Source: wavy.com 11/5/21 An assistant professor at Old Dominion University is making waves in the community by calling for change in the way we refer to those who are sexually attracted to children. The teacher’s goal is to help people with an attraction to children seek the help that they need and then identify ways to help children. By understanding more about the group of people, the professor says we can better protect children. The controversy began last week. Dr. Allyn Walker, who is an assistant professor in the Sociology…
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CA: Bay Area rapist ordered by judge to move to this county
Source: kron4.com 11/15/21 Bonny Doon residents were in tears Monday at the Santa Cruz County courthouse when a judge approved placing a sexually violent predator on their street. Judge Syda Cogliati’s ruling allows convicted rapist Michael Cheek to move into a two-story house at 310 Wild Iris Lane. Shock spread through a packed courtroom gallery at Monday’s hearing. Cheek, 69, is originally from Concord. Cheek was convicted of multiple rapes in Contra Costa County and Santa Cruz County the 1980s. At one point, he escaped from custody and raped 15-year-old…
Read MoreNJ: Police officer admits having sex with underage girl
Source: beaumontenterprise.com 11/15/21 A New Jersey police officer has admitted to having sex with an underage girl and exchanging nude photos with her. Mark Stinnard pleaded guilty in state Superior Court Monday to endangering the welfare of a child. The 37-year-old former Pompton Lakes police officer admitted having a sexual relationship with the girl and requesting that she take nude photos and videos and send them to him. According to the Passaic County prosecutor’s office, police in Riverdale received a report in April 2018 of a minor being sexually involved…
Read MoreCO: Proposal to change ‘Sex Offender’ terminology in Colorado, Springs District Attorney testifying against change
Source: kktv.com 11/15/21 According to a draft sent to 11 News from the Sex Offender Advisory Board, it would change the term of ‘sex offender’ to ‘those who have been sexually abusive’. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Sex Offender Management Board has voted to make changes in their terminology in how they label sex offenders. According to Board Chair Kimberly Kline, the Board feels the change is needed after seeing a negative trend with rehabilitation for treatment with sex offenders. According to a draft sent to 11 News from…
Read MoreFL: Sheriff says tech companies not doing enough to stop child porn
Source: abcactionnews.com 11/4/21 A local sheriff is calling out big tech companies, saying they’re not doing enough to stop the spread of child pornography. In late September, Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigators made a major bust, identifying suspects in possession of child pornography that originated from countries all over the world. “They’re finding everything. They’re finding things that you can’t even conceive of or we can talk about publicly,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. “Two years old, four years old, seven years old, eight years old. This last case…
Read MoreMI: Legal experts warn kids could face legal consequences for TikTok challenge
Source: wwmt.com 11/11/21 KALAMAZOO, Mich. — TikTok “school challenges” have brought up alarming trends noticed by school districts. … He said if it is not consensual and an investigation follows, you can be charged with assault and battery. “If you don’t have consent to do something, a kiss, a touch, whatever it is, don’t do it,” Jones said. Jones said it can be worse than that. Especially if you do more than just kiss the person without consent. There can be a scenario where you grab them inappropriately. If convicted…
Read MoreIreland: Electronic tagging of sex offenders under new legislation
Source: rte.ie 11/10/21 Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced legislation that will allow for the electronic tagging of sex offenders in some circumstances. She said the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill – expected to be published in the coming days – would strengthen the monitoring and management of these offenders. The legislation introduces stricter notification requirements – meaning sex offenders will have to inform the gardaí of a change of address within three days instead of the current seven days. It also explicitly provides for the courts to prohibit sex…
Read MorePlacer County Grants Registrant’s Petition for Removal from Registry
Placer County Superior Court today granted a registrant’s petition for removal from the registry. It is believed to be the first petition granted in that court and possibly in all of northern California. The registrant was convicted of a federal child pornography offense (18 USC 2252(a)(4)(B)) in 2004. The petition was granted after the registrant received a letter assigning him to Tier 1 under the Tiered Registry Law. He filed a petition on his own behalf and the Placer County District Attorney did not object to that petition. The final step…
Read MoreThird Military Retiree Registrant Denied Access to Base
It has been reported that a third military retiree registrant was denied access to a base in California after November 1. The registrant is a former enlisted member of the U.S. Navy and was denied access to Coronado Naval Air Station near San Diego. “ACSOL has heard from many military retiree registrants throughout the country who were denied access to one or more bases throughout the United States during the past five years,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “The most recent examples of this, however, appear to be limited to…
