Source: publichealth.jhu.edu 8/19/26 Preventing CSA requires challenging our misconceptions, understanding where current approaches fall short, and investing in strategies that can work to keep kids safe. An estimated 20% of all children in the U.S. will experience child sexual abuse (CSA) or attempted CSA, either online or offline, before they turn 18. It’s a reality we have the tools to change, says Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD, a professor in Mental Health and the director of MOORE | Preventing Child Sexual Abuse. Letourneau is also the co-author of One in Five,…
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UK: Sex offenders should lose right to change name
Source: bbc.com 8/18/26 A woman who got into a relationship with a man she later found was a registered sex offender wants a change in the law to stop people like him from being allowed to legally change their name. Julie Purvin from Warwickshire said the man she knew as Jason Brown had been “very charming” and she was horrified when she discovered his convictions. Emily Konstantas, the Chief Executive of The Safeguarding Alliance has campaigned to have the law tightened and said: “When a person commits such an awful…
Read MoreACSOL Conference: Hotel Room Reservations and Scholarships
ACSOL will conducts its annual conference on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, in Los Angeles at the Embassy Suites hotel near the LAX airport. Discounted room rates are available using the link below. The discounted price for a king bed suite is $199 per night and the discounted price for a suite with two beds is $209 per night. Limited rooms are available at the discounted prices. Please click here for a discounted hotel rate. They are listed under “Family Safety Foundation”, our educational organization. Discounted conference tickets…
Read MoreNational Coalition Against Conviction Registries (NCACR) Meeting this Thursday, August 20th
Source: restorativeactionalliance.org This is a reminder that next meeting of the National Coalition Against Conviction Registries will be held this Thursday, August 20th at 4 PM PT, 7:00 PM ET, 6 CT. At each meeting, Coalition members are encouraged to share any information or upcoming events with the Coalition group so that we can support one another. You can also use the form linked below to share your events in NCACR communications and on the NCACR webpage: NCACR Members’ Upcoming Events Submission Form Below you will find the NCACR Meeting…
Read MoreMandatory Justice
Source: papers.ssrn.com 8/10/26 JaneAnne Murray University of Minnesota – Minneapolis Abstract: Mandatory minimum sentencing regimes, once touted as key elements in a prosecutor’s arsenal, are under fire. Empirical analysis of mass incarceration reveals the outsize role these laws have played in erasing trials, transferring sentencing power to prosecutors, and fueling guilty pleas. States have begun to repeal them; bipartisan bills in Congress propose judicial escape hatches from them; judges and professional organizations have condemned them. But what of the view of the public, in whose name the relevant statutes and…
Read MoreSenate panel investigates kids safety issues in online game Roblox
Source: thehill.com 8/14/26 A bipartisan pair of senators launched an investigation this week into the gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns about explicit content and its alleged “connection to real world child abuse.” Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter Wednesday informing Roblox CEO David Baszucki that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism opened a child safety investigation into the company. “You trumpet Roblox as a safe digital playground for children as young as five,” the senators wrote. “But the public record raises serious questions…
Read MoreFL: Sex offenders removed from Fort Lauderdale parking lot, but housing problem remains
Source: local10.com 8/14/26 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale police have cleared a parking lot where Local 10 News previously found registered sex offenders and sexual predators staying under probation supervision. One person was arrested and others were given trespass warnings during the recent police operation at a shopping center in the 2400 block of North Federal Highway. But while the parking lot is now cleared, the underlying problem remains. Where are people subject to Florida’s strict sex offender residency restrictions supposed to go when they have nowhere else they…
Read MoreACSOL Online Meeting September 19, 2026
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 19, 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 you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded and posted within a…
Read MoreFL: Florida Supreme Court Rules FDLE has No Standing to Set Aside Removal from the Registry
Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 8/14/26 For the second time that the issue has come before the Supreme Court of Florida and for the second time that the decision was unanimous, the Supreme Court put an end to the FDLE’s attempt to reverse a Trial Court’s Order removing a registrant from the Florida Sex Offender Registry. Florida Statute Section 943.0435(11) provides a mechanism for people on the registry to be removed from their obligation to register if they meet certain criteria. The petitions are brought in the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court…
