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…
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VA: 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…
Read MoreTX: Texas is trying to make registration lifetime using extreme violation sentencing
Source: etk.com 5/13/26 Polk County man gets 25 years for sex offender registration violation POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– A Polk County resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday after failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a detective who was assigned to monitor registered sex offenders discovered in November 2025 that a 55-year-old Rayford ____ had failed to comply with sex offender registration requirements, prompting an investigation to be opened. The detective later became aware that ____ had…
Read MoreMO: Good news! SB 982 restores the path for removal from the Registry
Source: Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration 5/6/26 GREAT NEWS! Governor Kehoe signed SB 982 into law on May 6, 2026. This will restore the path for removal from the Registry that was previously enacted in 2018. The law will go into effect on August 28, 2026. Thank you to our dedicated lobbyists, Sarah Schlemeier Henke and former state senator, Jeff Smith, for their tireless work behind the scenes, pushing this bill through all the stages in both chambers and with the Governor’s office. Thank you to our volunteers and DONORS! …
Read MoreAZ: Arizonans for Rational Sex Offense Laws alerts Arizona residents to watch for their call to action on bills
Source: azrsol.org Many laws introduced by Senator Shamp with the help of Kayleigh Kozack (Kayleigh’s law) Many specifically targeting those who have had a conviction with the sentencing enhancement of Dangerous Crimes Against Children. The legislature had decided that new retroactive restrictions should apply to these individuals including level one offenders. DCAC was to be used only in the court room as a sentencing enhancement — not lifetime and retroactive punishment. But Kayleigh with Senator Shamp’s help is changing the intent of the law. Even AZSOMB states this is not…
Read MoreWI: Town wants to help registrants have the “right to reintegrate into society” by hashing over complex restrictions
Source: hngnews.com 4/29/26 The DeForest Village Board will soon be prompted with a discussion about the distance limits from “safety zones” for the residency of registered sex offenders. Trustees will also be presented with an ordinance to implement portions of the existing residency restrictions for sex offenders into the municipal zoning code. The DeForest Plan Commission unanimously recommended the zoning changes for village board approval on Tuesday, April 28, and instructed the board to discuss safety zone changes as well. DeForest Police Chief James Olsen presented the commission with…
Read MoreCO: Lifetime sex offender registration not ‘punishment,’ Colorado justices say
Source: coloradopolitics.com 4/27/26 The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday that lifetime sex offender registration is not cruel and unusual punishment because it is not “punishment.” At the same time, two members urged lawmakers to heed the advice of the Sex Offender Management Board and adopt a new, more accurate system of measuring a person’s risk of recidivism. Under Colorado law, “sexually violent predators” are subject to lifetime sex offender registration. To qualify, they must be 18 years or older, convicted of certain offenses, commit the offense against certain types of people…
Read MoreAR: Judge Sets $950,000 Bonds for Two Sex Offenders Accused of Failing to Register
Source: neareport.com 4/29/26 JONESBORO, Ark. — Two registered sex offenders accused of failing to comply with Arkansas reporting requirements received $950,000 cash or surety bonds Wednesday afternoon in Craighead County District Court. District Judge David Boling set bonds at $950,000 cash or surety for Michael Nelson ____, 45, of Lenox, Michigan, and April Genene ____, 44, of Jonesboro. Both are charged with failure to register and failure to comply with reporting requirements, a Class C felony in Arkansas. Read the full article
Read MoreMO: Bill clarifying sex offender registry law clears Missouri House, heads back to Senate
Source: newstribune.com 4/25/26 A bill aimed at clarifying Missouri’s sex offender registry law — including when people convicted in other states must register here and when some offenders can ask to come off the list — cleared the House on Tuesday. The House voted 141-4 to approve the measure. Because amendments were added to the bill, which passed the Senate in March, it must return to the Senate for final approval before it can go to Gov. Mike Kehoe. Republican state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman of Arnold, the sponsor of the bill,…
Read MoreNY: Bill wants to add Tier I (low level) registrants to public sex offender registry
Source: observertoday.com 4/23/26 [ACSOL note: Write, call and show up, NY residents!] Assemblyman Andrew Molitor is among the co-sponsors of legislation that would require all sex offenders to be placed in the publicly searchable area of the state’s online sex offender registry. Sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph Angelino, Binghamton, the legislation (A.10975) would amend the state’s Corrections Law to authorize the name, photo and other identifying information of Level 1 sex offenders to be publicly disclosed on the DCJS sex offender directory website. Angelino’s bill has attracted… Read the full article…
Read MoreFL: Lawsuit filed challenging Putnam County Ordinance
Source: Florida Action Committee 4/23/26 Today, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against Putnam County, Florida, challenging their recently amended Ordinance that precludes persons on the sex offender registry from living within 500 feet of one another, among other restrictions. Attorneys Adele Nicholas, Mark Weinberg and Ron Kleiner are representing the Plaintiffs, who are registrants and property owners subjected to the Ordinance. This is the first of what will hopefully be a series of lawsuits challenging Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORRs) in Florida – putting an end to the…
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