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FL: The Parents Who Wrote Florida’s Sex Offender Laws
Source: YouTube 10/5/25 Stacey Dooley explores the extreme sex offender laws in Florida, focusing on the controversial 2,500-foot residency restrictions. Meet offenders like Chris Dawson in Miracle Village and Brandon, forced into a Miami homeless camp, who desperately seek rehabilitation and a second chance. Their stories are juxtaposed with the unwavering stance of... Watch the video
EU’s new Entry/Exit System launches this week. What to know about visas, insurance and delays
Source: msn.com 10/5 As the 12 October launch of the six-month rollout of the EU’s entry-exit system (EES) approaches, a number of myths and misconceptions about what it really means for travellers have surfaced. While some claim that non-EU travellers will need to prove their travel insurance, others believe that the EES is being implemented as punishment for Brexit. But how much of the...
Webinar: “A Careful Grace”: Integrating Offenders into the Church
Source: Southern Baptist Convention Not every church is called to minister to convicted sex offenders. When churches minister to sex offenders, they must implement a careful grace that is based upon an educated understanding of offenders and how they act. A careful grace starts with putting the needs of children and survivors first. A careful grace embraces the reality that actions must have consequences. A careful grace...
PA: Being suspected of child abuse can land you in this Pa. database — even without a conviction
Source: timesleader.com 10/2/25 To protect kids, Pennsylvania maintains a registry of people convicted and suspected of child abuse and neglect. The registry is used for background checks across the commonwealth, and in theory, it keeps those who could harm children away from schools, workplaces and other sensitive settings. But the state places people on the list without legal proceedings in which they or an...
OH: Medina sign about sex offender address causes controversy
Source: cleveland19.com 10/3/25 Watch the video
Information for Registrants Regarding Possible Legal Self-Defense Methods
Due to the recent violent murder of registrant David Brimmer, ACSOL has conducted research regarding how registrants can protect themselves. The information is on our new Self-Defense page, which is always under our Resources menu. Click here to see the self-defense page
General Comments Oct 2025
Comments that are not specific to a certain post should go here, for the month of Oct 2025. Contributions should relate to the cause and goals of this organization and please, keep it courteous and civil. This section is not intended for posting links to news articles without additional relevant comment. Other months General Comments
Registrant Publishes Book About Registration Laws in Texas
Source: amazon.com My name is Daniel Gillie. I was recently released from prison as a registered person in Texas about 3 months ago. During my time in prison I found out how little education the State of Texas gives you in regards to registration. Finding this out motivated me to learn all the rules and requirements of registration, and eventually, my wife and I decided...
Allegedly False Rape Accusations as Sexual Harassment for Title IX Purposes
Source: reason.com 9/29/25 "[P]ersistent and unfounded branding of a man as a 'rapist' cannot be easily dismissed as anything other than sex-based harassment." From Friday's decision by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) in Doe v. Univ. of Md, College Park (for more detail on the factual allegations, see pp. 4-12, and for more on two claims that were dismissed, see pp. 21-23): In October 2020, University...
OH: 135 Arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ Crackdown on Sex Workers renamed to “Human Trafficking Survivors”
Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov 9/29/25 A statewide human trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “Operation Next Door was named to highlight the proximity and prevalence of human trafficking,” Yost said. “Too often, we are lulled into the false...
Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF
Source: malwarebytes.com 9/24/25 Police are using drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), according to a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). And where there is a market, a provider will jump in. Or was it the other way around this time? Flock Safety, for example, recently told a group of potential law enforcement customers interested in Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs...
Sex offenders, terrorists, drug dealers, exposed in spyware breach
Source: malwarebytes.com 9/29/25 We’ve covered spyware and stalkerware leaks many times before, but we don’t often see such exposure in software used by law enforcement. According to a report by Straight Arrow News (SAN), the hacker “wikkid” said the intrusion against RemoteCOM was “one of the easiest” they’d ever carried out. RemoteCOM describes itself as “the premier computer, smartphone and tablet monitoring service for the management of pretrial, probation and parole...
Tech 5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites
Source: cnbc.com 9/28/25 Key Points: CNBC investigated “nudify” apps and how a group of friends in Minnesota became key figures in the fight against nonconsensual, AI-generated porn. Experts said these services, which are often promoted via Facebook ads, are available to download on the Apple and Google app stores and are easily accessed using simple web searches. “That’s the reality of where the technology...
CA: Redding motel under scrutiny after police say 18 sex offenders and arsonists are housed there
Source: actionnewsnow.com 9/25/25 REDDING, Calif. - A motel on Cypress Avenue is getting attention this week after Redding Police found out that more than a dozen registered sex offenders and arsonists are being housed there. Recently, Redding Police Chief Brian Barner and his staff found out that the 'Guestplace Inn & Suites' on Cypress Avenue is housing 18 registered sex offenders and arsonists. Those receiving housing are...
CA: California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working
Source: calmatters.org 9/25/25 California over the past dozen years enacted a series of criminal justice laws that were meant to give more people an opportunity to be resentenced and thin out the state’s severely overcrowded prisons. This week a state agency released the most-comprehensive look yet at how those changes are playing out among formerly incarcerated people. The report found low recidivism rates among people who...
The Sex Offender Registry Shouldn’t Mean We’re Unwelcome at Church
Source: filtermag.org 9/25/25 In the Bible Belt, there’s basically a church on every corner—especially here in Nashville. It feels like there should be so many options to choose from if you want to join a faith community. But the church doors are often closed to people on the sex offender registry, including myself. Sex offender registries are designed so that society treats you like a...
Janice’s Journal: Fraud, Deceit, Murder
The registrant community is in shock today after learning that a 71-year-old registrant was brutally murdered by a 29-year-old stranger. The violent attack that led to murder began in the registrant’s own home after the stranger falsely identified himself as a CPA going door-to-door looking for new business. Tragically, the registrant opened the front door of his home, giving the stranger an opportunity to...
CA: Fremont murder suspect allegedly admits to targeting sex offenders
Source: kron4.com 9/23/25 A man accused in a deadly Fremont stabbing last week allegedly admitted to police that he was targeting registered sex offenders as potential victims. Varun Suresh, 29, of Fremont, has been charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of a 71-year-old man that occurred Thursday in the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle. He also faces charges for residential burglary and...
MO: Missouri defends Halloween sex offender sign requirement at Eighth Circuit
Source: courthousenews.com 9/16/25 Missouri is trying to revive a mandate for sex offenders to post a sign on Halloween stating they don't have candy or treats at their residence after the law was blocked last October. ST. LOUIS (CN) — An Eighth Circuit judge compared a Missouri law requiring sex offenders to post signs on Halloween saying they don’t have candy to a...
ACSOL Online Meeting October 18, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci, President attorney Elie Miller, and board members Roger Hunnicutt and Sherri Moreno for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 18 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...