeat child pornography offender Shane _______ has been designated a long-term offender. On Thursday morning, judge Richard Danyliuk accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence for a seven-year prison sentence and a 10-year supervision order Watch the video

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OR: Oregon Supreme Court reverses child sex abuse conviction on privacy grounds

Source: philomathnews.com 3/29/26 The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a Lane County man’s conviction for encouraging child sex abuse, ruling that local authorities subjected him to a warrantless search when monitoring his use of a restaurant’s free wireless internet network.  In 2018 and 2019, Oakridge resident Randall De Witt Simons had accessed an A&W restaurant’s wireless internet network which extended into the range of his own home in Lane County. The network required a terms of service agreement, which noted that the restaurant chain may cooperate with legal authorities…

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