Source: foxnews.com 1/14/25 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is unveiling a new set of bills that could have child sexual predators facing the death penalty. “If you are raping someone, if you’re molesting someone, you are essentially murdering their soul. Those people never actually fully recover. I’ve actually sat on a committee with a very prominent [female House Democrat] who actually talked about the fact that she was molested as a child. And so you can see that it impacts and really hurts people,” Luna said. Two of her three bills,…
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ND: Lawmakers discuss adding computer-generated images to definition of child pornography
Source: northdakotamonitor.com 1/20/25 Possessing a computer-generated image of child pornography would be punishable as a felony in North Dakota under a bill discussed Monday by state lawmakers. House Bill 1386 adds images created by artificial intelligence to state law prohibiting the possession of child pornography. Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness strongly urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to advance the bill. “Computer-generated images and artificial intelligence have opened a new world for the cruel individuals who make, possess, or trade (child sexual abuse materials),” Ness said. The bill would make possessing computer-generated…
Read MoreMD: Legislators warned of ‘enormous liability’ related to sex abuse lawsuits
Source: marylandmatters.org 1/20/25 Potential settlement could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions, potentially billions for 3,500 cases involving allegations of sexual abuse against state agencies An effort by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to resolve a $3 billion budget deficit could be hampered by hundreds of millions — potentially billions — in settlements related to a 2023 law that eliminated statutory limits on lawsuits filed by survivors of child sexual abuse. News of the potential liability under the Child Victims Act of 2023 came at the same meeting where members of the…
Read MoreND: Bill would allow sex offenders to petition to remove themselves from state registry
Source: inforum.com 1/17/25 MINOT — House Bill 1231, introduced by state Rep. Jason Dockter, would create a petition through which convicted sex offenders could petition the courts to remove themselves from the state’s offender registry, which Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s office maintains. This is an excellent idea. We ought to do away with the offender registry, as it is a resource-hogging exercise in futility, but let’s talk about the legislation before us first. “After seven years of registration, a sexual offender assigned a low-risk level by the attorney general may petition the sentencing…
Read MoreHouse passes bill to deport immigrants with history of sex offenses
Source: ground.news 1/16/25 The House passed legislation allowing deportation of illegal migrants convicted of domestic violence or sex crimes. The bill, titled ‘Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,’ received support from 213 Republicans and 61 Democrats. Nancy Mace, the bill’s sponsor, announced the passage on social media, stating, ‘Our bill just PASSED this morning.’ Elon Musk criticized the 145 Democrats who opposed the bill, calling it ‘unconscionable that 145 elected representatives voted AGAINST deporting illegal migrant rapists. Read the full article
Read MoreGovernment Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn
Source: theintercept.com 1 14/25 A webpage on the State of Louisiana’s official site appears to be advertising “animal porn Porn Videos.” The online home of the Federal Judicial Center offers “free how to sex videos,” with a closed captioning feature. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s SimpleReport, identified as an “official website of the United States government” in a banner at the top of the page, provides “Desi Girl Xxx Video sex Videos,” while the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, points to “Sexy Beautiful European Porn.” These are just a few…
Read MoreFL: Florida appeals court rejects ‘sex predator’ label rule for driver’s licenses
Source: clickorlando.com 1/10/25 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A divided appeals court Friday ruled that a state requirement for convicted sexual predators to have the words “SEXUAL PREDATOR” on their driver’s licenses violates First Amendment rights. The 2-1 decision by a panel of Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal said the required designation is compelled speech that is not narrowly tailored to meet the state’s goals of informing the public about the presence of sexual predators. The ruling, which came in a Sumter County case, would not affect Florida’s system of publishing information…
Read MoreKY: Law to make AI child pornography illegal introduced
Source: tristatehomepage.com 1/13/24 HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A bill has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives that would make child pornography illegal. House Bill 92 says the sexual performance may be by a computer-generated image of a minor; provide that any person convicted of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor shall not be released on probation or parole without serving 85 percent of the sentence imposed. Read the entire article
Read MoreTX: Sex offender serving in leadership ‘not disqualified from grace of God’, says church
Source: premierchristian.news 1/8/25 A lifetime registered sex offender and former fugitive once featured on America’s Most Wanted, is currently serving in leadership roles at Grace Place Church of Christ in Duncanville, Texas, and as a part-time staffer with Watermark Community Church in Dallas. Survivor advocate Amy Smith voiced concerns on social media, stating: “This is a dangerous predator. He should not have a position of leadership as a pastor. He was not being truthful about keeping away from children.” ,,, They acknowledged his past offences but emphasised that he exclusively works with adults…
