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UK: Jail for Fife woman who extorted cash from innocent man in sex offender smear campaign
[thecourier.co.uk - 4/19/21] A woman who threatened to brand an innocent man a sex offender to extort thousands of pounds and a TV set has been jailed for more than two and a half years. Sharon McDonald targeted the man on numerous occasions over a ten-month period. Previously at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, McDonald admitted extorting £2,700 and the electrical equipment out of her target....
OH: Does Sentencing Fit the Crime? Ohio Sex Offense Charges and Rates of Recidivism
[blogs.lawyers.com - 4/17/21] There is little doubt that our society is unforgiving when it comes to sex crimes, especially those involving children. The physical, emotional, and psychological toll sexual abuse takes on its victims cannot be overstated. Nevertheless, not everyone agrees on the appropriate way to punish sex crimes. In particular, the relatively low rates of recidivism among sex offenders have led some to...
The Dobbs Wire: Flashback to 1996
[The Dobbs Wire (@TheDobbsWire) / Twitter - 4/19/21] A Massachusetts father writes about his young son -- an important matter requiring a trip to the police station. It's a powerful, poignant story that the Chicago Tribune published on Dec. 1, 1996. The father inquires, "What will be done with this information?" He asked that question shortly after the Massachusetts sex offense registry got rolling,...
ACSOL Phone Meeting May 15
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 phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, May 15, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording within 24 hours....
Canada: What a new report reveals about Manitoba sex offenders and victims
[winnipeg.ctvnews.ca - 4/16/21] WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba committee tasked with determining if the public needs to be notified about a sex offender has released a report giving the province a look at the offenders and the victims involved. The Community Notification Advisory Committee (CNAC) is a group of representatives from Manitoba Justice, corrections and Manitoba police agencies, along with medical or therapeutic practitioners and...
American Sex Offender Policy Condemned as Human Rights Violation Before the United Nations
[justfactsnotfear.com - 3/19/21] Watch the video Visit justfactsnotfear.com/
CA: 57 Arrested In San Joaquin County Child Sex Predator Operation
[sacramento.cbslocal.com - 4/17/21] SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – Dozens of people were arrested as part of a child sex predator sting throughout San Joaquin County over the last week. In total, 57 people were arrested and 37 were cited over a five-day span from April 12-16. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said the operation “targeted out-of-compliance sex offenders and persons on probation or...
UK: Anger as Tory MPs vote against register for stalkers and domestic abusers
[theguardian.com - 4/16/21] The government is facing growing anger after voting against putting serial stalkers and domestic abusers on a national register, despite briefing they were likely to support the measures following the death of Sarah Everard. Conservative MPs voted against amendments to the domestic abuse bill on Thursday that would have placed serial domestic abusers and stalkers on the current Violent and Sex...
UK: Man who stabbed his neighbour to death in horrific case of mistaken identity where he wrongly believed he was a sex offender is detained indefinitely in hospital
[dailymail.co.uk - 4/16/21] A man who stabbed his neighbour to death in an horrific case of mistaken identity has been detained indefinitely in hospital. Richard Matthews killed Paul Wells after wrongly believing he was a sex offender who raped him as a child, Bristol Crown Court heard today. The court was told how Matthews was convinced he was the victim of a child abuse...
NE: Vigilante won’t fight murder charge for shooting sex offender 7 times
[omaha.com - 4/16/21] Raising a 9 mm semiautomatic rifle, James Fairbanks riddled Mattieo Condoluci with seven shots, bullets entering Condoluci’s back and chest. One bullet pierced Condoluci’s forehead, near his temple. All after Condoluci, a convicted sex offender, answered his door near 43rd and Pinkney Streets in May 2020. Yet Fairbanks and his attorney, Steve Lefler, contemplated a self-defense claim up until minutes before...
