The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) is dedicated to protecting the Constitution by restoring the civil rights of registrants and their families. In order to achieve that objective, ACSOL will educate and litigate as well as support or oppose legislation.
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21
Jan
2025
Source: northdakotamonitor.com 1/20/25 Possessing a computer-generated image of child pornography would be punishable as a felony in North Dakota under a bill discussed Monday by state lawmakers. House Bill 1386 adds images created by artificial intelligence to state law prohibiting the possession of child pornography. Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness strongly urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to advance the bill. “Computer-generated images and artificial intelligence...
Source: marylandmatters.org 1/20/25 Potential settlement could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions, potentially billions for 3,500 cases involving allegations of sexual abuse against state agencies An effort by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to resolve a $3 billion budget deficit could be hampered by hundreds of millions — potentially billions — in settlements related to a 2023 law that eliminated statutory limits on lawsuits filed by...
Source: ACSOL The federal government has filed a brief in response to the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation in November 2024. The government brief includes a cross motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs in the case, including ACSOL, have an opportunity to file a reply to the government's brief no later than February 16, 2025. The focus of this...
Source: inforum.com 1/17/25 MINOT — House Bill 1231, introduced by state Rep. Jason Dockter, would create a petition through which convicted sex offenders could petition the courts to remove themselves from the state's offender registry, which Attorney General Drew Wrigley's office maintains. This is an excellent idea. We ought to do away with the offender registry, as it is a resource-hogging exercise in futility, but let's talk...
20
Jan
2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday February 22 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...
17
Jan
2025
Source: kcra.com 1/17/25 STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. —A sexually violent predator is one step closer to getting released into one Stanislaus County neighborhood. Kevin ___ got a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court to keep the option open to moving him there. Neighbors with children say they are frightened after hearing that Kevin , a repeat sex offender, is possibly moving in near their homes....
Source: ground.news 1/16/25 The House passed legislation allowing deportation of illegal migrants convicted of domestic violence or sex crimes. The bill, titled 'Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,' received support from 213 Republicans and 61 Democrats. Nancy Mace, the bill's sponsor, announced the passage on social media, stating, 'Our bill just PASSED this morning.' Elon Musk criticized the 145 Democrats who opposed...
Source: theintercept.com 1 14/25 A webpage on the State of Louisiana’s official site appears to be advertising “animal porn Porn Videos.” The online home of the Federal Judicial Center offers “free how to sex videos,” with a closed captioning feature. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s SimpleReport, identified as an “official website of the United States government” in a banner at the top of...
16
Jan
2025
Source: kcra.com 1/16/25 [ACSOL is publishing this because it is the first arrest based upon AI content] SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Sacramento-based Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist on accusations of being in possession of child pornography. Detectives from the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children served a search warrant to 49-year-old Darrin Bell's home Wednesday morning after receiving a tip from the...
16
Jan
2025
The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met today and during today's meeting several agency reports were presented. The reports reflect both an increase in the total number of petitions filed, a decrease in the number of people required to register and other information. Below is a chart listing those and other statistics presented during today's meeting. The next CASOMB meeting is scheduled for...
15
Jan
2025
The deadline has passed for Lobby Day sign ups. If you haven't already signed up for Lobby Day 2025, please do not show up on March 25. We hope that you will be able to join us next year on a date to be announced later on this website. Thank you. We hope to see you come next year
14
Jan
2025
The National Association for Rational Sex Offender Laws (NARSOL) has agreed to join ACSOL at the conference on March 2 to be held near Washington, D.C. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Richmond Highway, Arlington, Virginia, and end at 4:30 p.m. Both organizations will make presentations during the conference and could be joined by additional organizations....
Source: clickorlando.com 1/10/25 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A divided appeals court Friday ruled that a state requirement for convicted sexual predators to have the words “SEXUAL PREDATOR” on their driver’s licenses violates First Amendment rights. The 2-1 decision by a panel of Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal said the required designation is compelled speech that is not narrowly tailored to meet the state’s goals of...
14
Jan
2025
Source: nbcnews.com 1/10/25 [ACSOL is showing you this because it is very disturbing and will be used against us] Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in conviction Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ever result in a sex crime conviction, an NBC...
Source: tristatehomepage.com 1/13/24 HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A bill has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives that would make child pornography illegal. House Bill 92 says the sexual performance may be by a computer-generated image of a minor; provide that any person convicted of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor shall not be released on probation...
Source: safehome.org 9/17/24 Each year, we search out sex offender data from all 50 states to see which regions have the largest registries and how rates of sex-related offenses are changing across the country. Unfortunately, in 2024, the total number of registered sex offenders approached 800,000 nationwide, and the population-adjusted rate of registrants increased by about two percent. In addition to searching every state’s...
10
Jan
2025
There is good news to report. A contract has been signed for the one-day conference in Washington, D.C., to be held on Sunday, March 2. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The conference location is the Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Richmond Highway, in Arlington, Virginia. A shuttle bus between the hotel and National Airport is available at...
09
Jan
2025
Source: premierchristian.news 1/8/25 A lifetime registered sex offender and former fugitive once featured on America's Most Wanted, is currently serving in leadership roles at Grace Place Church of Christ in Duncanville, Texas, and as a part-time staffer with Watermark Community Church in Dallas. Survivor advocate Amy Smith voiced concerns on social media, stating: "This is a dangerous predator. He should not have a position of leadership as...
Source: hngnews.com 1/8/24 [ACSOL is posting this to show the false statements and assumptions of their law enforcement] The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has scheduled a community meeting to inform the public about a sex offender moving into the Town of Cottage Grove. The virtual meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. ... Jackie, 57, was convicted in 1988 of First Degree...
Source: rollingstone.com 1/7/25 [ACSOL is showing how his sex crime is highlighted first] Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York Times reports. He was 86. Read the full obituary