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OK: Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma
Source: oksenate.gov 1/22/25 OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma. Together, these bills set a course for pushing back against the moral decay foisted upon Oklahoma by the far-left’s march through our institutions to destroy the moral foundations upon which the United States and Christian Civilization had long...
Trump pardons accused child pornographer in North Carolina
Source: msn.com 1/27/25 All 47 members of the Senate Democratic caucus have introduced a resolution to condemn President Donald Trump's mass pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists. The resolution, which also includes Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME), the independents who caucus with Democrats, initially stood at 46 sponsors, reported CBS News' Scott MacFarlane. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) had vowed to be a lone Democratic...
The Corruption and Scandal Behind Ped*phile-Hunting Series ‘To Catch a Predator’
Source: thedailybeast.com 1/26/25 During its three-year run on NBC, “To Catch a Predator” turned busting online pedophiles into blockbuster TV. Was the show a quest for justice—or just sordid, exploitative TV? PARK CITY, Utah—Jimmy Kimmel aptly summed up Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator as “Punk’d for Pedophiles,” and during its 2004-2007 run, it became a national phenomenon. A candid-camera sting operation designed to ensnare and arrest adult...
CA: Yolo County sex offender granted compassionate release from state prison
Source: kcra.com 1/24/25 A man serving a life sentence for child molestation will soon be released from prison in California. In a KCRA 3 exclusive, the Yolo County District Attorney's Office said 67-year-old Kevin ____ was approved for compassionate release Thursday. ... Aiello said despite objections from her office and the victims of a child molestation case, Kevin was granted compassionate release. ... Ellis...
UT: Proposed bill would shorten time on Utah’s registry for some sex offenders
Source: ksltv.com 1/24/25 SALT LAKE CITY – A Republican senator is proposing changes to Utah’s Sex, Kidnap and Child Abuse Offender registry. Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, filed SB155 Wednesday evening, which would shorten the time some sex offenders are required to spend on the registry. Weiler said he expects pushback, as he’s learned from experience that making changes to Utah’s sex offender registry is no...
CO: Colorado crime lab analyst charged for allegedly altering reports in sexual assault cases
Source: yahoo.com 1/24/25 Authorities have charged a former Colorado-based crime lab analyst with more than 100 criminal counts over allegations that she altered reports in cases of sexual assault. On Tuesday, a Colorado district attorney, Alexis King, announced that Yvonne “Missy” Woods was charged with 102 counts related to 58 instances of alleged criminal misconduct between 2008 and 2023 during her career as a lab analyst for...
ND: North Dakota House passes bill to allow sex offenders to apply for early removal from registry
Source: jamestownsun.com 1/23/25 The House voted 62-29 in favor of a bill that would allow registered sex offenders to ask the courts to remove them from the state registry earlier than what's currently provided in law. BISMARCK — The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday, Jan. 23, that would allow low-risk sex offenders to ask the court to strike them from...
TX: Texas lawmaker introduces bill named after 11-year-old girl murdered in 2024
Source: kvue.com 1/23/25 [ACSOL is posting this showing how useless legislation like this could not have prevented her death] AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill would change the requirements for registering as a sex offender in Texas. House Bill 2000 was filed Wednesday by Republican Rep. Trent Ashby of Rusk County and named after 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who was brutally murdered in 2024. Currently,...
U.S. Sentencing Commission Seeks Comment on New Round of Proposed 2025 Amendments
Source: ussc.gov 1/1/2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to publish two sets of proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2025 (watch the meeting). Today’s proposals, along with those issued last month, stem from public input the Commission has received in recent years, including more than 1,200 pages of comments received earlier this amendment...
Homeowners, Beware: Warrantless Police Raids and Searches Could Soon Be on the Rise
Source: rutherford.org 1/24/25 WASHINGTON, DC —The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to protect homeowners from warrantless searches by police based merely on a suspicion that a person on probation or parole resides on the premises. In refusing to hear an appeal in Bailey v. Arkansas, the Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that could, as Rutherford Institute attorneys warned in their amicus brief,...
Action Alert: Support two WA state proactive sting bills
Source: ladyjusticemyth.blog [ACSOL's note: Please take action no matter what state you live in! it only takes a few minutes to click the links at the bottom this article and indicate you support them.] We all know the registry doesn’t work. That the registry is in fact harmful to our communities and families. Yet it persists. I have been advocating against the registry, and...
MD: Wilson would consider limits to landmark law compensating child sex abuse victims
Source: marylandmatters.org 1/22/25 The lead sponsor of a 2023 law that vastly expanded the ability of child sex abuse victims to sue their abusers and the institutions that protected them said Tuesday he is open to finding ways of limiting the financial jeopardy faced by state government. Negotiations to settle allegations against the state by 3,500 people could add additional strain on a budget...
Ped*philes could see death penalty under new House GOP bill: ‘Taken off the streets permanently’
Source: foxnews.com 1/14/25 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is unveiling a new set of bills that could have child sexual predators facing the death penalty. "If you are raping someone, if you're molesting someone, you are essentially murdering their soul. Those people never actually fully recover. I've actually sat on a committee with a very prominent [female House Democrat] who actually talked about the fact...
ND: Lawmakers discuss adding computer-generated images to definition of child pornography
Source: northdakotamonitor.com 1/20/25 Possessing a computer-generated image of child pornography would be punishable as a felony in North Dakota under a bill discussed Monday by state lawmakers. House Bill 1386 adds images created by artificial intelligence to state law prohibiting the possession of child pornography. Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness strongly urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to advance the bill. “Computer-generated images and artificial intelligence...
MD: Legislators warned of ‘enormous liability’ related to sex abuse lawsuits
Source: marylandmatters.org 1/20/25 Potential settlement could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions, potentially billions for 3,500 cases involving allegations of sexual abuse against state agencies An effort by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to resolve a $3 billion budget deficit could be hampered by hundreds of millions — potentially billions — in settlements related to a 2023 law that eliminated statutory limits on lawsuits filed by...
Government Files Brief in Pending SORNA Challenge
Source: ACSOL The federal government has filed a brief in response to the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation in November 2024. The government brief includes a cross motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs in the case, including ACSOL, have an opportunity to file a reply to the government's brief no later than February 16, 2025. The focus of this...
ND: Bill would allow sex offenders to petition to remove themselves from state registry
Source: inforum.com 1/17/25 MINOT — House Bill 1231, introduced by state Rep. Jason Dockter, would create a petition through which convicted sex offenders could petition the courts to remove themselves from the state's offender registry, which Attorney General Drew Wrigley's office maintains. This is an excellent idea. We ought to do away with the offender registry, as it is a resource-hogging exercise in futility, but let's talk...
ACSOL Online Meeting February 22, 2025
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday February 22 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 using a...
CA: Stanislaus County residents raise concerns about sex offender possibly moving next door
Source: kcra.com 1/17/25 STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. —A sexually violent predator is one step closer to getting released into one Stanislaus County neighborhood. Kevin ___ got a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court to keep the option open to moving him there. Neighbors with children say they are frightened after hearing that Kevin , a repeat sex offender, is possibly moving in near their homes....
House passes bill to deport immigrants with history of sex offenses
Source: ground.news 1/16/25 The House passed legislation allowing deportation of illegal migrants convicted of domestic violence or sex crimes. The bill, titled 'Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,' received support from 213 Republicans and 61 Democrats. Nancy Mace, the bill's sponsor, announced the passage on social media, stating, 'Our bill just PASSED this morning.' Elon Musk criticized the 145 Democrats who opposed...