Source: news.yahoo.com 11/16/23 In 2012, when Adam Nesteikis was 25 years old, his friend told him to pull down his pants in front of a young girl. Adam did exactly that. Adam is intellectually disabled, which means he didn’t realize he had done something wrong. He also didn’t understand what it meant when, after a trial, he was placed on the sex offense registry. He just knew that for some reason, he lost the job he loved wiping tables. He could no longer participate in the Special Olympics. And he…
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IL: State Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime restrictions on child sex offenders
Source: ipmnewsroom.org 11/15/23 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether it is constitutional to impose lifetime restrictions on where a person can live after they’ve been convicted of a sex crime involving a minor. “It’s been 21 years – almost 21 years since my conviction,” Martin Kopf told the court’s seven justices on Wednesday. “I have been totally offense-free. Not even a moving violation. But yet, they still say that I’m dangerous.” Kopf, now 54, pleaded guilty in 2003 to aggravated criminal sexual abuse for an incident involving…
Read MoreGA: 73 Sheriff’s Offices Searched 9,232 Registrants to Find Only 3 Re-Offenses
Source: wnegradio.com 11/14/23 Thanks to an initiative involving 73 Georgia Sheriffs,… Due to the overwhelming success of the original initiative, Georgia’s Sheriffs have made this an annual operation… Preliminary reporting by the 73 participating sheriff’s offices reveals 12,092 registered sex offenders, 466 predators and 552 homeless sex offenders are currently living in their counties. During the one week operation, 9,232 residence verifications were conducted, … 3 warrants were issued for new sex offenses Read the full article
Read MoreNC: Registered sex offender found living near school put on $100,000 bond
Source: witn.com 11/13/23 [ACSOL note: we are posting this arrest to make registrants aware of the excessive secured bond] PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – Deputies with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office say that they have arrested a registered sex offender who did not update his address when he moved. According to deputies, 29-year-old William Ford of Greenville is a registered sex offender who did not change his address with the Sheriff’s Office within three days when he moved recently. Deputies say that they found Ford living less than 1000 feet…
Read MoreWA: Washington panel recommended treatment over jail time for child porn
Source: thecentersquare.com 11/10/23 (The Center Square) – The Washington Sex Offender Policy Board last year recommended the Legislature consider treatment rather than imprisonment for those convicted of possessing or viewing child pornography or caught in an internet sting operation. The recommendations among several contained in a report to the House Public Safety Committee regarding “treatment alternatives for certain sex offenses; lifetime supervision; failure to register; washouts; and system improvements.” Read the full article
Read MoreNC: Child psychiatrist in Charlotte used AI to create child pornography images of minors, DOJ says
Source: wyff4.com 11/9/23 CHARLOTTE, N.C. —A child psychiatrist in Charlotte is headed to prison for using artificial intelligence to create child pornography images of minors, Dena J. King, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced this week. David Tatum, 41, was sentenced to 40 years in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor. Tatum was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined within 90 days, a $100 special assessment per count of conviction, and a special…
Read MoreMA: Reforms are sorely needed at Sex Offender Registry Board
Source: dotnews.com 11/8/23 Serving as Massachusetts state auditor doesn’t just mean reviewing finances. A big part of my role, as I often speak about with folks across the state, is reviewing the performance and efficacy of the Commonwealth’s agencies and entities. A great example of the responsibility to look beyond number crunching is our office’s recently released audit of the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB). People are familiar with the concept that Massachusetts registers convicted sex offenders, maintaining a database of where such people live and work in an effort…
Read MoreFL: Lee County considers animal abuser registry to prevent future cases
Source: nbc-2.com 11/7/23 LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is working with county commissioners to keep convicted animal abusers from getting their hands on another animal. LCSO wants to create an animal abuser registry that would list those convicted of abuse. On Tuesday, Lee County Commissioners approved the animal registry ordinance on the consent agenda to move to a public hearing, so leaders can get the community’s thoughts. “It’s important to protect those that cannot protect themselves. I say it all the time, whether it’s the…
Read MoreWI: Wisconsin slow to take GPS bracelets off ex-cons, despite ruling
Source: captimes.com 11/7/23 The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has been slow to release hundreds of people from GPS monitors it forced them to wear for life — long after they completed their sentences for sex offenses — in the five months since a state Supreme Court ruling challenged the practice. That’s according to multiple sources including former offenders, who told the Cap Times the Department of Corrections is not following the spirit of the Supreme Court decision or its own statements after the ruling in May. The Department of Corrections…
