Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney will give a Zoom lecture on her book, Impacts of Sex Crime Laws on the Female Partners of Convicted Offenders: Never Free of Collateral Consequences (Routledge, 2020). This event will be Wednesday, February 23 at 9:30 AM Pacific Time, 12:30 PM Eastern time. To attend, email Dr. Emily Horowitz at [email protected]. She will email you the Zoom link. Dr. Zilney explores the experiences of women involved in intimate relationships with those on sex offense registries, focusing both on women who were involved with their partners prior to…
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AL, OK: U.S. Marshals arrest Oklahoma fugitive sex offender in Alabama after 14 years
Source: news.yahoo.com 1/27/22 U.S. Marshals in Alabama on Wednesday arrested an Oklahoma sex offender who’d been on the run for 14 years. David _____, 49, had been wanted since 2008 for failing to register as a sex offender in Caddo County, and for violating the terms of his probation in Seminole and Pottawatomie counties after 2006 felony convictions of enticing a minor and first-degree rape. Read the full article
Read MoreFL: Is Profit Driving Florida’s Sex Offense Registry?
Source: thecrimereport.org 1/27/22 In 2019, I was falsely accused of a petty theft in Broward County, Florida, despite living over 1,100 miles from the alleged offense and having no transportation. I was arrested by my local police agency and spent 24 days incarcerated, including the six days it took to transport me from Ohio to Florida so I could bond out and mount my defense. But Florida delayed my release in order to force me to register on the public sex offense registry. I have never lived in the state…
Read MoreCA: California Senate aims to limit ‘junk science’ in courtrooms
Source: apnews.com 1/27/22 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Wednesday moved to deter the use of what a legislator called “junk science” in the courtroom and give those convicted with questionable expert testimony a way out of prison. Senators approved changing the state’s definition of false testimony to include expert court opinions based on flawed scientific research or outdated technology, or where a reasonable scientific dispute has emerged over its validity. Expert opinions that aren’t based on bona fide research, peer-reviewed studies or other science would not satisfy the…
Read MoreCA: California trans child molester, 26, gets 2 years in juvenile facility thanks to progressive DA Gascon
Source: foxnews.com 1/27/22 A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday ordered Hannah Tubbs, a transgender California woman, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014. Before doing so, the judge criticized far-left District Attorney George Gascon, whose office declined to prosecute the repeat offender as an adult. Tubbs, 26, recently pleaded guilty to molesting the girl in a women’s bathroom eight years ago when Tubbs was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime,…
Read MoreUT: Senator will not pursue sex offender registry amendment removing the term “sex offender” and some presence restrictions
Source: kslnewsradio.com 1/6/22 SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would have proposed changes to the Sex Offender Registry in Utah will not move forward in the 2022 legislative session after all. Sen. Michael Kennedy, R-Alpine, initially filed SB0052 late in 2021. It would have potentially allowed registered sex offenders to go to places like schools and parks, if they are with an adult. The bill would also have replaced the term “sex offender” with registrant. Read the full story
Read MoreNY: Social media ban ends for some sex offenders in NYS
Source: news10.com 1/24/22 ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — People on the sex offender registry in New York State can now access the internet and social media platforms without restrictions, except in some cases. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Rutgers Law School Constitutional Rights Clinic, and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York secured a settlement on January 24 ending the ban. The original Jones et al. v. Stanford complaint was filed against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and New York Board of Parole in…
Read MoreALI Leaders Delay Vote on Revised Model Penal Code
Source: ACSOL According to early reports from ALI members, the leaders of the American Law Institute (ALI) have decided to delay their consideration of the revised Model Penal Code (MPC). This decision was made late last week during a two-day meeting of the ALI Council held on January 20 and 21. Members of the ALI overwhelmingly voted in support the revised MPC in June 2021 and approval by the ALI Council was expected. However, opposition to the revised MPC was subsequently expressed by Attorneys General in 37 states as well…
Read MoreVA: Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pardoned a state senator with a misdemeanor for his relationship with his 17-year-old assistant
Source: businessinsider.com 1/23/22 On his way out of office, former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pardoned a state senator who was convicted in 2014 for dating his 17-year-old law firm assistant who would later become his wife and the mother of his children. Northam issued a simple pardon for State Sen. Joe Morrissey, a Democrat from Richmond, for a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. “To say that I was extremely pleased with what the governor did would be, perhaps for me, the…
Read MoreJanice Bellucci and Vicki Henry Give Details on Jan 25 About March 2023 National Event – Join Us!
