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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Just hearing the term “sex offender” elicits an almost visceral feeling of disgust in most people, so it’s not surprising that laws regarding sex offenders tend to only get tougher. These laws usually have been passed in reaction to a high-profile sex-related crime, often bearing the names of the victims (e.g., Megan’s Law, the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act). Accordingly, a vote against the...
PORT ANGELES—A prosecutor on Monday requested that Patrick B. Drum, 34, of Sequim, who was arrested Sunday for the slaying of two registered sex offenders, be denied bail bcause Drum allegedly told police he planned to kill another sex offender. A bail hearing is set for Wednesday. Full Article
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Jun
2012
I created this video because there are a lot of guys out there who are on the registered sex offender list, whether by fault of their own or not. One thing all Registered Sex Offenders or RSOs have in common is the hardships that many of the draconian laws stack on top of them. I hope the information in this video reaches many of...
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2012
OKLAHOMA CITY — Convicted sex offenders are prohibited from using Facebook, Linkedin in and other social media outlets. Law makers say the goal is to deter predators from easily finding new victims but others say it’s unconstitutional. Denishio Cook is a convicted sex offender. That’s not the label this former OSU football player thought he would wear the rest of his life. Instead of...
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2012
A single mistake when he was 12 landed Josh Gravens on Texas’ sex offender list. He’s been paying for it ever since. When Josh Gravens was 12 years old, he made a terrible mistake. He and his sister, who was 8, had sexual contact, twice. “Like, where my body part touched her body part,” he says. “It was never penetrative. Obviously, it couldn’t have...
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2012
California RSOL will return to Los Angeles on June 16 for a regular monthly meeting. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and be held at the ACLU Building, 1313 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles. The meeting is open to registrants, family members and supporters only. The meeting will include presentations by attorneys, psychologists and registrants who have successfully challenged residency restrictions and parole...
INDIANAPOLIS — Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions. The legal battles pit public outrage over sex crimes against cherished guarantees of individual freedom and the far-reaching communication changes brought by Facebook, LinkedIn and...
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2012
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Convicted sex offenders are barred from surfing at the famous pier in this Orange County city. In nearby Dana Point, they are prohibited from casting a fishing line in the harbor. And if they wander into a public park in Mission Viejo, they could be shipped back to jail for six months, following the City Council’s vote this year to...
LONG BEACH — A man convicted of rape nine years ago walked out of court Thursday an innocent man. Brian Banks, a promising football star at Long Beach Poly High with a scholarship offer from USC, had his 2003 conviction reversed by Long Beach Superior Court Judge Mark Kim after the victim in the case recanted. Nine years in the making, Banks' battle to...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation that bans registered sex offenders from living with minor children. Fallin signed the measure into law on Tuesday. Its author, Rep. Mike Sanders, says it will help protect Oklahoma children. Previously, state law didn't prohibit a sex offender from living with a minor child. Sanders says he was surprised to learn that a sex...
A judge has awarded $160,000 to a Bayou Blue man who said he was labeled a child sexual predator via a series of emails and flyers sent out by Houma Police. Full Article
LONDON -- A 28-year-old Englishman was jailed for life Tuesday over the murder of a man he wrongly suspected of being a pedophile -- bashing the older victim to death after the pair had sex. Christopher Hunnisett killed 57-year-old Peter Bick at the victim's flat in Lewes -- southeast England -- after embarking on a crusade to "rid the world of pedophiles," the Lewes...
May 22, 2012 - SB County Board of Supervisors directs County Counsel to research and return to the Board with a recommendation on an ordinance that restricts the activities of sex offenders on Halloween that reside within the unincorporated areas of the County. From the Agenda: Some of these restrictions include: Having a porch light on during usual “trick-or-treating” hours of 5 p.m. to...
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City Council Meeting May 21, 2012, 6 pm 60 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California First Reading to adopt an ordinance to the Santa Ana Municipal Code pertaining to the proximity restrictions of registered sex offenders to children's facilities. (The Main Library is to be included in the list of children's facilities. ) Agenda - see page 154
The controversy surrounding city elections in a town in the Texas Panhandle continues. That's because one of the newly elected city council members has a checkered past. A pair of two-year terms on Skellytown's city council were up for grabs Saturday. The results are in now and not everyone is happy. That's because one of those spots is now being filled by a man...
Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped sexual assault charges against a man accused in a decades-old Waukegan rape. “I’m feeling great,” said Bennie Starks. “The fight is not over yet. We still have one more hurdle, but it’s a great day.” Starks, convicted in 1986 of assaulting a 68-year-old woman, had served 20 years of a 60-year sentence when DNA evidence was retrieved that...
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May
2012
JEFFERSON CITY • The Missouri House is sending a bill to the Senate that could drastically cut back the state’s sex offender registry rolls. After giving initial approval Tuesday night, the chamber took a second vote on the issue Thursday, advancing it to the other chamber. House Bill 1700 received near unanimous and overwhelmingly bi-partisan support in the Republican-controlled House. Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/missouri-house-passes-sex-offender-bill/article_4353f458-789d-11e1-a594-001a4bcf6878.html#ixzz1v6k7D0Hk
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2012
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. -- The nude, bloodied body of a South Bay apartment manager -- reportedly a registered sex offender -- was found early Tuesday on the doorstep of his residence, where he'd been stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant. A tenant of the complex in the 300 block of Norton Avenue in National City reported discovering the body at about 1 a.m....
It's estimated 65 million Americans with criminal records face barriers when looking for work. Some of those barriers are within the law, but new federal guidelines want to prevent unreasonable screening out of job seekers. -- Includes a call from a registrant offering a relevant perspective. Full Article / Audio
America has a lot of harsh laws against sex offenders that shame and banish this unpopular group. Miami sends them to live in the swamps with the poisonous snakes and boa constrictors. Georgia bars them from living or working within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop. Pretty much the whole state is off limits for employment or domicile. California bans them from living...