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USDOJ announces arrest of 2300 for alleged online child sex crimes.
[justice.gov - 6/12/18] The Department of Justice today announced the arrest of more than 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders during a three-month, nationwide, operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces. The task forces identified 195 offenders who either produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, and 383 children who suffered recent, ongoing, or historical sexual abuse or production of...
Haunted by a mugshot: how predatory websites exploit the shame of arrest
[theguardian.com - 6/12/18] Gregory Rakoczy was asleep in his van at a Maryland campsite when six police officers knocked on his door. A fellow camper had Googled his name and found a mugshot indicating he was a felon on the run. He was not. Rakoczy was arrested and held for 20 hours. Afterward he immediately Googled his own name and found that his picture...
FL: Florida Court Decisions from Last Week
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/12/18] Last week the Florida Supreme Court rendered an opinion in Levandoski v. State a case that resolved the conflict between the 1st and 4th District Court of Appeals over whether ‘sex offender probation’ conditions had to be disclosed to the defendant at sentencing. The Supreme Court upheld the 4th DCA’s opinion that, “the court’s oral pronouncement that Levandoski would be subject...
Canada: Marni Soupcoff: Sex-offender registries may be doing more harm than good
[nationalpost.com - 6/11/18] To call the state of New Hampshire's computer sex crime law excessive is an understatement. Just a couple of weeks ago, the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the felony conviction of a young man who, at age 18, went online and propositioned a 15-year-old girl (whom he knew) for sex. Because of the conviction, the computer sex crime law dictates that...
How many kids are on the sex offender registry?
[narsol.org - 6/12/18] By Michael M. . . . The headlines today are full of stories of righteous indignation over immigrant children being separated from their families. While that dilemma is certainly newsworthy, the American public seems largely unaware of the fact that tens of thousands of our own children are being taken from their families each year and tossed into a rapacious legal...
CO, LA, VT: More states enact major “second chance” reforms
[ccresourcecenter.org 6/11/18] In recent weeks, three more states — Colorado, Louisiana and Vermont — have enacted laws intended to make it easier for people with a criminal record to find and keep employment, or otherwise to regain rights and status. We are just now noting Wyoming’s amendment in March of more than a dozen occupational licensing laws, to impose new limits on how criminal...
India: Sexual offenders’ registry still a work in progress
[economictimes.indiatimes.com - 6/11/18] Recently, a 26-yearold woman was sexually assaulted by a cab driver in Bengaluru while she was heading to the airport to catch an early-morning flight. The cab driver, according to reports, was a first-time offender. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2016 report, Bengaluru registered 820 cases pertaining to assaults on women with an intent to outrage their modesty....
MN: Sex offender who sued West St. Paul to get $84K in settlement
A sex offender who sued West St. Paul over its 2016 ordinance that restricted where he could live will receive $84,000 as part of a settlement agreement approved by a federal judge Monday. Full Article
There is a Direction that Registered Citizens can take to become Free
[sosen.org 6/10/18] Below is a article that was posted in August of 2015 related to another article that was posted in June of 2015, in light of recent events I thought maybe it was time to resurrect this article. We have come a long way since 2015 in proving that there never was a high re-offense rate that the United States Supreme Court was...
CA: Louis Theroux’s LA Stories: Among the Sex Offenders
[documentaryvine.com - 2012] In 2012 legendary British documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux relocated his family to Los Angeles after deciding that he needed a break from London. choosing Los Angeles for the lifestyle and the generally good weather. The BBC rented him a small old office in Hollywood which was originally built by Charlie Chaplin. and Louis and a small team set about developing a...
CA: The pressure for tough sentences
[newsday.com 6/8/18] A story that sparked outrage over sexism, privilege and lenient treatment of sexual violence two years ago resulted in what many consider a victory for justice and for women. California Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who was excoriated for giving a six-month jail sentence to Brock Turner, a former Stanford University athlete convicted of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape an unconscious,...
The Dobbs Wire: Registry INCREASES by 3.3% in 6 months – latest stats
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/8/18] The Dobbs Wire: The number of listings on sex offense registries in the U.S. has climbed to over 900,000, an increase of 3.3% in the last six months. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) just released its latest map which shows the latest figures for sex offense registries in all states. (NCMEC is a private organization that gets much...
ID: Sex offenders say Idaho law hurts them. Judge replies: Prove it
[idahostatesman.com - 5/30/18] BOISE, Idaho A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging Idaho's sex offender registration laws, but the 134 anonymous sex offenders who brought the lawsuit have the option to refile the case if they can show the current laws caused them actual harm. That could be difficult, U.S. District Judge David Nye warned, because several common arguments have already been shot...
There are now more people on sex offender registries in the United States than there are in jail
[twitter.com/davidminpdx/ - 6/8/18] While its tempting to say mass incarceration is shrinking (albeit slightly), it might be more accurate to say it is morphing. View the tweet and the graphic
CA: Registrant on Parole Challenges Social Media Ban
A lawsuit was filed today in federal court on behalf of a registrant who is on parole in order to challenge a parole condition that prohibits him from accessing all social media. Defendants in the case include the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Secretary of CDCR and his parole officer. "Many registrants on parole are unlawfully being denied access to social...
PA: We must strengthen laws involving sexual predators: Tom Mehaffie
As precious members of our society, our children and grandchildren are the future of our country with the promise of a bright future. Unfortunately, there are adults within our population who prey upon them with sick intent regardless of the harm they inflict or the lifelong effects. To assist parents in the responsibility of raising their children, Pennsylvania has maintained a law on its...
MI: Treatment of sex offenders depends on whether they’ve challenged rules
Eight months after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld a decision saying parts of Michigan's sex offender registry law — one of the toughest in the nation — were unconstitutional, thousands of former sex offenders who thought they'd be off the registry by now, or facing less severe restrictions, have seen no changes. Full Article
TN: Summertime and the Livin’ Ain’t Easy!
[womenagainstregistry.org - 6/6/18] Knoxville, Tennessee. The South. Home of plantation porches and sweet tea. Land of greenways, rivers, lakes, mountains, parks and bike trails. Summertime and there’s plenty of outdoor activities, fishing, hiking, biking, kayaking and swimming to name a few. Your city and county tax dollars are at work to help maintain all of these wonderful avenues of adventure and sport, but as...
CA: Federal Court Denies State Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss
[ACSOL - 6/6/18] A U.S. district court today denied a Motion to Dismiss filed by Coalinga State Hospital. Because of the denial, a lawsuit filed on behalf of two patients at that hospital will continue. "Today's decision is a significant victory for hundreds of registrants who are also patients at Coalinga State Hospital," stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. "The claims of the plaintiffs...
MI: Unexpected comments from a prosecutor
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/6/18] Ingham County (Michigan) Prosecutor Carol A. Siemon, issued a statement concerning the sentencing of former Michigan State football players in connection with a sexual offense. Below is an excerpt from her statement, quoted directly: The sex offender registry is a blunt instrument that I believe needs to be reformed and streamlined so that law enforcement can make better use of the...