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Source: ktlo.com 11/21/22 Arkansas state lawmakers filed 11 bills during the first four days of the period for lawmakers to file legislation in advance of the regular session that starts Jan. 9, 2023... ... Separately, under his House Bill 1004, state Rep. David Ray, R-Maumelle, said the bill would require a complete address on the public sex offender website, and the current statute only...
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Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, December 17, online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or call in using...
Source: eff.org 11/17/22 The latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is focused on removing online information that people need to see—people of all ages. Letting governments—state or federal—decide what information anyone needs to see is a dangerous endeavor. On top of that, this bill, supposedly designed to protect our privacy, actually requires tech companies to collect more data on internet users...
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Source: msn.com/ 11/19/22 A former assistant coach at Los Osos High School pleaded guilty this week to three felony and three misdemeanor counts for possession of child pornography or for a concealed camera to peak through a hole in a girls' bathroom. David ___, 54, was arrested after a staff member at the Rancho Cucamonga campus discovered the hidden camera in August 2021. While...
Source: portpirierecorder.com.au 11/16/22 A judge has criticised corrective services for leaving an elderly sex offender to choose between indefinite detention or housing without health support. The Supreme Court of Queensland on Wednesday heard an application by the Attorney-General to have Desmond Ronald Grant, 78, released on a supervision order. Grant has completed a five-year prison sentence for sex offences and is now physically frail...
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Source: ksl.com 11/16/22 A legislative audit blames recent "serious crimes" committed by people on probation or parole on high turnover rates and inexperience on one of Utah's parole boards. The Utah Department of Correction's Division of Adult Probation and Parole lacks the staff to adequately supervise and screen sex offenders and offenders with mental illnesses, according to the Legislative Auditor General Office's new audit....
Source: journal-news.com 11/16/22 A bill to modify the state’s law on people charged civilly, but not criminally, with child sexual abuse had its first hearing Tuesday in the House Criminal Justice Committee. House Bill 689 would double the statute of limitations, from two years to four, for prosecuting a mandatory reporter who failed to report child abuse, said the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Bill...
Source: consequence.net 11/15/22 Andy Dick has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and will be required to register as a sex offender, the The Blast reports. The sentencing comes after the disgraced comedian was recently convicted of sexual battery, stemming from a 2018 incident in which a Los Angeles Uber driver accused Dick of groping him. Dick will check himself into the Los...
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Source: military.com 11/16/22 Sixty instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps have been accused of sexual misconduct against high school cadets in the last five years, according to a congressional report released Wednesday. Of those, allegations against 58 instructors were substantiated by local law enforcement or school officials, according to the report from the House Oversight Committee's majority staff, which was released ahead...
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Source: msn.com 11/16/22 The number of people on P.E.I. who are on the National Sex Offender Registry could drop after a recent Supreme Court decision. Since 2011, any Canadian who has been convicted of two or more sexual offences is automatically listed on the registry for life. The Supreme Court has determined that is unconstitutional, saying the list should be based on an offender's...
Source: axios.com 11/16/22 Elizabeth Smart, who survived her harrowing abduction in Salt Lake City two decades ago, has partnered with Portland-based tech company Q5id to launch an app that aims to locate missing children and adults. Why it matters: More than 600,000 individuals go missing each year in the U.S., according to The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Details: Q5id Guardian, which launched...
Source: theatermania.com 11/15/22 "Victims don't lie," a character confidently claims in Downstate, the provocative new drama by Bruce Norris, now making its New York debut at Playwrights Horizons. And in saying this, he is only regurgitating a bit of dogma that has been repeatedly affirmed by the dominant culture — particularly since the #MeToo movement of 2017. If you're like me, you hear such...
Source: bransontrilakesnews.com 11/15/22 The Branson Police Department announced a check of sex offenders on Halloween 2022 had 25% out of compliance with laws related to the holiday. ... Schmitt said none of the violations involved any contact with children. Read the full article
A federal district court judge has stopped a lawsuit filed on behalf of a registrant who is also a military retiree and denied access to a military base solely because he is currently required to register. According to that judge, access to a military base is a privilege and not a right. The judge also noted that a base commander has absolute authority to...
Source: dailymail.co.uk 11/15/22 Aung K. Zin had was charged November 10 with one federal count of video voyeurism and pleaded guilty the same day He was sentenced to three years supervised probation and $325 in fines but isn't required to register as a sex offender and has had his jail time suspended Zin worked for Advanced Fresh Concepts - a California company that provides...
Source: wtaj.com 11/14/22 The Office of Justice Programs Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking announced it has awarded approximately $20 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities register and track sex offenders and protect Americans from sexual violence. .“Its important for the professionals charged with protecting the public to have information about where people convicted of sex offenses...
Source: ACSOL An El Dorado County Superior Court judge today granted a petition for removal from the registry despite an objection from the District Attorney (DA). According to the brief filed by the DA, the registrant's continued registration would significantly enhance community safety. The DA based his objection upon the facts of the original offense that took place in 2005 and ignored the registrant's...
Source: komonews.com/ 11/13/22 Lake Stevens officers found a suspicious vehicle on Saturday morning by the Pilchuck River with a female inside with some fishing gear in the backseat. ... The drone technology is a tool that allows searching of a larger area more quickly and safer than ground units. Read the full article
Source: foxnews.com 10/14/22 Nearly 270 public educators were arrested on child sex-related crimes in the U.S. in the first nine months of this year, ranging from grooming to raping underage students. An analysis conducted by Fox News Digital found that from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, at least 269 educators were arrested, which works out to roughly one arrest a day. The 269 educators...
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Frank Lindsay has been removed from a ventilator and his health is improving, according to his daughter. Not only was Frank diagnosed with COVID, he was also diagnosed with pneumonia. “Frank’s unanticipated recovery may be due to the five medicines he was provided including two antiviral medications as well as two antibiotic medications,” stated ACSOL executive director Janice Bellucci. “It is also likely that...