ACSOL Announces 2021 Conference Schedule, Speakers
ACSOL is proud to announce that distinguished keynote speakers -- Jill Levenson, and Miriam Aukerman -- have agreed to speak at this year's conference on Friday, September 17, and Saturday, September 18. In addition, the conference will feature presentations by Chance Oberstein, Janice Bellucci and Richard Gladden regarding Smith v. Doe, the Tiered Registry Law as well as domestic and international travel. In addition...
Center for Employment Opportunities puts you to work while working with you to find full time employment
[Center for Employment Opportunities - ceoworks.org] Are you or a loved one currently on parole or probation? Are they experiencing hardships in finding employment? Center for Employment Opportunities is a nationwide non-profit Workforce Development organization that puts you to work while we work with you to find full time employment. Many of our offices are equipped to work with individuals who are required to register...
NCRJ.org Webinar: A conversation about the re-emergence of political and moral panics about child sexual abuse and trafficking
[NCRJ.org] Join Gira Grant and Nathan for a conversation about the re-emergence of political and moral panics about child sexual abuse and trafficking. How are QAnon-generated myths of pedophile cannibal rings related to the (long-debunked) daycare and satanic panics of the 1980s and 1990s? How are they different? What might we do about them? Judith Levine will moderate. Debbie Nathan was among the first...
Action Alert for CA: Oppose CDCR Regulations That Exclude Registrants From Resentencing Opportunities
[ACSOL] The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has issued proposed regulations which exclude most registrants from resentencing opportunities. Comments upon the proposed regulations can be submitted to CDCR before or on May 7, 2021. In addition, CDCR will conduct a public hearing on May 7 at 10 a.m. regarding the proposed regulations. "CDCR is repeating the same mistake it made when it...
CA: El Cajon neighbors outraged over placement of 10 registered sex offenders together in one house
[cbs8.com - 4/15/21] Neighbors in El Cajon are livid, after learning that ten registered sex offenders are now living together in one house in their kid-friendly community. Calling it "a living nightmare," these parents say they are now fearful for their children's safety, and are demanding answers from the state. According to California's Megan's Law website, the crimes these registered sex offenders living here...
“The Book” on registration laws becoming available for purchase
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 4/16/21] Professors Wayne Logan (Florida State University School of Law) and JJ Prescott (University of Michigan School of Law) have edited the textbook on sex offense registration laws, literally. The two professors, along with other professionals; Andrew J. Harris, Scott M. Walfield, Alissa R. Ackerman, Lisa L. Sample, Kelly Socia, Amanda Agan, Jill S. Levenson, and Elizazeth J. Letourneau, have written “Sex...
OH: Lawmakers Re-introduce Reagan Tokes Act at Ohio Statehouse
[10tv.com - 4/15/21] The bill named after murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes aims to shore up problems with monitoring ex-prisoners first uncovered by 10 Investigates House lawmakers re-introduced a bill Thursday named after murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes that aims to shore up shortfalls with how ex-prisoners re-enter society and are monitored by parole officers once they leave prison. 10 Investigates has...
IL: Bill would make no-contact orders for sexual offenders permanent
[newschannel20.com - 4/14/21] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A new bill making its way through the Senate would protect sexual assault survivors from their attackers for life. Senate Bill 2277, sponsored by State Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, aims to protect sexual assault survivors from ever seeing their attacker again. This legislation would make civil no-contact orders permanent if the assailant is criminally convicted of sexual...
Charles Rodrick Arraigned Today in Arizona Court
[ACSOL] Charles Rodrick, who charged registrants up to $500 to have their personal information removed from websites he created, was arraigned today in Arizona. During today's arraignment, Rodrick entered a plea of not guilty to all charges for which he has been indicted. Rodrick is scheduled to return to court on June 8 for a pretrial conference. Because Rodrick posted bond, he is living...
FL: Bipartisan support is closing Florida’s sexual offender loophole
[tampabay.com - 4/12/21] The case of a Tampa man who molested two young girls at a community pool but has not had to register as a sex offender has exposed a loophole in Florida’s law that is a concern among parents, law enforcement groups and child advocates. The Tampa Bay Times covered the story of Ray La Vel James, who was convicted of molesting...