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CA RSOL to Conduct Monthly Meeting on March 12 in San Diego
California RSOL will conduct a monthly meeting of registrants, family members and supporters in San Diego on March 12. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and be held at California Western Law School, 225 Cedar Street, in downtown San Diego. Janice Bellucci will lead the meeting and discuss the ongoing legal challenge to the International Megan's Law which requires the addition of a...
Emotional Support Group to Meet on March 5 in L.A.
The Emotional Support Group will meet on Saturday, March 5, starting at 10 a.m. in Los Angeles. The meeting will be held at the ACLU building, 1313 W. 8th Street, and free underground parking is available. Registrants and family members are welcome to participate in this meeting. There is no cost to attend this meeting.
Motion Filed to Stop Implementation of International Megan’s Law [updated with Motion for Preliminary Injunction]
A Motion for Preliminary Injunction was filed on February 19 asking the U.S. District Court to stop implementation of International Megan's Law (formerly HR 515 and now Public Law 114-119). If granted, the motion would temporarily prohibit the federal government from both adding a conspicuous, unique identifier to the passports of registrants and notifying foreign countries of registrants' plans to travel internationally. Six declarations...
Otay Mesa border crossing uses facial scanners for screening departing foreigners
High-tech equipment capable of scanning faces and reading irises for the first time is being used at a U.S. land border to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors are now screening pedestrians crossing into Mexico at Otay Mesa. "We want to know when a person comes into the country, and we want to know when they...
NY: Sex Offender Can Press Case Against NIMBYs
BROOKLYN (CN) - A convicted sex offender can continue his federal civil rights case against a Long Island-based advocacy group he says repeatedly dogged him at his home in a campaign to rid the county of sex offenders, a federal judge ruled. The plaintiff, identified only as "John Jones," sued the group Parents for Megan's Law in federal court in Central Islip in January...
I Married a Sex Offender
In 2001, about six months before Gretchen met her husband, David, he was charged with sexual assault. After a night of drinking, police found him and a friend drunk and half-dressed on the side of the road; she was passed out, and he fled when the cops arrived. Gretchen (names have been changed) says that initially, David thought he would be getting a DUI....
Law and Disorder: A minister, sex offender and advocate
Ten years ago videographer/photographer Max Schulte and I did a project about sex offenders in Monroe County. ... While reporting, we met the Rev. David Hess, the minister at West Henrietta Baptist Church. Hess was a Level 1 sex offender — considered the least dangerous — who advocated for thoughtful laws. I did not know much of his story; he was instead a conduit to others...
We’re Rethinking Prisons. Is It Time to Rethink Sex Offender Registries?
"Despite their failure to prevent or interrupt injury to children, registries are resilient. People want to feel safe, and policy makers are invested in delivering these feelings." When police arrived at her house to arrest her on May 8, 2013, Tammy Bond turned to her niece and said: “Aunt Tammy did something wrong.” At age 45, she had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old....
TX: Defending Sex Offenders One City at a Time
Richard Gladden might be considered a superhero among civil rights activists if he weren’t representing one of the most despised segments of the population: sex offenders. The 55-year-old attorney has been defending them in court for more than a decade, fighting for their rights in a society hell-bent on taking them away. Full Article Texas Voices for Justice and Reason
WI: Senate passes residence restrictions for sex offenders
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill creating uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live. Municipalities currently use local ordinances to create zones where sex offenders can't live. The bill would create statewide regulations barring violent sex offenders from living with 1,500 feet of any school, day care, youth center, church or public park. Full Article Related http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-lawmaker-seeks-to-change-state-s-sex-offender-law/326659501/ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/proposals/ab290 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/lazich/Pages/pa-show.aspx?id=The+State+Should+Leave+Local+Sex+Offender+Ordinances+Alone
CASOMB Letter Regarding Residence Restrictions (AB 201)
The following document presents a written statement provided to the Assembly Public Safety Committee regarding Assembly Bill 201, a proposed Bill which addresses local regulation of sex offender residence restrictions and exclusion zones. CASOMB Letter Regarding Residence Restrictions (AB 201)
Collateral damage: hearth and home and dreams of Paris
In spite of strong opposition on the part of advocacy groups and from a significant number of very credible journalists and media outlets, the legislation known as International Megan’s Law passed and was signed by the President. For all who have ever been convicted of a sexually based offense, this has serious implications for any future plans regarding an overseas business trip or a...
Tiered Registry #1 Recommendation of CA Sex Offender Management Board
The California Sex Offender Management (CA SOMB) published today its Year End Report for 2015. The #1 recommendation in that report is creation of a tiered registry. The other recommendations are to limit the use of residency restrictions, continue to fund sex offender risk assessments, bridge gaps in what is known about registrants, encourage collaboration between victim advocates and sex offender management professionals and...
1998 molestation conviction expected to be thrown out due to false testimony
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A man sent to prison 18 years ago for molesting a child is expected to be released from state prison within a matter of weeks because it has been revealed that the key testimony used to convict him was fabricated. Full Article
Senator Runner Introduces New Residency Restrictions Bill [updated with PSC Hearing Date]
April 19, 2016 at 9:30 am - Public Safety Committee Hearing [PSC Agenda] Senator Sharon Runner (Republican, Lancaster) introduced a new bill (S. 1021) on February 11 that would prohibit registrants on parole from living within 2,000 feet of public or private schools or parks where children regularly gather. The deadline for introducing new legislation was February 11. "The California Supreme Court ruled in March...
Police: Wrong man arrested for grabbing child
RED BLUFF, Calif. - Red Bluff police said Friday they arrested the wrong man on February 5 for allegedly grabbing a 12-year-old's hand. Police said they believed it was ____ ____, 83, a registered sex offender. However, ____has an ankle monitor that proved he was not at the scene at the time. Full Article
IN: Senate unanimously passes legislation to create child abuse registry
New legislation is making its way through the Indiana General Assembly to create an online public registry for convicted child abusers. Indiana State Sen. Carlin Yoder authored the bill known as Kirk's Law in honor of a 19-month-old boy who died under the care of his babysitter in Northern Indiana. The Senate unanimously passed the bill 49-0. It is currently in the House, recently...
Happy 20th Birthday, SORA, may you die soon.
Friends, New Yorkers, Countrypersons! Lend us your ears! We come not to praise SORA but to bury it. For the courts say its purpose is not to punish, but to protect public safety. And courts are honorable persons, otherwise they wouldn’t have “Hon.” in front of their names. SORA was enacted in 1996 to create a class of persons permanently labeled “sex offenders,” based...
Sext Offenders
By Bill Maher - A school in Newtown, Connecticut is in the news, but this time not for a tragic shooting. At least not with a gun. Some kids at the high school there got to texting and Snapchatting each other naked pictures of themselves, as kids of that age will sometimes do, and some of the nudey photos got circulated, as pics of...
OK: Hundreds of convicted sex offenders missing in Tulsa area
TULSA — According to Tulsa Police, there are hundreds of convicted sex offenders missing in the Tulsa area. However, just because they're missing doesn't mean they're gone, said Sgt. John Adams with the Tulsa Police Department. ... According to Adams, the places where a registered sex offender can live in Tulsa have been greatly restricted since 2006.During that year, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a 2,000...