Source: dailyjournal.com 4/4/25 Los Angeles County reached a tentative $4 billion settlement with more than 6,800 childhood sexual abuse survivors in what will be the costliest settlement in the county’s history if approved, a news release on Friday announced. “On behalf of the county, I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was harmed by these reprehensible acts,” County Chief Executive Officer Fesia Davenport said in the release. “The historic scope of this settlement makes clear that we are committed to helping the survivors recover and rebuild their lives – and to…
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Action Alert for CA! Call, then Show Up to Committee April 8 Hearing on Senate Bill 286 That Prohibits Early Release
Source: ACSOL The CA Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing April 8 regarding two bad bills the same day: Senate Bill 680 (see our action alert on 3/28 that we hope you have already called/written about) Senate bill 286 – Call ASAP starting April 1! If passed, Senate Bill 286 would prohibit individuals convicted of several offenses from release from early release from custody due to their age. In order to be considered for release, an individual must have served at least 20 years in custody…
Read MoreCA: Lawmakers using Senate Bill 286 for pushing to disqualify aging violent sex offenders from early parole
Source: dailybreeze.com 3/30/25 ‘Mary Bella’s Law ensures that rapists and child molesters serve their full sentences, no matter their age,’ said state Sen. Brian Jones A California lawmaker has proposed legislation, named after two Riverside County child rape victims, that would disqualify convicted killers and violent sex offenders from a program that allows for the early release of aging prisoners who have served lengthy sentences. Mary Bella’s Law, introduced as Senate Bill 286 by Sen. Brian Jones, R-San Diego, goes before the Senate Public Safety Committee for consideration on April 8.…
Read MoreAction Alert for CA! Call and Write Now, then Show Up to Committee April 8 Hearing on Senate Bill 680 That Could Add 30,000 People to Registry
The CA Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing April 8 regarding Senate Bill 680 that could add up to 30,000 people to the registry! “We must stop this bill in order to prevent the addition of thousands of people to the California registry,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “A similar bill (Senate Bill 1218) was introduced last year and ACSOL as well as other organizations were able to stop it due to our strong opposition.” (1) SEND A LETTER: Please send a…
Read MoreCA: CASOMB 3/20/25 Reports Increase in Petitions Files and Granted, Decrease in Persons Required to Register
The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met this week and during that meeting, several agency reports were presented. The reports reflect increases both in the number of petitions filed (+359) and the number of petitions granted (+313) as well as a decrease of more than 1,000 in the total number of people required to register. Below is a chart listing those and other statistics presented during this week’s meeting. The next CASOMB meeting is scheduled for May 15, 2025, in Sacramento at 2590 Venture Oaks Way. The meeting time…
Read MoreCA: Former Senate Bill Resurfaces, Could Significantly Expand Number of Registrants
Source: ACSOL Senate Bill 680 was introduced this week by Senator Susan Rubio (Democrat, Ontario). If the bill becomes law, it could require thousands of people not required to register in the past to register for the first time. This bill is similar to Senate Bill 1128 which did not become law during the two-year legislative session that ended in late 2024. According to the current language of Senate Bill 680, individuals convicted of engaging in an act of intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger…
Read MoreCA: Solano County deputies seize 120 terabytes of child porn, from RV home
Source: kcra.com 2/24/25 VALLEJO, Calif. —Deputies arrested a person after they seized more than 120 terabytes — or 120,000 gigabytes — of child porn from a home in Vallejo, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. On Thursday, the sheriff’s office said its investigators, along with Vacaville Police Department officers, searched the home of a person suspected of distributing and selling child porn. There, along with the massive collection of illegal porn, the sheriff’s office said it found 20 computers, a server and multiple anti-forensic and hacking tools. Photos shared…
Read MoreData center outage
The data center that hosts the ACSOL website had a total outage with over 15 hours of downtime. Systems were restored late last night. ACSOL website https://all4consolaws.org Root cause: Server down Incident started at 2025-02-14 10:18:25 PST Resolved at 2025-02-14 21:44:49 PST Duration: 15 hours and 26 minutes Hopefully everything is back to normal now but if you notice any unresolved issues with our website not working properly, then please send us an email. media at all4consolaws.org
Read MoreCA: Weeklong human trafficking sting operation nets 547 arrests across California
Source: ktla.com 2/4/25 The Los Angeles Police Department teamed up with the L.A. County Sheriff Department’s Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and over 100 other law enforcement agencies and victim advocacy groups to conduct “Operation Reclaim & Rebuild,” a weeklong sting into human trafficking across California. According to an LAPD media release, the operation – conducted between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 –primarily focused on rescuing victims of sexual slavery and human trafficking, apprehending their captors and disrupting the demand for vulnerable individuals. As a result of “Operation Reclaim &…
Read MoreCA: Yolo County sex offender granted compassionate release from state prison
