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AL: Jackson County child pornographer sentenced to 320 years in prison

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Source: waaytv.com 10/20/21 A Jackson County man has been sentenced to 320 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges involving child pornography. Stephen Frederick ____, 51, on Wednesday was sentenced to 3,840 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. In August, Stephen Frederick ____pleaded guilty to 10 counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He’ll also have to register as a sex offender. “The sentence handed down today ensures that this man, who stole the innocence of a young…

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SD: Transient man sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in South Dakota

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Source: drgnews.com 10/19/21 A transient man convicted of failure to register as a sex offender has been sentenced by a federal court judge in South Dakota. 55 year old Daniel James Cooper must spend 78 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Read the full article  

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Canada: ‘Like I’m being raped all over again,’ child porn survivor tells court

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Source: leaderpost.com 8/26/21 Three women shared with the court the long-term impacts child pornography has had on them and their children. “Lily” has never stopped being victimized by child pornography. As a child, she was sexually abused by her stepfather, the acts recorded and shared online. Although Lily is now an adult with children of her own, she continues to suffer from more than just the psychological impacts of her abuse. “Some of these perverts have contacted me,” she said. “I’ve received emails suggesting making porn with these strangers. One…

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Hong Kong: Three arrests made over ‘paedophile video

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Source: news.rthk.hk 8/30/21 Police on Monday said they had arrested two men on suspicion of the false imprisonment of a man they accused of being a paedophile. The alleged victim was also arrested, on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Police linked the arrests to a video which circulated widely on social media and appeared to show a group of men ganging up on a man and accusing him of asking underage boys for sex. Read the full article  

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TN: Here’s how to keep your kids safe on Halloween

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Source: fox13memphis.com 10/18/21 The Tennessee Department of Corrections is working to keep kids safe from predators on Halloween. TDOC launched ‘Operation Blackout’ earlier this month, an annual statewide operation to ensure sex offenders are complying with the conditions of their supervision, including special condition related to the Halloween holiday, according to a release from TDOC. All registered sex offenders must follow a specific set of rules: no Halloween decorations, no attending Halloween/fall events, no giving out Halloween candy, and porch lights must be turned off on Halloween night. According to…

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NARSOL press release calls out NCMEC for false information

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Source: narsol.org 10/18/21   In its release against ALI, NCMEC not only makes false implications, they print actual lies. They imply that stranger danger is a serious threat to children, but they lie in saying that if there were no public sex offense registry, companies that hire people to work with youth would have no way of determining if a person had a sexual crime conviction. To protect children, we must rely on facts and truth, something that NCMEC seems to have trouble understanding. Read the article and press release…

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FBI agents had women in office pose as kids to bait sexual predators, watchdog says

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Source: mcclatchydc.com 8/3/21 FBI agents are accused of using photos of young staffers to lure sexual predators, authorities said. The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General recently released a report accusing some FBI special agents of having women in the agency’s support staff — who were not certified to go undercover — pose as minors or sex workers in photos that were posted on social media to “entice sexual predators.” The inspector general’s office says it learned of the operation during an investigation into a special agent who…

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ACSOL November 20, 2021 Zoom Meeting

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UPDATED LINK: Click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89580325898   We are now using Zoom instead of a phone conference, although you can still call in using a Zoom phone number instead of using the Zoom app! 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 monthly meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded…

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CA: Rancho Bernardo Community Council pushes for state to change sexually violent predator placement policy

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Source: sandiegouniontribune.com 10/13/21 The Rancho Bernardo Community Council is joining several elected officials in advocating for state-level changes when it comes to placing sexually violent predators in neighborhoods. At its Oct. 7 meeting the council unanimously approved sending a letter to the San Diego City Council, state Sen. Toni Atkins, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and California’s 57 other counties requesting an amendment to the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 6608. The amendment the council seeks would “allow local government entities to fully participate in the process…

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IN: Indiana Police target sex offenders in operation before Halloween

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Source: nwitimes.com 10/15/21 LAPORTE COUNTY — As trick-or-treating season will soon entice children to front doors across the Region, law enforcement launched “Operation Candy Corn Compliance” to target violent sex offenders. On Thursday the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office conducted the countywide initiative to ensure sexually violent predators and offenders against children are in compliance of being registered as a sex offender. “All 123 of the classified and registered sexually violent predators and offenders against children were specifically targeted because of the upcoming trick-or-treat that will be taking place during the…

