A new website, Support Beyond Stigma, offers guidance for people whose loved ones have been accused or convicted of offenses involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). It provides state‑by‑state legal information, recent news, and practical resources on emotional wellbeing, legal processes, incarceration, reentry, and related challenges. The site was created “for parents, partners, siblings, friends, and others navigating the upheaval that follows an accusation or conviction.” Its mission is to help families understand the legal process, stay informed, access housing and employment resources, and safeguard their wellbeing amid the stigma…
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CA Action Alert: Call the Senate Committee ASAP to oppose AB 1568 in the June 16 hearing
The CA Senate Public Safety Committee will consider Assembly Bill (AB) 1568 on Tuesday, June 16. The hearing will be held in the State Capitol, Room 112, starting at 8:30 a.m. If passed, this bill would block thousands of registrants who are otherwise eligible from filing a petition for removal from the registry. “This hearing could be the last opportunity for registrants, family members and supporters to stop AB 1568,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Therefore, it is important for as many people as possible to attend this hearing on…
Read MoreMI: Sex offender reports confrontation, assault by kids
Source: woodtv.com 6/2/26 PLAINWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — A registered sex offender in Allegan County said he could not stay silent about the strangers who showed up at his home early Sunday morning. “I thought, ‘You know what? I’m gonna reach out to you guys because … if I don’t do something, (what if) somebody else loses their life because I didn’t take action?’ the husband and father told Target 8 Monday. He wasn’t willing to risk it. “The other sex offenders that live in the area that don’t know (about…
Read MoreVA: Virginia Court Rejects Vague Loitering Law
Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 6/3/26 In Commonwealth v. Richard Cox, the Circuit Court of Arlington County struck down Virginia’s sex-offender “loitering” statute as unconstitutionally vague, reinforcing a fundamental principle that is often forgotten when laws target registrants: constitutional protections apply to everyone. The Virginia law made it a felony for certain individuals on the sex offender registry to “loiter” within 100 feet of schools and child day-care facilities. While the legislature chose to criminalize “loitering,” it never defined what that term actually meant. As a result, the court found that ordinary people had…
Read MoreCORRECTION: Federal Court Declares Missouri Halloween Sign Law Violates U.S. Constitution
Source: ACSOL [6/3/26 NOTE: This article was updated to reflect the court’s decision impact] The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, issued a decision on May 29 declaring that the Missouri Halloween sign law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The decision also permanently enjoins the Attorney General as well as the City of Hazelwood from enforcing that law. “This decision is significant in that it directly protects the plaintiff in the case from the Halloween sign law,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “This…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Court Awards NARSOL $18,458 Against Man Who Spread False Claims to Kill Its Conferences
Source: NARSOL.org 5/28/26 Defendant, believed to be a Proud Boys member, never responded to the lawsuit. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A man who spent months posting false allegations about the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) on Facebook, including a fabricated claim that the organization is linked to groups advocating child sexual abuse, was ordered last week to pay NARSOL $18,458.56 in damages by North Carolina Superior Court Judge Clayton Somers. Ronald Creighton Davis, of Pierce County, Georgia, never answered the lawsuit. He didn’t file paperwork and didn’t appear…
Read MoreJanice’s Journal and Action Alert: Darkest Before the Dawn; Fight these 4 bills!
This column is not meant to depress anyone. Instead, this column is meant to inspire everyone who reads it. Having said that, it is important to see clearly the reality before us. The reality is that the shadow of Epstein continues and with that shadow comes efforts to further harm registrants and their families. For example, federal legislators have introduced bills that if passed would prohibit many registrants from receiving their hard-earned federal pensions (S. 4447) and Medicaid benefits (HR 7453) as well as protection in federal shelters (HR 7624). …
Read MoreFL: Will Florida create a new class of preschool kids labeled as sex offenders?
