Source: ACSOL During today’s (11/18/21) meeting of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), the California Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that the total number of people required to register is 108,539 which reflects an increase of 377 individuals. DOJ also reported that the number of registrants in violation for failure to register is 19,146, an increase of 330 individuals. Finally, DOJ reported that the number of homeless registrants is 6,761 which reflects a decrease of 251 individuals. Also during today’s CASOMB meeting, the California Department of Corrections reported that 7,171…
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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 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 MoreCA: 3 men receive 15 years to life for killing registered sex offender in Redondo Beach
Source: dailybreeze.com 10/28/21 Three men were sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading no contest this week to killing a registered sex offender during a home-invasion robbery in his Redondo Beach apartment in 2017, authorities said. Taylor John Cervantes, 26, of Hawthorne, Myles Jorge Sawyer, 28, and his brother, Brandon Scott Takeo Sawyer, 27, both of Torrance, were handed their sentences immediately after entering their pleas to second-degree murder on Wednesday, Oct. 27, in Torrance Superior Court, Deputy District Attorney Shiraz Khalid said. Charges of conspiracy, burglary…
Read MoreCA: New Phone Scam Targets Local Registered Sex Offenders, Sheriff’s Office Says
Source: lostcoastoutpost.com 10/14/21 The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has recently received reports of a phone scam targeting local PC 290 Registrants. As part of this scam, the caller claims they are from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and tells the victim that due to “new laws”, they are now out of compliance with current PC 290 registration requirements. The scammer tells the victim that they must purchase a pre-paid debit card and make a payment over the phone to come into compliance, or face arrest. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreCA: Rancho Bernardo Community Council pushes for state to change sexually violent predator placement policy
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…
Read MoreCA: Dublin Prison Warden Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate
Source: patch.com 9/30/21 DUBLIN, CA — A Dublin prison warden was charged with sexually abusing at least one woman incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin. Ray J. ___, 54, of Merced was charged with one count of sexual abuse of a ward, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. The charge was filed Sept. 24 and unsealed Wednesday. Garcia’s custody situation was not clear. He faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted. Attempts to…
Read MoreCA: Demurrer Hearing Scheduled for December 17 in Resentencing Regulations Challenge
Source: ACSOL The Attorney General of California has filed a demurrer in the pending challenge of regulations issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that prohibit anyone convicted of a sex offense from resentencing opportunities. A hearing regarding the demurrer is scheduled for December 17 at 11 a.m. in Sacramento Superior Court. The challenge to CDCR’s regulations was filed on July 6, 2021, after ACSOL formally opposed the regulations both in an April 2021 letter as well as during two hearings conducted in May 2021. CDCR’s regulations…
Read MoreCA: Second sex offender found in San Mateo County-owned senior housing
Source: smdailyjournal.com 9/21/21 A second convicted sex offender who found a home in a Redwood Shores hotel turned senior housing complex will be relocated after staff and community members became aware of his convictions months after moving into the site. “All of the proper protocols were followed by the organization and they did everything under the law that they can do in regard to this situation,” County Manager Mike Callagy said about the nonprofit Mid-Pen Housing which operates the senior housing facility, Shores Landing. Freddie _____, 64, was convicted on…
Read MoreCA: Long Beach Looks To Ban Childless Adults From Park Playgrounds
Source: losangeles.cbslocal.com 9/9/21 LONG BEACH (CBSLA) – The Long Beach City Council is considering a proposal that would ban adults unaccompanied by children from entering park playgrounds. The motion, which was co-authored by four councilmembers, calls for “kid zones,” which would be designated as “safe spaces” for children at parks, playgrounds and beaches. Only adults who are accompanying a child under the age of 12 would be allowed to enter. The council Tuesday night voted in favor of requesting that the city attorney draft an ordinance that will then return…
Read MoreCA: Sex Offender Who Goes By ‘Mr. Rape, Torture, Kill’ Has Left CA
