Source: davisvanguard.org 9/26/26 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper sharply criticized California’s parole system this week after his office recently learned that a man convicted of a series of violent sexual offenses more than two decades ago is living in Sacramento County, questioning how someone sentenced to three life terms plus 51 years could be out of prison. But records from the California Board of Parole Hearings provide important context to Cooper’s criticism: Lloyd Clinton Edwards did not simply have his sentence reduced to 26 years. He became…
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Check out these important upcoming Restorative Action Alliance events
Source: Restorative Action Alliance Our Mission: Through education, litigation and legislative advocacy, Restorative Action Alliance helps build safer communities which invest in primary prevention of sexual harm, meaningfully hold those accountable who cause harm, and safeguard the civil liberties of all. Click on any of these upcoming online events: Many Truths Virtual Gallery: Oct 19th 7 pm eastern / 3 pm pacific Employment Webinar: Working with Reality Nov 2 – 7:30 pm RAA Volunteer Orientation: Oct 8 – 6:30 to 8 eastern
Read MorePrimetime Movie Exposes the Ego-Driven Core of Vigilante Pedophile Hunting
Source: wired.com 9/25/26 Lance Oppenheim’s new film doesn’t paint Chris Hansen as a hero. The To Catch a Predator host’s real-world copycats are even more reckless. Child predators are arguably the most reviled demographic in society. So when someone like Chris Hansen, the former NBC Dateline journalist and host of the To Catch a Predator series, decides to take up the mantle of exposing them to the public, he is naturally praised as a hero. But, as is revealed in Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime—a dramatized snapshot of Hansen’s life at…
Read MoreNV: Child Sex Offender Given 435 Years in Prison
Source: washoelife.washoecounty.gov 9/24/26 [ACSOL is posting this as an example of extreme sentencing][ The Honorable Egan Walker has sentenced David Moreno to life in prison, with parole eligibility in 435 years. Moreno was previously found guilty of 11 counts of Sexual Assault on a Child Under 14, four counts of Lewdness with a Child Under 14, one count of Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child Under 14, one count of Child Neglect, one count of Incest, and one count of Dissuading a Witness. The case against Moreno began when one…
Read MoreNY: Decades of Harm: New York Schools Named in Nearly 2,000 Child Sex Abuse Claims
Source: motherjones.com 9/23/26 A law that opened a window for survivors to seek justice for past abuse also exposed how schools enabled alleged predators. Going to high school in Dutchess County, New York, in the 1960s, there was no late bus. For one star athlete at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, that meant regularly hitchhiking the 25 miles between school and home after practice. It was during those lonely treks, he said, that his new coach and gym teacher, Vincent Dutkowski, would stalk him in his car, offering…
Read MoreNCACR’s First Open House Zoom Online Workshop October 15
Source: National Coalition to End Conviction Registries This will be a great chance for everyone to get to know NCACR and what we’ve been working on. On October 15 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time on Zoom, there will be 3 wonderful presenters….and then we’ll break up into smaller Zoom rooms to learn some skills from the experts. Read more information
Read MoreMI: Berrien County prosecutor says names were incorrectly removed from sex offender registry
Source: wzzm13.com 9/21/26 BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — The Berrien County Prosecutor said some sex offenders have been incorrectly removed from the statewide Sex Offender Registry after more than 20,000 people were removed after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that changes to the state’s registry were unconstitutional. The county prosecutor said in a release on Monday, “Although the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office does not maintain or administer the Sex Offender Registry, we have identified instances in which individuals appear to have been removed from the registry in error.” … Read the…
Read MoreUK: Vigilante group protests at home of convicted sex offender
Source: eastlothiancourier.com 9/22/26 A VIGILANTE group have been protesting at the rural home of a convicted sex offender. About 20 members of the ‘Awareness Protection Group’ attended at the Castlemains Farm property near Gifford at about 9pm on Friday. They confronted stables owner Campbell Taylor, who was convicted of sexually assaulting three women following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last year. Footage posted on social media showed the vigilante group arriving at the farm and shouting abuse at Taylor regarding his conviction. Police officers were then seen attempting to…
Read MoreMO: Missouri Files Final Brief in Halloween Sign Challenge
The State of Missouri filed its final brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court in the pending challenge to a state law that required all registrants in that state to post a sign on their home on Halloween. This brief is a reply to the brief filed September 8 on behalf of a registrant who was convicted for failing to abide by this law. In its brief, Missouri repeated unsuccessful arguments made in both the trial court and the appellate court. The primary argument made in the brief was that…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting October 10, 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, October 10, 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…
Read MoreFinal Deadline to Sign Up for the ACSOL Conference was Friday, September 25
The final day on which to sign up for ACSOL’s conference was Friday, September 25. “This deadline is necessary in order to accommodate the hotel’s schedule,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. No tickets will be available at the door. It will not be recorded nor streamed. Come and get information on the CA tiered registry, SORNA litigation, employment, emotional support, how to have success on the registry, sex addiction and treatment, foreign and domestic travel, parole and probation survival and early termination, women on the registry, diversionary programs, and…
Read MoreJanice’s Journal: Congratulations, Michigan Registrants!
