Source: wsbt.com 3/18/23 BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Registered sex offenders living just feet from schools – it sounds like a parent’s nightmare. But WBFF found that it’s happening in Maryland, and it’s perfectly legal. Registered sex offenders living next to Maryland schools, parents outraged that it’s legal (WBFF) “I didn’t think that was possible,” said Casey Gerlach, a Baltimore County mother. “It’s terrifying,” added another Baltimore County mother Mary Frances Gensor. Maryland is home to about 6,500 registered sex offenders. According to the sex offender registry, nine offenders in seven locations live…
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OH: *IN JEST*, Lawmakers Just Proposed Making It Illegal For Men To Have Unprotected Sex Unless They Intend To Make A Baby, And YES, This Is REAL
Source: yahoo.com 2/15/25 It’s a ballsy move, but two Ohio State Representatives have introduced a bill that would make it illegal for men to have unprotected sex if it’s not intended to make a baby. If the “Conception Begins at Erection Act” passes, men in Ohio could be charged with a felony if they “discharge genetic material” without intending to get a woman pregnant. Read the full article
Read MoreMO: Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Lifetime GPS Monitoring is Constitutional
Source: missourinet.com 2/12/25 The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of a lower court’s ruling, saying the sex offender failed to present evidence that a lifetime electronic monitoring requirement is unconstitutional. The woman sued the state Department of Corrections, arguing that electronic monitoring for the rest of her life violates her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. Her attorney also argued that women are different and much less likely to be repeat offenders. During a December court hearing, Michael Patton with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office…
Read MoreUT: Affirmative Consent Is Back
Source: reason.com 2/12/25 In the later years of the second Obama administration, affirmative consent was all the rage. Affirmative consent refers to the idea that “no means no” doesn’t cut it; when it comes to sex—or even kissing—all actions must be explicitly and affirmatively agreed upon. There’s nothing wrong with affirmative consent as an ideal, though some may argue it’s the antithesis of erotic. But affirmative consent as a legal standard is unworkable and dangerous. And as a feminist standard, I think it leaves a lot to be desired too. Alas, affirmative consent…
Read MoreMD: Maryland’s highest court upholds ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits
Source: apnews.com 2/3/25 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The court upheld the 2023 law in a 4-3 ruling, saying the Maryland General Assembly had the authority to change the law as it did, after hearing arguments in September. Opposition over the law’s constitutionality focused on an earlier 2017 law that established a cutoff age of 38 for victims…
Read MoreNC: North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Law That Allowed 2 More Years for Child Sex Abuse Suits
Source: usnews.com 1/31/25 North Carolina’s highest court has upheld a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could no longer be pursued in court. In a case involving a local school board sued by three former students years…
Read MoreME: Maine supreme court strikes down law that allowed civil lawsuits for decades-old sexual abuse claims
Source: mainepublic.org 1/28/25 Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court struck down a recent state law that had eliminated the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine challenged the law after it was sued by dozens of adults who claimed they were abused by clergy members. By removing the statute of limitations, the 2021 law opened the door to civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse no matter how long ago the alleged abuse occurred. But the state’s highest court said Tuesday that once a…
Read MoreNC: Controversy sparked about investigation after Bikers Against Predators come to High Point
Source: yahoo.com 2/10/25 HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — “Why didn’t you do more?” That is the question being asked of the High Point Police Department. It comes after a video online shows a group from Indiana, known as Bikers Against Predators, confronting a man in High Point for allegedly talking with what he thought was an 11-year-old girl online, but it was really a decoy from the organization. The nearly one-and-a-half-hour video was filmed on Facebook Live on Saturday afternoon. It now has over half a million views. Bikers Against…
Read MoreTN: DA Wamp Backs Death Penalty For Those Convicted Of Rape Of A Child; Says More Cases Being Tried
Source: chattanoogan.com 2/7/25 District Attorney Coty Wamp on Thursday told members of the Rotary Club that she supports a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the death penalty for aggravated child rape, which is the rape of a child 8 years old or younger. She said the backing of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti would help ensure success. “We will take this all the way up to the Supreme Court again if we have to,” she said. “There is no punishment that is harsh enough.” Read the full…