Source: patch.com 9/4/21 COSTA MESA, CA — Authorities on Friday said convicted child molester Cary Jay Smith is believed to have relocated out of state. However, it’s unclear if Smith, who gave himself the moniker Mr. RTK (rape, torture, kill), has registered as a sex offender in his new state. It is certain that his move was not widely publicized in his new community. Smith stirred widespread outrage last year when he was released from a state psychiatric hospital even though he spent decades vowing to molest again and openly…
Read MoreCA: Sex offender in Marin County will be turned out on streets; unlikely allies say that’s not safe
Source: ktvu.com 8/26/21 SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – A 68-year-old registered sex offender has no time left on his stay at a Marin County hotel and his case manager is making an unusual plea for someone to house his client so that he doesn’t have to sleep in a tent under a freeway. “The day I get released, I’m supposed to be on the street with diabetes,” said Socorro ____, whose first language is Spanish. He is a registered sex offender who served three years in prison after being convicted for…
Read MoreJanice’s Journal: Uneven Results in Beginning of Petitioning Process
[ACSOL] The petitioning process under the Tiered Registry Law has begun. A quick look at the first 60 days of the process shows uneven results. The best news is that two petitions have already been granted. Both petitions were filed in San Diego County and both petitions did not trigger an objection from the county’s District Attorney. The good news is that court personnel and other government officials at most locations are trying to help registrants who file their own petitions as well as attorneys who file petitions for their…
Read MoreCA: YouTube host leads police to arrest suspected sex offender in EG
Source: egcitizen.com 8/18/21 The Elk Grove police on Aug. 11 arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly visited Morse Community Park to have a sexual encounter with a minor in a restroom. “Ghost,” who is a YouTube channel host and the anonymous leader of an self-described movement called, Creep Catching (CC) Unit, announced that their decoy operation led authorities to arrest Timothy ___ of Elk Grove. CC Unit targets sexual predators online and then releases their video-recorded confrontations with them on YouTube. They also submit evidence to law enforcement in order…
Read MoreCourt Stops First Challenge to CA Tiered Registry Law
A judge in Sacramento Superior Court today stopped the first challenge to the Tiered Registry Law. The action was taken during a virtual hearing held before Judge Shama Mesiwala. The case in question involved a challenge to the assignment of individuals convicted of Penal Code Section 288(c)(1) to Tier 3, the highest tier. The basis of the challenge was the equal protection clause of the state constitution. “Today’s decision will be appealed,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Until this decision can be overturned, individuals convicted of PC 288(c)(1) will…
Read MoreLive Scan Application Form Available to Registrants
Source: ACSOL Registrants who are uncertain regarding the penal code section of the offense for which they were convicted, the date of their conviction and other related information can obtain that information in a document called a Live Scan Report. In order to obtain the report, a registrant must submit a completed application and their fingerprints to a store, such as UPS, and pay about $50. The report is then mailed to the registrant only at the mailing address they provide. “Most people, including registrants, receive a copy of their…
Read MoreCA: Californians can petition to be removed from the sex offender registry
Source: abc10.com 9/4/21 In 1947, California was the first state to create a sex offender registry. Until July 2021, anyone convicted of being a sex offender in the state had to register for life with no exceptions. Now, for the first time, offenders can petition to be removed from the list. Tami Martin is the legislative director of Equality California, a LGBTQ civil rights organization that helped sponsor the legislation altering the sex offender registry. “The registry, I’m sure you know, has catastrophic consequences for people who are on it.…
Read MoreCA DOJ Issues New Proof of Registration Form
Source: ACSOL The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has issued a new proof of registration form, Form CJIS 8050. The new form is one page long and includes standard registration information such as name and address. The new form also includes a registrant’s Tier Level. “We do not yet know if this form must be filed along with an individual’s petition in order to be removed from the registry,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “At least one county this week required a registrant to request and obtain the…
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