Read MoreMT: Montana Supreme Court: ‘Retroactive’ punishment for sexual, violent offenders is unconstitutional
Source: dailymontanan.com 11/5/23 Randall Menges has technically been a free man since 2015 – that’s when he completed his sentence in Idaho. That seven-year sentence in Idaho was for violating a ban on homosexual sex, even though court records show it was a consensual act between two minors. Even though homosexual sex has since been decriminalized, Menges wanted to put the incident in the past since it happened 30 years ago. However, when he moved to Montana and restarted his life, the state continued to insist that he register as…
Read MoreGA: Police no help in removing squatters, sex offender allowed to stay
Source: FOX 5 Atlanta on YouTube TUCKER, Ga. – Much has been made over the years of squatters’ rights. “Squatting” is when someone lives in a home, likely rent-free, and has to be kicked out by the courts. Well, here’s a case with a street-side view into one of the most bizarre cases of trying to evict someone you may ever see. This story involves a legitimate homeowner, a home for sale, and a convicted child sex trafficker. Guess who has the upper hand? It’s the kind of tale that…
Read MoreFL: Man accuses Polk deputy of making false child-porn arrest after asking to call lawyer
Source: clickorlando.com 10/31/23 POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd faces a lawsuit after a man was arrested on charges of possessing child pornography in 2020, according to court records filed on Tuesday. The lawsuit says that the sheriff’s office had started an investigation dubbed “Operation Guardians of Innocence V” back in October 2019, during which detectives searched for suspects in possession of child pornography. After months of investigation, deputies said that Edgardo Cancela — who lived in Davenport with his wife and two children — had been…
Read MoreMO: Federal Judge Sets Trial Date for Halloween Sign Case in Missouri
Source: ACSOL A federal judge today set March 27, 2024, as the trial date for the Halloween sign case in Missouri. The trial will be conducted before the judge only, with no jury, in Halloween case – U.S. District Court, Eastern District, in St. Louis – Court Order – Trial Setting etc. The trial will be open to the public. During the trial, the court will consider both whether the Halloween sign requirement violates the First Amendment and whether to issue the existing statewide temporary restraining order (TRO) on a…
Read MoreMO: Multiple people arrested in Mid-Missouri, accused of breaking Halloween sex offender rules
Source: abc17news.com 11/1/23 Multiple people were arrested in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday on suspicion of not complying with sex-offender Halloween restrictions. In Chariton County, Timothy _____, 42, of Salisbury, was arrested on suspicion of several charges. He was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, drug possession, two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, and misdemeanors including failure to comply with Halloween-related restrictions for sex offenders and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Randolph County…
Read MoreTN: A registrant who is HIV positive is considered a sexually violent predator
Source: filtermag.org 11/2/23 In the mid-’90s at Washington State Penitentiary, a corrections officer (CO) and I had been yelling at each other for a while until eventually he ordered me back to my cell. When he called me back out to go see the sergeant, the CO in the security booth at the end of the hall buzzed open the electronic sliding door, then shut it in my face each time I tried to go through. After the third time, I turned to the glass he was sitting behind and…
Read MoreMN: MSOP Moose Lake: Behind Barbed Wire – A look into the controversial Minnesota Sex Offender Program treatment program
Source: northernnewsnow.com 10/31/23 MOOSE LAKE, MN. (Northern News Now) – Recent violent assaults on staff inside the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake in the past year is sparking another look into the controversial treatment program. Northern News Now Anchor Laura Lee investigates the claims made by some clients inside MSOP who say they are being given life sentences for crimes they have already served. The desperation of some of the clients is reaching a boiling point as some say they are so desperate to get out, they are…
Read MoreWI: Investigation into alleged circulation of child porn among students
Source: TMJ4 News A search warrant says a Nicolet High School student told a school resource officer two weeks ago that, “A video depicting two other Nicolet students engaging in sexual acts had been posted online.” GLENDALE, Wis. — Glendale police are investigating alleged child pornography being circulated among students at Nicolet High School. A search warrant says a Nicolet High School student told a school resource officer two weeks ago that, “A video depicting two other Nicolet students engaging in sexual acts had been posted online via Instagram.” Court…
Read MoreUT: Newly created sex offense management board looking into issues with Utah’s registry
Source: ksltv.com 11/2/23 SALT LAKE CITY — What might have looked like any other public meeting at the Utah Capitol Wednesday was actually a new step forward for the state, according to Dr. Michele Leslie. “We’re one of the few states who have some kind of management board,” she said. “And it is a really big step for this state.” Wednesday’s meeting was the second public meeting of Utah’s newly created Sex Offense Management Board. The Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice hired Leslie, a doctor of psychology with…
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