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MO: Amid Calls to Reform Bail, Judges in St. Louis Embrace Ankle Monitors
Source: nytimes.com 4/10/25 Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have experienced unintended consequences. In the heat of an argument last spring, Khyla Mason raised a handgun into the air on a neighbor’s porch. She was acting in self-defense, she said, and never fired, but the confrontation was captured on video, and some children were...
Guyana: No Hiding Place: Sex Offender List to Go National in Guyana.
Source: thestkittsnevisobserver.com 4/10/25 Public meetings are now happening in Guyana as the government plans to update the Sexual Offences Act. The goal is to give better protection to victims and handle sexual violence cases more effectively. The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is asking people and organizations to share their ideas on a new draft law called the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill...
CO: Denver police to review 422 sex assault cases handled by discredited CBI scientist Missy Woods
Source: denverpost.com 4/7/25 The Denver Police Department will independently review more than 400 sex assault cases handled by now-discredited Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods to ensure the DNA testing was valid. The police department’s crime laboratory started a process to review the reports from at least 422 sexual assault evidence kits that Denver police submitted to CBI for DNA testing over the last...
CA: Manteca police officer arrested, accused of sexual offenses, DA says
Source: kcra.com 4//25 [ACSOL is posting this to show an abuse of authority] RIPON, Calif. —A Manteca police officer was arrested on Monday after he was charged with multiple sexual offenses, officials said. The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office said Officer Ryan ___ was charged with oral copulation of an intoxicated person, digital penetration of an intoxicated person and assault with intent to...
CA: Committee Approves Two Bills That Could Add 30,000 People to Registry, Deny Early Parole Discharge for Elderly
Source: ACSOL The Senate Public Safety Committee today approved two bills --- Senate Bill 680 and Senate Bill 286 -- that could add up to 30,000 people to the registry as well as deny early discharge from parole for those convicted of certain sex offenses. Both bills were opposed by ACSOL, ACLU, the California Public Defenders Association and other organizations. "ACSOL showed up, stood...
MD: lawmakers pass bill to limit future liabilities amid thousands of claims of sexual abuse
Source: thedailyrecord.com 4/7/25 ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions after thousands of people unexpectedly came forward with allegations of abuse, many of them in youth detention centers, putting potentially billions of dollars at stake for the state. The wave of cases targeting the state’s juvenile justice system resulted...
CA: Rohnert Park: 30 sex offenders checked for compliance; 2 arrested
Source: mercurynews.com 4/6/25 [ACSOL is posting this as a warning] About 30 sex offenders living in Rohnert Park were checked for compliance with the terms of their supervision and registration requirements Friday, resulting in two arrests, police said. The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said it arrested 20-year-old Enzo Rafelly ____for attempted sexual exploitation of a child by attempting to exchange child pornography....
CA: 6,800 child abuse victims to share record LA County payout
Source: dailyjournal.com 4/4/25 Los Angeles County reached a tentative $4 billion settlement with more than 6,800 childhood sexual abuse survivors in what will be the costliest settlement in the county's history if approved, a news release on Friday announced. "On behalf of the county, I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was harmed by these reprehensible acts," County Chief Executive Officer Fesia Davenport said in...
PA: Pennsylvania woman who wrongfully accused stranger of rape and kidnapping is sentenced to jail
Source: nypost.com 4/3/25 A Pennsylvania woman who admitted to fabricating kidnapping and rape allegations against a stranger whom she “specifically targeted” because she thought he was “creepy” last year is paying for her lies. Anjela Borisova Urumova, 20, was sentenced to from 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility on Tuesday by Judge Stephen A. Corr, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. She...
GA: Georgia man jailed in McKean Co. for alleged scam against registered sex offender
Source: oleantimesherald.com 4/3/25 BRADFORD, Pa. — A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000. Rashawn Scott, 33, of Claxton, Ga., is charged with identity theft, a third-degree felony; theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, theft by extortion and receiving stolen property, all first-degree misdemeanors; impersonating a public servant,...
Europe: CSAM platform Kidflix shut down by international operation
Source: therecord.media 4/2/25 A multi-year operation against the child sexual abuse material (CSAM) platform Kidflix has led to dozens of arrests and the seizure of tens of thousands of illegal videos, Europol said Wednesday. Some of the 79 people arrested “not only uploaded and watched videos but also abused children,” Europol said, reporting that 39 children had been protected because of the operation. “The investigation...
MO: Guy Hamilton Smith: Nine Families from Missouri
By Guy Hamilton Smith April 1, 2025 Nine Families from Missouri Two things happened this past week that have been in process for years. Most important first: we went to trial. Nine pseudonymous plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit offered evidence in a federal trial in Jefferson City, Missouri about the impact that the sex offense registry has had on them. This case, like...
My Release Came with Another Set of Shackles
Source: prisonerswithchildren.org 3/25/25 Being released from incarceration was supposed to be a step toward freedom, but the reality of wearing an ankle monitor made it feel like another form of imprisonment. The heavy, restrictive device clamped around my ankle was more than just an inconvenience—it was painful, physically damaging, and emotionally degrading. One of the first issues I encountered was the physical harm caused...
Cyprus: Bill proposes chemical castration as alternative to life sentences
Source: cyprus-mail.com 3/28/25 Convicted child sex offenders could have the option to trade their life sentences for chemical castration if a bill proposed by Dipa MP Michalis Yiacoumi is passed. Under the proposed regulations, a convicted offender can apply to the council for the release of prisoners, which would have the authority to grant early release if the convict agrees to undergo chemical castration. The...
The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration
Source: theconversation.com 4/2/25 The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local facilities. Another 3.7 million remain under what scholars call “correctional control” through probation or parole supervision. That means one out of every 60 Americans is entangled in the system — one of the highest rates globally....
General Comments April 2025
Comments that are not specific to a certain post should go here, for the month of April 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
Action Alert for CA! Call, then Show Up to Committee April 8 Hearing on Senate Bill 286 That Prohibits Early Release
Source: ACSOL The CA Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing April 8 regarding two bad bills the same day: Senate Bill 680 (see our action alert on 3/28 that we hope you have already called/written about) Senate bill 286 - Call ASAP starting April 1! If passed, Senate Bill 286 would prohibit individuals convicted of several offenses from release from...
CA: Lawmakers using Senate Bill 286 for pushing to disqualify aging violent sex offenders from early parole
Source: dailybreeze.com 3/30/25 'Mary Bella’s Law ensures that rapists and child molesters serve their full sentences, no matter their age,' said state Sen. Brian Jones A California lawmaker has proposed legislation, named after two Riverside County child rape victims, that would disqualify convicted killers and violent sex offenders from a program that allows for the early release of aging prisoners who have served...
KS: Kansas lawmakers push for HB 2164 law restricting sex offenders from schools
Source: kshb.com 3/25/25 LIBERTY, Mo. — Schools in Kansas and Missouri differ in more ways than just the state line dividing them. Kansas has never had a state law restricting certain sex offenders from being on school property. In addition, Kansas doesn't have residency restrictions. Lawmakers in Kansas want that to change. Senate Sub for HB 2164 passed the Kansas Senate by a vote of...
FL: The village of sex offenders
Source: bbc.com 3/12/25 Set among endless sugar-cane fields in a remote part of southern Florida, Restoration Destination is a community made up of registered sex offenders. Created by a Christian ministry as a response to state laws which ban them from living close to where children gather, it is now home to more than 100 men who have been placed on Florida’s sex offenders...