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DOJ Says Violent Stalker Used ChatGPT to Encourage Him to Find the ‘Wife Type’

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Source: 404media.co 12/3/25 [ACSOL is posting this as a warning] A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his “therapist” and “best friend” in his pursuit of the “wife type,” while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work and relocate from their homes. A Pittsburgh man who allegedly made 11 women’s lives hell across more than five states used ChatGPT as his “therapist” and “best friend” that encouraged him to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms…

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Australia: Brave ACT shows restorative justice for sex offenders can work

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Source: johnmenadue.com 12/3/25 A major Australian Institute of Criminology evaluation shows restorative justice in the ACT has improved victim wellbeing and significantly reduced reoffending in domestic and sexual violence cases. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was a global leader in extending restorative justice into the fraught area of domestic and sexual violence – and it has resoundingly worked. A comprehensive Australian Institute of Criminology research report has found victims felt better supported, perpetrators learned that victims are not to blame and – most importantly – the frequency of re-offending has…

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Drawing the Line Watchlist Launch Webinar (Dec 10)

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Source: Center for Online Safety and Liberty The Drawing the Line Watchlist exposes a disturbing global trend: as prosecutions for victimless “virtual” offences rise, real child abuse cases are being left behind. In the United Kingdom, newly released data show that prosecutions for real child sexual abuse images have fallen by more than half since 2017, even as cases involving purely fictional or AI-generated material have surged to nearly 40% of all image offences. Join panelists Emma Shapiro (Independent Expert on online art censorship; editor-at-large Don’t Delete Art), Ashley Remminga…

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Lawmakers To Consider 19 Bills for Childproofing the Internet

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Source: reason.com 12/1/25 KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.   Can you judge the heat of a moral panic by the number of bills purporting to solve it? At the height of human trafficking hysteria in the 2010s, every week seemed to bring some new measure meant to help the government tackle the problem (or at least get good press for the bill’s sponsor). Now lawmakers have moved on from sex trafficking to social…

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CA: For Incarcerated Students in California, Education Is a Collective Endeavor

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Source: truthout.org 12/1/25 Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed. Kenneth Butler, an inside-outside prison education training coach who grew up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, spent 15 years incarcerated prior to his release from prison in June 2021. He’s since implemented reentry programs and conducted recidivism research in Uganda while on a Fulbright Fellowship, and he has served as a mentor to formerly incarcerated youth and young adults in Southern California. Before all that, Butler was…

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CA: Major Victory for Female Registrants on Parole

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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed today to immediately stop using the FSORA tool for women on parole who have been convicted of a sex offense.  In addition, CDCR has agreed to reclassify all female registrants as low risk within 12 months.   Further, CDCR will review all female registrants on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they should be reassigned from parole to probation which has fewer restrictions.  These changes are the result of a lawsuit filed in July 2025 in which ACSOL challenged CDCR’s use of the FSORA…

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MN: Minnesota dad murders registrant with moose antler while under ‘after he stalked his 1-year-old daughter’ delusion

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Source: themirror.com 11/24/25 Levi Axtell was charged with second-degree murder for the 2023 killing of Lawrence Scully, an elderly sex offender.   A judge ruled that Levi Axtell, a Minnesota father who was charged with killing an elderly sex offender, could not stand trial after ruling him incompetent. … “The Court finds that Mr. Axtell is currently not competent to proceed because he suffers from ongoing delusions that prevent him from rationally consulting with his legal counsel and participating in his legal defense,” Judge Hanke wrote. … Axtell was 27 when…

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ACSOL/FAC Action Alert for Monday, 11/24/2025: Call now to stop TN registrant residence alert system

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Source: Florida Action Committee 11/24/25 This event is past Unfortunately, it passed: News – WJLE Radio       New links: DeKalb County Tennessee commission website  Commissioner Seeks Approval for County to Establish Sex Offender Notification System to Alert Neighborhoods (wjle.com 11/24/25) Listen to board meetings on the radio   Please call now to help stop this from passing. Today, Monday 11/24/25 at 3:30 PM PST, 6:30 PM EST DeKalb County Tennessee commission will consider adopting a resolution to establish a method of notification possibly through 911 to inform residents…

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Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court actually did the right thing in its child pornography ruling

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Source: theconversation.com 11/23/25 The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Attorney General of Québec v. Senneville struck down one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography. Immediately, politicians and commentators denounced the ruling. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have urged Ottawa to invoke Section 33, also known as the notwithstanding clause, of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The clause allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain Charter rights for five years. Their alarm fits a broader pattern of constitutional populism…