Source: aroundosceola.com 5/28/26 The parents of a student who attended a private Celebration Christian school say the state needs clearer rules and more transparency after alleging in a lawsuit that their daughter was repeatedly sexually abused beginning at age 4 by a classmate. The case has exposed what the family and experts describe as a troubling gap: when the child accused is too young to face criminal charges, there may be limited ability to ensure intervention or alert another school to serious safety concerns. Law enforcement and mental health experts…
Read MoreCA: Assembly Approves AB 1568, potentially blocking many registrants from petitioning for registry removal
Source: ACSOL The California Assembly has voted in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 1568 on May 26. If that bill becomes law, many registrants who are otherwise eligible to petition for removal from the registry could be blocked from doing so. AB 1568 will next be considered by the California Senate in what could be a three-step process. First, the bill will be considered by the Senate Public Committee no later than July 2. If that committee passes the bill, the bill will be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee…
Read MoreHinda Institute’s “Navigating the System” course: Effective advocacy within the court system and behind prison walls
Source: hindahelps.com On June 3, 10, and 17, 2026 the Hinda Institute’s “Navigating the System” course empowers participants with practical knowledge and strategies for effective advocacy within the court system and behind prison walls. Shanna Rifkin, who is General Counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) will kick off the first of three weekly Zoom sessions, which begin on June 3, 2026 at 8PM EST. Shanna directs the Federal Compassionate Release Clearinghouse, oversees FAMM’s Supreme Court practice, and advocates for reform of federal sentencing and corrections law and policy before…
Read MoreTX: Tough-On-Crime Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office offers sex offense plea deals
Source: texastribune.org 5/19/26 WACO — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is under fire for a plea deal his prosecutors offered last month to a Waco man charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. The deal in the case, which Paxton’s office took over about three years ago after the locally elected district attorney recused himself, would have let the man plead guilty to two misdemeanors and serve a total of just one day in jail. Now Paxton, locked in a heated primary to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, is facing criticism…
Read MoreOK: Tulsa man sentenced to 121 months for child pornography charges
Source: ktul.com 5/21/26 [ACSOL note: Example of bizarre belief leading to long sentencing] TULSA, Okla. (KOKH) — A 41-year-old man with dual citizenship in the United States and Pakistan has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Razwan _____ to 121 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Hill also ordered Asghar to register as a sex offender and pay…
Read MoreTX: Texas repeat offender gets 50-year federal prison sentence for exploiting child on Snapchat
Source: fox4news.com 5/21/26 [ACSOL note: Example of extreme sentencing] ABILENE, Texas – A 25-year-old registered sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Federal prison sentence: Kai Isaiah of Abilene was sentenced to the 600-month term by U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr. Kai Isaiah was indicted in December 2025 and pleaded guilty in January 2026 to production of child pornography. According to court documents, Kai Isaiah used Snapchat to entice and coerce a 13-year-old child into producing multiple sexually explicit videos.…
Read MoreCA: CASOMB 5/21/26 Agency Reports Show Changes in Registrants in Custody, Petitions Filed and Granted, etc.
The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met on May 21 in Sacramento. During that meeting, CASOMB revealed new trends in the California registry as well as discussed pending legislation that could affect registrants in the future. The most important news is that the total number of registrants has decreased by more than 3,000 people during the past six months. The current total number of registrants is 103,725. Of that total, there are 19,084 registrants who have failed to register and 6,139 registrants who identify as homeless. Additional…
Read MoreMO: Registrant Arrested for Attending Granddaughter’s Graduation
Source: ozarkradionews.com 5/19/26 [ACSOL is posting this as a warning to those who are considering walking onto school property] A Houston man was taken into custody Friday after police say he attended the Houston R‑1 School District graduation ceremony despite restrictions tied to his status on the sex offender registry. According to a probable cause statement filed by the Houston Police Department, officers were alerted on May 15, 2026, that 66‑year‑old Roger _____ was present inside the Tiger Field House during the ceremony, where “numerous juveniles [were] present” . Officer…
Read MoreThe nudifier boom: 705 million downloads. 99% women. One state finally did something about it
Source: Jackie Snow, Contributing Editor Most people, when they think about AI deepfakes, think about porn. They are not wrong. What they probably do not know is the scale. In 2023, one survey found that deepfake pornography made up 98% of all deepfake videos online. Ninety-nine percent of those depicted women. The technology that the AI industry spent years worrying might destabilize democracy has been deployed, overwhelmingly, to sexualize real women without their knowledge. Last week, Minnesota decided to do something about it. The state Senate voted 65-0 to ban nudification apps, the…
Read MoreLA: Many registrants arrested for having social media accounts
Source: wafb.com 5/18/26 BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – La. Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that 60 registered sex offenders were arrested as part of a major internet sex crimes operation in the greater Baton Rouge area. Details about “Operation Restricted Domain” were released during a news conference on Monday morning, May 18. According to Murrill’s office, “Operation Restricted Domain” is a two-month, multi-agency operation led by her Louisiana Bureau of Investigation targeting offenders who violated Louisiana sex offender registration laws and engaged in unlawful online activity. .. Read the full…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting June 20, 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, June 20 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 and posted within a…
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