Read MoreDiscounted Tickets Now Available for ACSOL Conference
Tickets are now available for ACSOL’s annual conference on October 2 and October 3 in Los Angeles. The discounted price for an early bird ticket is only $150 until September 15. After that date, conference tickets will cost $185. Lunch will be provided at the conference on both days. Please click here to purchase a ticket. The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel North, 9801 Airport Boulevard, near the LAX airport. The hotel has a free shuttle bus to and from the airport. Paid parking is available…
Read MoreLauren Boebert’s Son Tyler Accepts Plea Deal in Child Abuse Case
[ACSOL note: This article demonstrates that the children of elected officials are treated differently than others when accused of sexual abuse.] Source: tmz.com 8/13/26 This article demonstrates that the children of elected officials are treated differently than others when accused of sexual abuse. According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office offered a deal in which Tyler would plead guilty to the charges of child abuse/negligence without injury. The prosecutors also want him to complete a parenting program. As TMZ previously reported, Tyler was charged…
Read MoreFL: Florida Action Committee Files Landmark Federal Constitutional Challenge to Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Source: floridaactioncommittee.org The Florida Action Committee (FAC), a statewide nonprofit organization advocating for evidence-based criminal justice policies, today announced the filing of a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s sex offender registration and restriction scheme as unconstitutional. Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (Case No. 4:26-cv-00388-MW-MJF), the lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass, along with fifty counties and municipalities that enforce additional residency and presence restrictions. The complaint argues that Florida’s registry has evolved far…
Read MoreFL: Florida pastor cleared of child molestation charges says he forgives accusers
Source: roysreport.com 8/10/26 A Florida pastor accused in April of molesting four girls has been cleared of the criminal charges and says he forgives those he believes instigated the investigation that led to his arrest. Angelo Musicaro, 56, founding pastor of Worship-Life Church in New Port Richey, spent 10 days in custody before church members raised money for his $600,000 bond. The Florida state attorney’s office has now dropped all four felony charges. State Attorney Bruce Bartlett said that after testimony was given under oath, the facts did not warrant…
Read MoreWhen bad policies spread: The expansion of the “sex offense registry” model to other convictions
Source: prisonpolicy.org 8/10/26 Shaming doesn’t prevent crime. As anyone who cares about mass incarceration knows, bad policies often spread faster than the facts, especially when their rhetoric targets deep-seated fears. There may be no better example of such upside-down policymaking than conviction-based public registries, starting — but not ending — with sex offense registries. Registry proponents argue that a searchable public database that provides personal information about people with certain convictions empowers individuals and families to make decisions that could reduce their risk of victimization. For instance, they might choose…
Read MoreUK: Registrants have a by vigilante violence and criminal damage target painted on their back
Source: leeds-live.co.uk 8/8/26 Detectives have charged two men after a series of incidents in Leeds where details of alleged sex offenders were posted online. After details were posted online, large numbers of people attended several locations and caused disorder, police said. Darren Cosgrove, 47, of Clover Close, Seacroft, Leeds, and Jack Clarkson, 35, of Freemans Way, Wetherby, have been charged with violent disorder, stalking and public nuisance… Read the full article
Read MoreHow the Feds whip up registrant hysteria: WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Kidnappers
[ACSOL is posting this to show one way the DHS supposedly posts this about a few people, but which we know will whip us hysteria against all registrants] Source: dhs.gov WASHINGTON –– U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, convicted for horrendous crimes including murder, attempted statutory sex offense with child by an adult, and kidnapping. “Under the Trump Administration, ICE is arresting criminal illegal aliens every single day. Just yesterday,… Read more hysteria
Read MorePOLL: Should ‘low risk’ be a designation in the NYS Sex Offender Registry?
Source: cnycentral.com 8/6/26 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Should ‘low risk’ be a designation in the NYS Sex Offender Registry? Click here to take the poll
Read MoreMeta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Source: wired.com 8/5/26 More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week. Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared with WIRED.…
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