Read MoreWI: Meeting set on sex offender relocating to Town of Cottage Grove
Source: hngnews.com 1/8/24 [ACSOL is posting this to show the false statements and assumptions of their law enforcement] The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has scheduled a community meeting to inform the public about a sex offender moving into the Town of Cottage Grove. The virtual meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. … Jackie, 57, was convicted in 1988 of First Degree Sexual Assault and is a lifetime registrant. … The Sheriff’s Office said the aim of releasing this information was not to increase fear, but…
Read MorePeter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame), dead at 86
Source: rollingstone.com 1/7/25 [ACSOL is showing how his sex crime is highlighted first] Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York Times reports. He was 86. Read the full obituary
Read MoreFL: Registered sex offender steps down as SRSO volunteer after social media blowback
Source: pnj.com 1/6/25 After much furor amongst social media community groups in Santa Rosa County, a registered sex offender who volunteered in the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s new Chaplain Unit has stepped down. In a since-deleted Facebook post by the SRSO, the department announced the launch of their new Chaplain Unit after Christmas. A photo included in the post shows a group of deputies and volunteers, including Charles Martin. Following the announcement, many on social media pointed out that Martin is a registered sex offender. According to the Florida Department of Law…
Read MoreTX: HB 1401 would require any educator convicted of such offenses to register as a sex offender
Source: tylerpaper.com 12/22/24 An East Texas state representative is working toward holding educators more accountable. Recently, there’s been multiple cases of teachers accused of having improper relationships with students in East Texas. House Bill 1401 aims to protect students and have stricter regulations on these incidents. After a teacher at a local high school was sentenced to several years in prison for having an improper relationship with a student and not having to register as a sex offender, Palestine Police Chief Mark Harcrow knew something had to be done. “It…
Read MoreU.S. Sentencing Commission Seeks Comment on Proposals to Promote Public Safety and Simplify Federal Sentencing
Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission 12/19/24 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to publish proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2025. These proposals stem from public input the Commission has received in recent years, including more than 1,200 pages of comments on what work the agency should prioritize this amendment cycle. Among today’s proposals are those that would: create an alternative to the “categorical approach” used in the career offender guideline to determine whether a conviction qualifies a…
Read MoreNC: Crystal Mangum admits to fabricating 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal accusations
Source: dukechronicle.com 12/12/24 Crystal Mangum, the woman who falsely accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, admitted she lied about the allegations and asked for David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann’s forgiveness. Mangum made her confession in an interview published Wednesday on “Let’s Talk with Kat,” hosted by Katerena DePasquale, at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Unrelated to the lacrosse case, Mangum is currently in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder of her then-boyfriend in 2013. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they…
Read MoreIn Prison, a Sex Conviction Is a Target for Assault. Staff Pretends Otherwise.
Source: filtermag.org 12/11/24 Coming into the Tennessee men’s prison system nearly 30 years ago, I assumed that my murder conviction would make me the most hated of my incarcerated peers. I imagined a life of solitude, persecution and ridicule. I did not yet know that prison has a social hierarchy in which one type of conviction is always at the bottom, but it isn’t murder. In the early years of my sentence, incoming prisoners with sex-related convictions would be taken straight to protective custody (PC), i.e. solitary confinement. These days,…
Read MoreSign the Petition: Public Sex Offender Registration is Violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Source: Florida Action Committee (FAC) To: The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations, Complaint Procedure Unit, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Petition to Declare Public Sex Offender Registration in the United States a Violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) The Florida Action Committee, Inc. (FAC) is a 2,500+ member non-profit public safety organization that advocates for the rights of all persons. Included in our membership are people forced to register as sexual offenders in the United States. Today, approximately one-million people in the United States are forced to…
Read MoreWI: Glendale likely to challenge plan that would house sex offenders near child areas
Source: jsonline.com 12/7/24 The City of Glendale, Wisconsin is challenging a plan that would house two sex offenders in Milwaukee, right near Glendale’s border and near several places children often visit. At the city’s Dec. 9 Common Council meeting, officials will vote on whether to approve a resolution that would seek the plan’s reversal. The two offenders were both convicted in 1989, one for first-degree sexual assault and the other for second-degree sexual assault. The proposed resolution invokes a Glendale ordinance prohibiting convicted sex offenders from living within 1,200 feet of specified places…
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