Read MoreNY: Man in Fishkill Suing to be Removed From Sex Offender Registry
Source: wpdh.com 11/10/21 A man in Dutchess County who’s been forced to register as a sex offender says the registry is unconstitutional and he’s suing to be removed from it. According to Inner City Press, Karl Pennington was arrested two decades ago for kidnapping a 17-year-old. Currently residing at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Pennington says he was forced to register as a sex offender because the child was under 18 and he was not their parent or guardian. The crime was part of gang activity and, according to Pennington, is now causing…
Read MoreIreland: Plans for sex offenders in Ireland to face tougher laws
Source: bbc.com 11/10/21 Plans for new legislation to strengthen the management and monitoring of sex offenders in the Republic of Ireland have been announced. Electronic tagging and a ban on convicted offenders having certain jobs would be introduced under the plans. The bill was announced by the Republic of Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee TD on Wednesday. Ms McEntee said the legislation would help alleviate concerns in communities about sex offenders. “It introduces stricter notification requirements – meaning offenders will have to inform the Gardaí (Irish police) of a change…
Read MoreNY: When sex offender moved in, neighbors petitioned to force him out
Source: timesunion.com 11/10/21 Danielle Marocco readily admits feeling a huge sense of relief when she noticed the “For Sale” sign on the lawn of a new neighbor. That’s because she and others along a quiet suburban street in East Glenville fear the resident, a paroled Level 3 sex offender who victimized a boy, might hurt other young children. “We just love the area, we love the neighborhood — in the summertime the ice cream truck goes by,” said Marocco, who has lived on the street with her husband and their children…
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Read MoreACSOL National Action Alert: Retired Military Registrants Denied Access to Military Bases – Were You Also Denied?
Source: ACSOL Two retired military registrants were denied access to military bases during the past seven days. One of the registrants was denied access to a Marine base while the other was denied access to a Navy base. The two registrants are retired from two different branches of the military — Air Force and Navy. Both attempted to access a military base in order to pick up one or more prescription medicines. According to a document provided to one of the two registrants, the Marine Corps has a new screening…
Read MoreFL: V.M. Ybor has a sex offender problem, residents say
Source: floridapolitics.com 11/6/21 Hillsborough County has an ordinance against clustering sex offenders, but no one enforces it. When Kim Headland first moved to the V.M. Ybor area 20 years ago, she said there were few if any sex offenders registered in her neighborhood. “Since then, hundreds — if not thousands — of offenders have been funneled into our community,” she told the Tampa City Council on Thursday. “Much to the financial benefit of a few property owners and the perceived benefit of TPD.” V.M. Ybor is named for cigar manufacturer…
Read MoreOH: Ohio to Pay $17.5M to Convicted Child Sex Offender After Prison Guards Boasted About Paralyzing Him
Source: toofab.com 11/4/21 “It feels good to know that I played a small part in paralyzing a cho, LMAO.” A convicted child sex offender in Ohio is to receive $17.5 million in compensation after prison guards left him paralyzed — and boasted about it afterwards. 21-year-old Seth Fletcher was left in a wheelchair and unable to move from the chest down after he was tackled and dropped multiple times while handcuffed. The incident occurred Chillicothe Correctional Institution on around 6 PM on April 2, 2020, when during a strip search,…
Read MoreFL: 16 Registered Sexual Offenders And Predators During Halloween Initiative Were Arrested
Source: atlanta.cbslocal.com 11/2/21 The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit, along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, conducted a Halloween sexual offender/predator compliance initiative during the month of October, 2021. The operation was aimed at ensuring compliance with Florida’s registration laws for convicted sex offenders and sex predators (FSS 775.21 & 943.0435) within Polk County*. Detectives charged 16 suspects with failure to comply with sex offender registrations laws and/or violation of probation. … There are 1,255 Sexual Offenders and 142 sexual predators registered in Polk County. Read the…
Read MoreMO: Convicted sex offender sent to prison for loitering in park
Source: yahoo.com 11/2/2021 A Jasper County judge sent a 46-year-old man to prison for two years Monday on a conviction for hanging out in a Joplin park in violation of a state law governing convicted sex offenders. Tommy J. _____ II was found guilty Sept. 13 of loitering in a public park at the conclusion of a bench trial before Judge Dean Dankelson in Jasper County Circuit Court. Dankelson sentenced Tommy on Monday to two years in prison on the conviction. A probable-cause affidavit states that Tommy, who has a…
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