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FL: Orange County sergeant accused of abuse of power terminated

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Source: msn.com 10/7/21 A sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has been terminated after the sheriff’s office said he abused his power during a traffic stop. … An internal investigation into a traffic stop found Vidler purposely targeted Jeremy Dewitte, a registered sex offender who has a history of arrests for impersonating a police officer. Initially, Vidler said he was pulling the convicted felon over for carrying a firearm, but it turned out to be a pepper ball gun. A sheriff’s office internal investigation found the pepper ball weapon was in plain view and…

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Senator John Cornyn introduces bill to help child abuse victims following Larry Nassar investigation

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Source: click2houston.com 10/14/21 HOUSTON – Larry Nassar, the doctor for Team USA Gymnastics, is now a convicted sex offender. … The proposal would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal law enforcement agencies to utilize the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) model when investigating cases that involve child abuse, which has been seen as one source of the failures during the FBI’s investigation of Nassar. The bill will also require the use of the MDT case review model to make sure cases don’t fall through the cracks because of…

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OK: Can child sexual abusers be rehabilitated? Experts weigh in on treatment and likelihood of reoffending

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Source: stwnewspress.com 10/14/21 By the end of August, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections had more than 2,000 people incarcerated for sexual crimes against children, ranging from fondling to rape. In that timeframe, there were 23 inmates from Payne County in DOC custody convicted of child sexual crimes, with several other inmates still being in the Payne County Jail, who haven’t been transferred to DOC after their conviction. There are 10 inmates at the county jail who have been convicted this year. With so many inmates convicted of sexual violence against…

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W.A.R. Meeting Oct 12: Professor Ellman will share the results of their Frightening and High research

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Source: womenagainstregistry.org email 10/7/21 My Fellow Warriors,                                                        October 7, 2021 We want to commend Professor Kristina Thompson, Doctor of Philosophy at Georgia Southern University on her clear precise presentation and the wealth of knowledge gleaned by our WAR Room participants from her presentation on Predicting Failure on the Sexual Offense Registry published in collaboration with Professor Beth Huebner of University of Missouri St.…

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Bill to Prevent Sex Offenders Entry Into U.S.

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Source: iowatorch.com 10/7/21 DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced a bill on Wednesday that blocks sex offenders from immigrating to the United States, and deports those convicted of sexual offenses. The “BE GONE” Act, or the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by un-Naturalized Emigrants Act – that would make “sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence” a disqualifying act for those seeking to immigrate to the U.S.—such as those given the temporary status of “humanitarian parole.” The bill also gives law enforcement the ability to deport those…

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WI: County to work with municipalities on placement of violent sex offenders

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Source: apg-wi.com 10/6/21 Local municipalities will be part of the violent sex offender placement review process in Kenosha County under a resolution approved by the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Erin Decker, who worked to draft the resolution, said it requires the county to work with local municipalities, makes the process more transparent and requests the State Legislature clarify and revise certain definitions within the state statute. “Right now the municipalities are not given a heads-up that this is going to happen until after the placement has been…

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FL: Citrus County judge says being on the sex offense registry for life is punishment

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Source: chronicleonline.com (found by Florida Action Committee) Howard decided on Monday a lifelong label as a sex offender was a suitable punishment for Ashlee _____, the Dunnellon 21-year-old who sexually coerced and molested a teenage boy. After Ashlee _____pleaded no contest to her fate, Howard adjudicated her guilty of soliciting a child for sexual conduct, two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child between 12 and 16 years old and three counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor. For the first six years of registering as a…

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C.U.R.E. National Action Alert: Bring down unjust, expensive prison phone rates

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Source: Charlie Sullivan of  curenational.org I am asking that you help bring down prison phone rates to help families of the incarcerated by doing these two things: (1) Ask your two members of the Senate to co-sponsor Senate Bill 1541. It is called the “Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2021” This capitol phone number will get you to your senators: 202-224-3121 If you prefer to email, click here to find your senators. Type the name of your state in the search field above the list of senators (not…

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