Read MoreFL: Liking Post That Contains Porn Deepfake Can Lead to Liability, Court Says in Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit
Source: reason.com 2/7/25 At least this is so when defendant “also … allegedly directed viewers of her post to click on her ‘Likes’ page where the video had been archived” (not clear what the judge would have thought if the case involved solely the “like”). Under Section 836.13, Florida Statutes, a plaintiff may bring a civil action against anyone who “willfully and maliciously promotes” an “altered sexual depiction” of her without her consent. The statute defines “promote” broadly, covering actions like publishing, distributing, exhibiting, or presenting the altered content. ……
Read MoreTN: New bill could require sex offenders to report if they’re members of a church, other religious orgs in TN
Source: wsmv.com 1/30/25 The bill, “Requires sexual and violent sexual offenders to disclose the name, address, and phone number of any church, temple, or other religious group or organization in this state where the offender is a registered member.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A new bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on Thursday would require sexual offenders to report to authorities their membership in a church or another religious organization. … “As introduced, requires sexual and violent sexual offenders to disclose the name, address, and phone number of any…
Read MoreID: Idaho Supreme Court vacates child porn conviction over unconstitutional search
Source: cdapress.com 2/4/25 COEUR d’ALENE — The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a Post Falls man’s conviction for possessing child sexual abuse material because police obtained key evidence against him by unconstitutionally impounding his car. A jury convicted Chadlen D. ____, 40, of sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitative material, a felony, in 2022. He received a 10-year prison sentence, the maximum possible under the law, with parole eligibility after five years. In a unanimous opinion penned by Justice Cynthia Meyer, the Supreme Court determined that…
Read MoreUT: Bill SB155 proposes to make it easier to be removed from Utah’s sex offender registry
Source: ksltv.com 2/1/25 SALT LAKE CITY — A controversial bill proposing changes to Utah’s sex offender registry was met with both support and criticism on Capitol Hill Friday. When SB155 was first released by Senator Todd Weiler last week it was met with harsh criticism, on Friday a substitute bill was presented in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee. The original version of SB155 focused on moving certain criminal offenses with a lifetime sex offender registration to the list of offenses only requiring a 10-year registration. But now this substitute bill…
Read MoreFL: Police officers continue to avoid sex offender registry
Source: wtsp.com 1/28/25 Four different charges were dropped against Markanthony ____, meaning he won’t have to register as a sex offender. A former officer with the Bartow Police Department accused of sexually exploiting teen girls has been sentenced to one year in prison, but will not have to register as a sex offender, according to court documents. Markanthony pleaded guilty to four counts of giving alcohol to someone under the age of 21, child abuse and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. However, documents revealed that the following charges…
Read MoreSC: He lost his son to suicide after a ‘sextortion’ scam. The alleged scammer was just extradited to the US
Source: kten.com 2/29/25 South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey was overwhelmed with rage when he first saw the man he believes caused his son’s suicide. The suspect was extradited from Nigeria to the US over the weekend on charges that he targeted 17-year-old Gavin Guffey in a sexual extortion, or “sextortion” scheme, that led to the teen’s death. The Nigerian appeared in court in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday, where Brandon Guffey laid eyes on him after more than two years of fighting for justice for his son. “Rage is…
Read MoreKY: House Bill 206 would create a fund to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including sex offenses
Source: legislature.ky.gov Kentucky House Bill 206 would create a fund to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including sex offenses Read the text of the bill
Read MoreMS: US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
Source: yahoo.com 1/27/25 The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation. The justices turned away an appeal of a lower court’s decision rejecting a lawsuit that claimed that the ban – a provision of the Mississippi constitution that applies even after a sentence has been completed – violates the U.S.…
Read MoreVA: Constitutional amendment HJ2; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
Source: lis.virginia.gov Read the text of the law
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