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OH: The latest fad: prohibiting registrants from living within 2,000 feet of their victims’ homes

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Source: ohiohouse.gov 11/19/25 … Under current law, sex offenders are prohibited from living near schools and childcare centers but can legally reside near their victims. House Bill 102 addresses this issue by prohibiting registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of their victims’ homes and loitering within 1,000 feet of their victims’ residence. … Read the full article  

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ICE Worker Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting Told Police, ‘I’m ICE, Boys’

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Source: newsweek.com 11/19/25 A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worker was among 16 men arrested in a Minnesota trafficking investigation that targeted individuals seemingly attempting to solicit a minor for sex, police said. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Tuesday that the three-day “Operation Creep” began on November 5 and focused on identifying people seeking to purchase sex from a 17-year-old girl. “When he was arrested, he said, ‘I’m ICE, boys,’” Hodges said. “Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up.” Alexander _____, 41, of Robbinsdale, is…

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CA: CASOMB 11/20/25 Agency Reports Show Changes in Registrants in Custody, Petitions Filed and Granted, etc.

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The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met recently.   Several state agency reports were presented, reflecting changes in registrant statistics.   Below is a chart of registrant statistics showing: The category The registrant numbers for the most recent meeting date The registrant numbers for the previous meeting date The most recent registrant numbers minus the previous meeting numbers (plus means increase, minus means decrease) Also, below this statistics chart is a list of upcoming CASOMB meetings. All are welcome to come.   Category 11/20/25 Meeting Numbers 9/18/25 Meeting Numbers…

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IL: Guard at sexual offender treatment facility sentenced for child pornography dissemination

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Source: myjournalcourier.com 11/19/25 RUSHVILLE — A former security guard and therapy aide at a center for the treatment of sexual offenders has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. Billy R. _____, 45, of Rushville was arrested in March on two counts of dissemination of child pornography and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Billy pleaded guilty Monday in Schuyler Circuit Court to the two felony counts of dissemination of child pornography and the remaining 10 counts were dismissed, according to court records.…

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Smarter Federal Supervision: Cut Costs And Improve Fairness

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Source: forbes.com 11/11/25 A Growing Focus on Post-Prison Supervision In recent discussions on criminal justice reform, attention has shifted from sentencing laws to what happens after prison. The federal supervised release system, originally intended to help people transition successfully back into the community, has become a major point of debate among policymakers, researchers, and reform advocates. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich recently wrote in a Fox News commentary that improving how the United States manages supervision after incarceration could be “the next frontier in criminal justice reform.” His statement aligns with recent reports from…

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FL: Former Miami-Dade cop dead of apparent suicide days before child pornography sentencing

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Source: nbcmiami.com 11/18/25 [ACSOL comment: Another tragic and unnecessary loss] Former Miami-Dade Police Sgt. James ____ died by apparent suicide in the Federal Detention Center-Miami Monday just days before he faced a minimum 15-year sentence for producing and possessing child sexual abuse videos, his attorney has confirmed to NBC6. The attorney, Michael Catalano, said the Bureau of Prisons informed him on Monday that James was found alone in the top bunk in his cell, dead of an apparent suicide by strangulation. It is the second apparent suicide of an inmate…

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FL: ‘Missy’s Law’ filed with hopes to prohibit the release of sex offenders while awaiting sentencing

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Source: wctv.tv 11/18/25 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Florida bill, intended to prohibit the release of sexual offenders on bail while they await sentencing, was filed Tuesday. “Missy’s Law,” filed by Representative Sam Greco, is named after 5-year-old Missy Mogle, who was found unresponsive at a southeast Tallahassee home in May. Since then, her mom, Chloe Spencer, and stepdad, Daniel Spencer, were both arrested after being accused of cruelly neglecting and abusing the young girl. … The legislation wrote that it would be “requiring a court to remand a person found guilty…

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Is the Federal Prohibition on Felon Firearm Possession Constitutional?

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Source: reason.com 11/16/25 Judge Willett thinks that some federal statutes have been interpreted and applied in ways that conflict with the notion that the federal government only has limited and enumerated powers.   Arnett Jackson Bonner has multiple felony convictions. This means he cannot possess a firearm. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), convicted felons may not “possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.” Because almost all firearms have been shipped…

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