Source: capitol.texas.gov 2/27/25 Bill HB 3499 text: Relating to the eligibility of an individual to receive an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the individual’s residence homestead if the homestead is occupied by a registered sex offender. … “Sec. 11.136. RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION PROHIBITED FOR RESIDENCE OCCUPIED BY REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. Notwithstanding Section 11.13, 11.131, 11.132, 11.133, or 11.134, an individual may not receive an exemption from taxation of all or a portion of the appraised value of the individual’s residence homestead under this subchapter in a tax year for…
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AZ: Arizona’s sex offender registry harms communities and families
Source: azcapitoltimes.com 3/13/25 In an era where evidence-based policy is increasingly valued, Arizona continues to maintain a sexual offense registry system that fails to deliver on its promises while creating serious collateral damage. Our current approach, originally designed to protect communities, has evolved into a system that paradoxically undermines public safety while devastating lives. As Arizona lawmakers consider criminal justice reforms, it’s time to fundamentally reassess this flawed system. Arizona’s registry fails victims Contrary to popular belief, the registry system often works against the interests of survivors. Sexual harm is…
Read MoreAL, KY, MS, OH, VA considering administrating Capital Punishment rape/sexual assault/sexual battery
Source: deathpenaltyinfo.org The States of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Virginia are considering administrating Capital Punishment towards those convicted of rape/sexual assault/sexual battery to those who have a living victim. Read the bills [AL, KY, MS, OH, VA registrants and supporters, fight this with writing, calls, and showing up]
Read MoreTX: Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender
Source: nbcnews.com 3/11/25 A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said. Amber Paige Laudermilk, 34, was employed as an embalmer at Memorial Mortuary & Crematory in Houston when she allegedly mutilated the body of Charles Roy Rodriguez, 58, in February, according to a statement on Monday from Constable Alan Rosen of Harris County Precinct One. Rodriguez was a registered sex offender and was charged with sexual assault in 2001. He died…
Read MoreOK: Bill seeking to chemically castrate child sex offenders advances to Oklahoma Senate
Source: oklahomavoice.com 3/10/25 OKLAHOMA CITY — Registered child sex offenders in Oklahoma would have to be “chemically castrated” in order to be released on parole under a bill that easily cleared the House floor Monday. House Bill 2422, authored by Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, would require offenders who commit sex crimes against children age 13 and younger to be chemically castrated as a condition of supervised release. Reoffending, ending treatment or seeking reversal of the treatment, which “use chemicals or drugs to stop sex hormone production,” would result in returning to…
Read MoreFL: Florida to consider statewide ‘animal abuser registry’ following Molly’s Law in Marion County
Source: wesh.com 3/9/25 MARION COUNTY, Fla. —An effort is underway to create a statewide registry of animal abusers, and it’s being championed by a woman in Marion County who led the push for a countywide abuser registry named after the pup she adopted. Molly, a dog who was found severely beaten and stabbed, would later be adopted by SPCA of Ocala President Lilly Baron. “It was just a feeling of this dog’s meant for me,” Baron said. After she adopted Molly, Baron took her on tour to various community events…
Read MoreSenator Coons, Representative Hunt, colleagues urge the implementation of reforms aligning with their bipartisan, bicameral Safer Supervision Act
Source: senate.gov 3/7/25 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Representative Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in a new letter applauded and urged finalization of a proposal by the United States Sentencing Commission to improve the federal supervised release system in ways that align with their bipartisan, bicameral Safer Supervision Act. In addition to Senator Coons and Rep. Hunt, the letter was signed by bill cosponsors Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), U.S. Representative Barry Moore (R-Ala.), and…
Read MoreMA: Man Believed to Be JetBlue Pilot Facing Child Sex Charges Shoots, Kills Self at Mass. Train Station
Source: people.com 3/7/25 [ACSOL supports an alternative to giving up like this man chose: let’s fight together for justice, just as other people groups have done in history!] A man believed to be a JetBlue pilot facing child sex abuse charges shot and killed himself this morning as officers approached him at a Massachusetts train station. Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio, was facing a second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor charge in North Carolina, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Police; he had missed a court date. Officials from…
Read MoreAR: Arkansas man gets 90 years for failing to appear, register as a sex offender
Source: 5newsonline.com 3/5/25 [ACSOL IS publishing this to show an example of extreme sentencing for failure to register] WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — An Arkansas man who was convicted of rape and four counts of sexual assault in December has been found guilty by another Washington County jury of failing to register as a sex offender and failing to appear in court. On March 5, 44-year-old Carlos ____ was sentenced to serve an extra 90 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He had already been sentenced to life in…
Read MoreFL: UPDATED 3/5/25 Putnam County Sheriff’s Office: ‘Cesspool of sex offenders’ cleared out of local trailer park
3/5/25 UPDATE: firstcoastnews.com “Tents housing sex offenders behind Putnam County Sheriff’s Office headquarters taken down” 3/3/25 UPDATE: actionnewsjax.com “‘It’s just rough’: Registered sex offenders in Putnam County claim to be displaced” Source: actionnewsjax.com 2/28/25 PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A “cesspool of sex offenders” was cleared out of a Palatka trailer park on Friday afternoon, according to Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach. On a Facebook Live, DeLoach said more than 22 convicted predators and sex offenders living in the area were cleared out. The trailer park, located at 3600 Balsam Street,…
Read MoreRegistrants, Families, Supporters Demonstrate Unity in Washington, D.C.