ACSOL congratulates more than 20,000 registrants in Michigan who are no longer required to register! They are now free to live without carrying the burden of registration. This magnificent and meaningful result was achieved due to one lawsuit filed in Michigan state court. A lawsuit that ended in the Michigan Supreme Court. According to that Court, the State of Michigan violated the state’s constitution by applying a law retroactively. That is, the State in 2011 passed a law that required individuals who were no longer required to register again or…
Read MoreKS: RM389: Kansas Court Kills Lifetime Supervision
Source: patreon.com/registrymatters/ 9/20/26 This week on Registry Matters: we dig into the collapse of a South Carolina church, where a registrant volunteer scandal at Pawleys Island set off arrests, lawsuits, and a wave of institutional panic that tore the congregation apart. We also break down Louisiana’s ballot measure to constitutionally ban post-conviction bail for minor-related offenses — stripping judges of individualized discretion entirely — and examine a Kansas appellate ruling that struck down lifetime supervision as unconstitutionally disproportionate for a young man’s minimal offense. In a follow-up segment, we look…
Read MoreMaine wants to make one probation violation for anything enough to send someone back to prison
Source: themainewire.com 9/14/26 A Maine Republican lawmaker wants convicted sex offenders who violate probation to face an immediate consequence: return to prison and serve the remainder of their suspended sentence. … “You don’t get to roam the streets. You haven’t learned your lesson. You’re not rehabilitated. You go back to serve your sentence,” Henderson said while announcing the legislation. … Read the full article
Read MoreSign up for the October 2-3, 2026 ACSOL Conference
Use the link below to download the updated conference schedule which features both individuals and panels that will address the issues of greatest importance to registrants and their families. For example, Sherri Moreno will share information regarding how to get a good job and keep it. Janice Bellucci will discuss the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court. And Roger Hunnicutt and Rick Chew will share the methods they used to succeed on the registry. For those of you who are driving to the hotel, there will be plenty of…
Read MoreCongress approves legislation to keep child sex offenders out of union leadership
Source: 953mnc.com 9/18/26 Congress has approved legislation aimed at keeping people convicted of child sex crimes out of union leadership positions. Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg, who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, praised passage of the Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act. The bill adds sex offenses against minors to the list of convictions that can bar someone from serving in certain union offices or jobs. … Read the full article
Read MoreCA: CASOMB 9/17/26 Agency Reports Show Number of Registrants Continues to Decrease; Number of Petitions Granted Continues to Increase
During today’s meeting of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), state agencies provided statistics on a large number of issues important to registrants and their families. The most important information is that the number of people required to register has decreased by 136 and that the number of people who are no longer required to register after their petition was granted has increased by 474. In addition, the agencies reported that the total number of petitions filed for removal from the registry increased by 480 while the number of…
Read MoreNC: Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
Source: abcnews.com 9/22/26 A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records. The episode occurred with two…
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