Source: kcra.com 1/24/25 A man serving a life sentence for child molestation will soon be released from prison in California. In a KCRA 3 exclusive, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said 67-year-old Kevin ____ was approved for compassionate release Thursday. … Aiello said despite objections from her office and the victims of a child molestation case, Kevin was granted compassionate release. … Ellis was sentenced to over 100 years to life in prison in 2014 and is now set to be released within 30 days. According to the medical…
Read MoreCA: Stanislaus County residents raise concerns about sex offender possibly moving next door
Source: kcra.com 1/17/25 STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. —A sexually violent predator is one step closer to getting released into one Stanislaus County neighborhood. Kevin ___ got a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court to keep the option open to moving him there. Neighbors with children say they are frightened after hearing that Kevin , a repeat sex offender, is possibly moving in near their homes. In one rural community, where families say they moved for peace and quiet, lives are being interrupted. Erica Farmer has three young children and lives in…
Read MoreCA: Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell arrested on child porn charges, including AI
Source: kcra.com 1/16/25 [ACSOL is publishing this because it is the first arrest based upon AI content] SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Sacramento-based Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist on accusations of being in possession of child pornography. Detectives from the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children served a search warrant to 49-year-old Darrin Bell’s home Wednesday morning after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives said they recovered computer-generated AI child sex abuse material and other evidence related to the case. In all…
Read MoreCA: CASOMB 1/16/25 Reports Increase in Petitions Files, Decrease in Persons Required to Register
The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met today and during today’s meeting several agency reports were presented. The reports reflect both an increase in the total number of petitions filed, a decrease in the number of people required to register and other information. Below is a chart listing those and other statistics presented during today’s meeting. The next CASOMB meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2025, in Monterey. Additional information regarding that meeting, including its location, is available at www.casomb.org. Category Former Current Change Total number of registrants 104,571…
Read MoreCA Court Rules Time Overseas Doesn’t Qualify as Registration
Source: ACSOL A judge in San Bernardino Superior Court ruled on December 13 that the time during which a registrant resided overseas does not qualify as registration. As a result, the court decided that the registrant is not eligible to petition for removal from the registry. “The language in the Tiered Registry Law is unclear regarding whether time spent overseas counts for the purposes of registration,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “We believe this case is the first case in which a court has been asked to interpret that…
Read MoreCA: Heartwarming story of man missing 25 years is darker. He’s a registered sex offender.
Source: usatoday.com 12/5/24 After a fruitless 25-year search, a California woman found her long-lost brother in a USA TODAY story. But the case may not be the heartwarming reunion it first appeared. When Marcella Nasseri, a native of northern California, saw a May USA TODAY story asking for readers’ help to identify a nonverbal man at a Los Angeles County hospital, she was shocked. Local law enforcement confirmed that the man was her brother, Thomas ______, who vanished in 1999. But new details uncovered by USA TODAY reveal that Thomas…
Read MoreCA DOJ Issues Guidelines Regarding New Tier Assignments for Attempted Offenses
Source: ACSOL The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has issued guidelines regarding the reassignment of tiers for those convicted of an attempted offense. According to CA DOJ, there are more than 3,000 registrants who have been convicted of an attempted offense. The guidelines state that the majority of registrants who will be re-tiered are those who have been assigned to tier 3. They noted, however, that not all registrants assigned to tier 3 due to a conviction of an attempted offense will be reassigned to tier 1 but could…
Read MoreCA Dept. of Justice Statistics Reflect Changes in Registry
The California Depart of Justice (CA DOJ) has provided statistics to the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) that reflect changes in the number of people eligible to petition for removal from the registry. The statistics were accurate as of November 20 and were provided to ACSOL in response to several Public Records Act requests. According to CA DOJ, only 41 percent of registrants have been assigned to Tier 1 or to Tier 2 pursuant to the Tiered Registry Law. Specifically, there are 15,925 registrants assigned to Tier 1…
Read MoreCA: 11/14/24 CASOMB Reports have limited information this month
Source: CASOMB, reported by Janice The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met on November 14, 2024. During that meeting, statistics were provided regarding the number of registrants on parole, the number of registrants on parole who are considered high risk as well as the number of registrants in prison. Additional statistics regarding registrants, including but not limited to the total number of registrants, were not provided today due to the absence of the board member representing the California Department of Justice. Category Current Former Change Total number of registrants…
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