Source: www.the-independent.com 6/22/26 GoFundMe does not allow fundraisers that involve alleged violent crimes An online fundraiser for a Tennessee teen who is a suspect in the murder of a sex offender has been shut down by GoFundMe. The company shut down an account for Kian Neal, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 56-year-old Robert George Locke, citing its policy against fundraisers involving alleged violent crimes, even in the case of pending investigations, according to News Channel 9. “Unfortunately, we have discovered that GoFundMe does not allow for fundraisers involving alleged violent crimes… Read the…
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FL: Registered sex offender in line to be next small town city manager
Source: pnj.com 6/17/26 [ACSOL note: this is behind a paywall but we are posting this for the possible value Florida residents may find in it] The small town of Jay is set to appoint a convicted sex offender as its new town manager. Current Town Manager Eric Seib has been working part time since September and on July 3 will officially retire from the position. April Watson, who was made operations manager by unanimous vote of the Jay Town Council on the same night Seib stepped back from full time…
Read MoreNM: State Supreme Court says sex offender parole applies even without prison time
Source: organmountainnews.com 6/17/26 The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that sex offender parole applies to certain convictions even when a defendant does not serve time in state prison. The justices ruled an Otero County man was improperly discharged from a five- to 20-year parole term after his prison sentence was satisfied by jail credit. Organ Mountain News report SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that people convicted of certain sex crimes must serve an indeterminate parole term even if they do not serve time in state…
Read MoreOH: Knife, blood, sawhorses found in 18-year-old’s car; charged with homicide of registrant
Source: local3news.com 6/18/26 Kian Andrew Neal, the 18-year-old suspect accused of killing 56-year-old Robert George Locke, has pleaded not guilty. Neal appeared in court on Wednesday, June 17, to enter a plea. He is charged with: Criminal homicide Especially aggravated burglary Abuse of a corpse Tampering with evidence Death under suspicious, unusual, or unnatural circumstances Neal will have a preliminary hearing on July 1 at 3:00pm Collegedale Police officers and other authorities are searching the Birchwood Landfill, where they believe Locke’s body may be located. Officers arrested Neal on…
Read MorePA: Lawmakers want to revise Megan’s Law to include juvenile sex offenders
Source: msn.com 6/11/26 [ACSOL action alert to Pennsylvania residents: call, write, and show up t0 hearings] Megan’s Law is a federal law that allows the public to have access to the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. However, since 2012 in Pennsylvania, that hasn’t applied to juvenile offenders. Several state lawmakers from Westmoreland County gathered Thursday to express their desire to change that. “We are just getting the word out to let people know that there are gaps,” said Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Hempfield Township. “The key that we’re identifying here is…
Read MoreOH: Sex offenders could be banned from entering Ohio schools, daycares
Source: dispatch.com 6/12/26 [ACSOL action alert: Ohio residents, call, write and show up to House hearings!] The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill to prohibit certain sex offenders from being on school, preschool, or daycare premises. Current Ohio law only prohibits convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school. The bill includes exceptions for legitimate purposes, such as a parent picking up a child or voting at a school polling place. The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would bar most sex offenders from entering schools, preschools and daycares…
Read MoreACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor
Source: reason.com 6/11/26 Police arrested and charged Robert Dillon with a heinous crime based on nothing more than a faulty image search. Police arrested a man in Florida for attempted child abduction in a town he had never visited, and the only evidence linking him to the crime was an AI facial recognition hit. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), he is now suing the officers and agencies who put him through it. In November 2023, police in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, responded to a call about an attempted child…
Read MoreGA: Scammers threatening to label victims as sex offenders unless they pay
Source: foxcarolina.com 6/10/26 LBERT COUNTY, Ga. (FOX Carolina) – The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is warning of scammers threatening false public notices labeling people as sex offenders unless money is paid. The sheriff’s office said these claims are fraudulent. According to the sheriff’s office, … Read the full article
Read MoreSC: Penis Measurements Cannot Justify a Sex Offender’s Indefinite Detention, South Carolina’s Top Court Says
Source: reason.com 6/8/26 The court unanimously ruled that penile plethysmography is unreliable and inadmissible as evidence of recidivism risk. South Carolina is one of 20 states that authorize indefinite civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their prison sentences. Under state law, such continued detention is allowed only when a jury concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that a respondent qualifies as a “sexually violent predator” (SVP), meaning he “suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes [him] likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined in a…
Read MoreMI: Sex offender reports confrontation, assault by kids