On Tuesday, January 25th, Janice Bellucci and Vicki Henry will give details about our March 2023 Event in Washington DC, which includes a conference, hill visits and your opportunity to be part of a visibly huge event emphasizing the egregious error and their responsibility to correct it! Learn what we need your help with. We can’t do this without you! The Women Against Registry Zoom WAR Room meeting: Tuesday, January 25th 5 PM Pacific time, 7 PM Central You may be asking why you should you take part in the…
Read MoreCASOMB Reports More Registrants, Fewer Homeless Registrants
Source: ACSOL The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) reported today that the total number of registrants continues to grow despite implementation of the petitioning process under the Tiered Registry Law. Specifically, the total number of registrants increased to 108,725 which is 365 more than reported in November 2021. Of that total, there are 19,479 registrants who are in violation for failure to register. The number of people in violation is 333 more than reported in November 2021. CASOMB also reported today that the total number of registrants on parole,…
Read MoreCA: Would-be child predator caught by YouTube channel
Source: LA Times 1/19/22 Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Jan. 19. I’m Justin Ray. Warning: This story discusses child abuse. An activist behind a YouTube channel based in California is catching people in the state who are trying to meet kids for lewd acts. His followers have hailed his work and praised him for keeping kids safe, while others in law enforcement and legal experts say he’s putting himself in danger and jeopardizing potential criminal cases. The channel, called CC Unit, has 137,000 subscribers.…
Read More11th Circuit Declares Halloween Signs Violate First Amendment
Source: ACSOL The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today that declares Halloween signs posted in a registrant’s front yard violate the First Amendment. Specifically, the Court ruled that the signs violated the registrant’s right to be free from being forced to host a government message on his private property. At issue were signs posted by the sheriff in Butts County, Georgia. In its decision, the Court stated “that the Sheriff’s interest in protecting children from sexual abuse is compelling. However, the yard signs are not narrowly tailored…
Read MoreACSOL February 19, 2022 Meeting
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, February 19, 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 call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. You can use the Zoom app to see Janice and Chance and choose to show…
Read MoreCayman: Wealthy Cayman has no sex registry, but poorer countries have one
Source: cayman.loopnews.com 1/16/22 According to the Belize Crime Observatory, the government of Belize — through the Ministry of Home Affairs — officially launched the Belize Crime Observatory on October 25, 2016, as part of the InfoSegura Project. This puts Belize, a poorer country than Cayman (according to GDP per capita figures from the World Bank national accounts and OECD National Accounts data files) years ahead of Cayman. This leads one to question whether it is a matter of resources or political will of previous government administrations in Cayman to get…
Read MoreMI: Trial in double murder of sex offenders in Adrian delayed until May
Source: lenconnect.com 1/14/22 ADRIAN — A trial in the case of a Morenci man who is accused of shooting to death two registered sex offenders and committing other crimes almost a year ago has been delayed again. This time, it is rising COVID-19 case numbers and his attorney’s health that are causing Christopher Lee-Ryan Carden to have to wait to go on trial in Lenawee County Circuit Court. The trial’s new start date is May 17. … Carden is charged with open murder in the deaths of Samuel Compton, 82, and Robert Braman Sr., 67, both of…
Read MoreOR: Lawmakers, advocates retry passing bill that would compensate wrongfully-convicted Oregonians
Source: statesmanjournal.com 1/15/22 Criminal justice reform advocates are taking another crack at passing a law that would compensate wrongfully convicted Oregonians — this time, with the Department of Justice’s support. … Plus, individuals would get up to $25,000 for years spent on parole, post-prison supervision or on the sex offender registry. Read the full article
Read MoreIL: Illinois judge who reversed sex offender’s conviction is reassigned
Source: nydailynews.com 1/15/22 The Illinois judge who sparked outrage after reversing a sex offender’s conviction has been reassigned. According to the Herald-Whig newspaper, on Thursday Adams County Judge Robert Adrian was removed from presiding criminal cases and reassigned to civil cases — including small claims, legal matters and probate dockets. Adrian first made headlines earlier this month, after he overturned the conviction of 18-year-old Drew Clinton, who had been found guilty in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl last year. Read the full article
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