Category: California

CA: Long Beach Looks To Ban Childless Adults From Park Playgrounds

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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…

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CA: Sex Offender Who Goes By ‘Mr. Rape, Torture, Kill’ Has Left CA

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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…

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CA: Sex offender in Marin County will be turned out on streets; unlikely allies say that’s not safe

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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…

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Janice’s Journal: Uneven Results in Beginning of Petitioning Process

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[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…

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CA: YouTube host leads police to arrest suspected sex offender in EG

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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…

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Court Stops First Challenge to CA Tiered Registry Law

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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…

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Live Scan Application Form Available to Registrants

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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…

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CA: Californians can petition to be removed from the sex offender registry

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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.…

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CA DOJ Issues New Proof of Registration Form

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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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Job openings at CA Friends Outside for registrants in research

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Friends Outside will be continuing work with registrants as well as much-needed research.  They will prioritize hiring a registrant but they do need to have some related experience/education. The positions will be working at the America’s Job Center in Canoga Park, CA if it is ever safe again to be inside with others, so consider the commute distance you would have. They would like to have someone hired (and, ideally, started) by no later than September 1. Download PDFs of the positions here: Job Announcement Friends Outside Case Manager (Accelerator)…

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ACSOL Training for CA Tiered Registry Petitions Video Replay Is Now Available

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Prior to viewing the training, it is recommended that you review the forms below, including the petition form as well as the forms to be completed by the District Attorney offices as well as judges: DA Reply – July 2021 Petition – Instructions – July 2021 Petition – July 2021 Proof of Service – July 2021 Court Order – July 2021    

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ACSOL Files Lawsuit Challenging Re-Sentencing Regulations

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ACSOL has filed a lawsuit challenging regulations issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that categorically exclude inmates required to register from re-sentencing opportunities provided in recent legislation.  The lawsuit was filed on July 6 in Sacramento Superior Court. “The regulations being challenged repeat the same mistake made by CDCR in its regulations implementing Proposition 57,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “That is, the re-sentencing regulations create a categorical exclusion of all registrants even though the legislation does not.” The individual plaintiff in the case, Antoine…

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CA: Arrival of registered person in Oakley has neighborhood in an uproar

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Source: ktvu.com 7/7/21 OAKLEY, Calif. – The arrival of a registered person has an Oakley neighborhood in an uproar. Residents say they are afraid for their children and feel like prisoners in their homes. “For 30 nights I have not slept until 4 a.m. because I am awake thinking about what we can do,” said Jennifer Curran who lives with her husband, son, and daughter on Fetzer Court. Across the street is a rental newly occupied by Jeffrey ____, 52, “There are 19 children who play on this block, not…

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CA: Journalist Reports High COVID Death Rate at Coalinga State Hospital

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Source: kvpr.org 7/2/21 A journalist has discovered and reported that a high rate of registrants forced to reside at Coalinga State Hospital, California, have died due to COVID.  According to the report, COVID killed a total of 30 patients at that hospital.  This total represents more than two percent of all patients at Coalinga State Hospital and is twice as high as patients at other state hospitals and seven times as high as inmates in state prisons. An audio version of the report is available.  The report starts at about…

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Judicial Council Releases Forms to Petition for Removal from CA Registry

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[ACSOL] Today the Judicial Council released all forms related to petitioning for removal from the  California sex offender registry.  The forms include the petition form and related instructions as well as forms to be completed by the relevant District Attorney offices and courts. “The long wait is over.  Forms are now available for everyone eligible to petition for removal from the state’s registry,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “Before submitting a petition, it is important to determine whether you are eligible because petitions from individuals who are not…

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CA: Root and Rebound Re-Entry Events June-July

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Source (sign up here): Root and Rebound 6/15/21 Root and Rebound is offering these useful events in California: FREE Virtual Reentry Legal Clinics July 13 – 15th, 2021 | 2 – 7 p.m. PT Open to Merced, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Mendocino, Lake, Del Norte, and Humboldt county residents Voices for Justice: On Tribal Justice See below for a recording of our most recent Tribal Justice event Liberation Celebration: A Juneteenth Community Forum Wednesday, June 23rd | 12 – 1 p.m. PT via Zoom RSVP for our webinar celebrating Juneteenth Know Your Rights Training Monday, June 28th | 12 – 2 p.m. PT via Zoom…

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CA: 25 suspected child predators arrested in Riverside following month-long operation

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[Source: foxla.com – 6/9/21] RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Twenty-five suspected child predators were arrested in Riverside County following a month-long operation combatting human trafficking. “Operation Intercept,” conducted by the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) in partnership with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking, was a proactive undercover enforcement operation with the intent to locate possible sexual predators who actively look for minors on social media platforms for the purpose of committing lewd acts. The operation was meant to reduce the number of internet child predators throughout Riverside County. By using covert…

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CA: La Crescenta residents protest possible release of person convicted of a sex offense

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[news.yahoo.com – 6/5/21] Protesters gathered along Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta Saturday as they fight to keep a person convicted of a sexual offense from being moved into their neighborhood. Video Transcript – Protesters in La Crescenta sending a message to a judge trying to prevent a person convicted of a sexual offense from being released in their community. – Eyewitness News Reporter Leanne Suter is live in La Crescenta, where neighbors gather to express their outrage over the possible release of that man, Leanne. LEANNE SUTER: Veronica and Jory,…

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