Registrants, members of their families and supporters demonstrated unity in Washington, D.C. this week in a conference and a vigil near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Both events included leaders and members of multiple organizations that support registrants and their families, including ACSOL, NARSOL, WAR, Florida Action Committee, SHINE, United Voices, Pathfinder and Restorative Action Alliance. Click here to watch the vigil video Click here to watch all of the conference videos Conference presentations addressed a wide range of topics beginning with a presentation by civil rights attorney…
Read More‘The damage’ is ‘immense’: Attorneys for man accused by Mace demand evidence — or an apology
Source: alternet.org 2/28/25 Attorneys for one of the men accused by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of being a sexual predator have issued a “demand for action,” giving the congresswoman 10 days to produce evidence or publicly apologize for what they call “outrageous” allegations. In a letter sent to Mace on Thursday, attorneys for Brian Musgrave outlined three possible scenarios: Provide evidence that he was involved in the alleged crimes, retract the allegations against him and publicly apologize, or prepare to be sued. “You upended Brian’s life when you accused him…
Read MoreTrump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally
Source: apnews.com 2/25/25 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the United States illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution, immigration officials announced Tuesday. Everyone who is in the U.S. illegally must register, give fingerprints and provide an address, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. It cited a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act — the complex immigration law — as justification for the registration process, which would apply to anyone 14 and older. The announcement comes as the…
Read MoreID: Idaho House widely passes bill to limit youth access to ‘indecent sexual exhibitions’
Source: idahocapitalsun.com 2/25/25 Bill, drafted by the Idaho Family Policy Center, was inspired by drag shows held in public parks in Coeur d’Alene and Boise The Idaho House widely passed a bill to limit youth access to public performances considered “indecent sexual exhibitions,” such as drag shows. House Bill 230, sponsored by Rep. Ted Hill, R-Eagle, would require event hosts and organizers to “take reasonable steps to restrict” minors’ access to public performances that involve “live persons engaged in sexual conduct,” if such performances are “patently offensive to an average…
Read MoreUT: Utah senator says former AG Reyes’ office used lawmakers as ‘pawns’ in push for increased penalties
Source: utahnewsdispatch.com 2/24/25 A Utah state senator said the Utah Attorney General’s Office, under the leadership of Sean Reyes, used lawmakers as “pawns” to advocate for increased penalties for certain sex crimes, which critics argue would lead to more people being convicted of first-degree felonies. The comment came on Friday morning from Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, during a Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee meeting where lawmakers were considering a bill that makes a number of tweaks to the state criminal code regarding sex crimes involving children. …
Read MoreAction Alert nationwide: ICAC Federal Grants Are Up for Renewal! – Please contact your federal representatives today!
Source: Women Against Registry (W.A.R) [Please considering writing the letter they describe below. – Janice] ———————————————— Let’s Kill ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force) Let’s reach out to our Federal congressmen to oppose the funding of ICAC, which is the task force which uses all kinds of sketchy (and illegal) tactics to hunt down people who click on illegal images (which ICAC rarely takes down). In the current political climate, it seems crazy that they’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ICAC! Way down at the…
Read MoreJanice’s Journal: The Importance of Tenacity
On March 3, a group of individuals representing dozens of organizations will gather near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. When they do so, they will repeat for the third time efforts to educate the Court regarding the significant harm caused by their decision, Smith v. Doe, issued in the year 2003. Some may ask why it is necessary to repeat these efforts. After all, the Court did not appear to care or perhaps even to know that people in the past have stood in front of the building…
Read MoreKS: Parents outraged after sex offender allowed at Kansas school dance
Source: torontosun.com 2/21/25 Parents in Kansas were outraged to learn a registered sex offender was allowed to attend a school dance, and even take photos and video of the children. The Sole Mate Dance for students in Grades 1 through 6 was held at Blue River Elementary School in Overland Park, Kansas, where the unidentified man made his way to the edge of the dance floor, pointing his cellphone’s camera in the direction of students, parents told the Johnson County Post. They told the media outlet that they recognized the man,…
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