Source: woodtv.com 6/2/26 PLAINWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — A registered sex offender in Allegan County said he could not stay silent about the strangers who showed up at his home early Sunday morning. “I thought, ‘You know what? I’m gonna reach out to you guys because … if I don’t do something, (what if) somebody else loses their life because I didn’t take action?’ the husband and father told Target 8 Monday. He wasn’t willing to risk it. “The other sex offenders that live in the area that don’t know (about…
Read MoreVA: Virginia Court Rejects Vague Loitering Law
Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 6/3/26 In Commonwealth v. Richard Cox, the Circuit Court of Arlington County struck down Virginia’s sex-offender “loitering” statute as unconstitutionally vague, reinforcing a fundamental principle that is often forgotten when laws target registrants: constitutional protections apply to everyone. The Virginia law made it a felony for certain individuals on the sex offender registry to “loiter” within 100 feet of schools and child day-care facilities. While the legislature chose to criminalize “loitering,” it never defined what that term actually meant. As a result, the court found that ordinary people had…
Read MoreCORRECTION: Federal Court Declares Missouri Halloween Sign Law Violates U.S. Constitution
Source: ACSOL [6/3/26 NOTE: This article was updated to reflect the court’s decision impact] The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, issued a decision on May 29 declaring that the Missouri Halloween sign law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The decision also permanently enjoins the Attorney General as well as the City of Hazelwood from enforcing that law. “This decision is significant in that it directly protects the plaintiff in the case from the Halloween sign law,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “This…
Read MoreFL: Will Florida create a new class of preschool kids labeled as sex offenders?
Source: aroundosceola.com 5/28/26 The parents of a student who attended a private Celebration Christian school say the state needs clearer rules and more transparency after alleging in a lawsuit that their daughter was repeatedly sexually abused beginning at age 4 by a classmate. The case has exposed what the family and experts describe as a troubling gap: when the child accused is too young to face criminal charges, there may be limited ability to ensure intervention or alert another school to serious safety concerns. Law enforcement and mental health experts…
Read MoreTX: Tough-On-Crime Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office offers sex offense plea deals
Source: texastribune.org 5/19/26 WACO — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is under fire for a plea deal his prosecutors offered last month to a Waco man charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. The deal in the case, which Paxton’s office took over about three years ago after the locally elected district attorney recused himself, would have let the man plead guilty to two misdemeanors and serve a total of just one day in jail. Now Paxton, locked in a heated primary to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, is facing criticism…
Read MoreOK: Tulsa man sentenced to 121 months for child pornography charges
Source: ktul.com 5/21/26 [ACSOL note: Example of bizarre belief leading to long sentencing] TULSA, Okla. (KOKH) — A 41-year-old man with dual citizenship in the United States and Pakistan has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Razwan _____ to 121 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Hill also ordered Asghar to register as a sex offender and pay…
Read MoreTX: Texas repeat offender gets 50-year federal prison sentence for exploiting child on Snapchat
Source: fox4news.com 5/21/26 [ACSOL note: Example of extreme sentencing] ABILENE, Texas – A 25-year-old registered sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Federal prison sentence: Kai Isaiah of Abilene was sentenced to the 600-month term by U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr. Kai Isaiah was indicted in December 2025 and pleaded guilty in January 2026 to production of child pornography. According to court documents, Kai Isaiah used Snapchat to entice and coerce a 13-year-old child into producing multiple sexually explicit videos.…
Read MoreMO: Registrant Arrested for Attending Granddaughter’s Graduation
Source: ozarkradionews.com 5/19/26 [ACSOL is posting this as a warning to those who are considering walking onto school property] A Houston man was taken into custody Friday after police say he attended the Houston R‑1 School District graduation ceremony despite restrictions tied to his status on the sex offender registry. According to a probable cause statement filed by the Houston Police Department, officers were alerted on May 15, 2026, that 66‑year‑old Roger _____ was present inside the Tiger Field House during the ceremony, where “numerous juveniles [were] present” . Officer…
Read MoreLA: Many registrants arrested for having social media accounts
Source: wafb.com 5/18/26 BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – La. Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that 60 registered sex offenders were arrested as part of a major internet sex crimes operation in the greater Baton Rouge area. Details about “Operation Restricted Domain” were released during a news conference on Monday morning, May 18. According to Murrill’s office, “Operation Restricted Domain” is a two-month, multi-agency operation led by her Louisiana Bureau of Investigation targeting offenders who violated Louisiana sex offender registration laws and engaged in unlawful online activity. .. Read the full…
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