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PA: Efficacy of sex offender residency rules questioned in Pa. House hearing
Source: pennlive.com 9/12/23 A bill that would restrict where certain sex offenders could live in Pennsylvania got a skeptical reception at a House hearing on Tuesday, with discussion centering around whether such measures actually increase public safety. The House Judiciary Committee held an informational session Tuesday on House Bill 77, which would require that anyone who has been adjudicated as a “sexually violent predator”...
OK: Henryetta families advocate for life sentences for child sex crimes
Source: news9.com 9/11/23 The families of two of the girls murdered in Henryetta want stricter laws for convicted sex offenders. The families are calling it “Knight’s Law”- after Henryetta’s school mascot. There are 13 laws they would like to see passed as part of their "Knight’s Law" push. The main one is anyone convicted of a sex crime against a child would be sentenced...
FAC and MCARE present to UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva Switzerland
Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 9/11/23 Dear Members and Advocates [of Florida Action Committee] , In September 2022, our Florida Action Committee president, Gail Colletta, filed a Complaint with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva Switzerland, entitled “PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO INVESTIGATE THE UNITED STATES’ SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY AS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.“. ... Specifically, for FAC, Gail...
KY: “Tough on Crime” Republican Attorney General Candidate Is Soft on Sex Offenders
Source: newrepublic.com 9/12/23 Russell Coleman’s bid to become Kentucky’s top lawyer has dredged up a troubling record of lenience. The Republican candidate for Kentucky attorney general, Russell Coleman, is campaigning on a promise to be tough on crime, particularly crimes against children. But before running for attorney general, he served as U.S. attorney for the western district of Kentucky—and a closer look at his...
Philippines: ‘Sex tourism’ comeback feared as 5 offenders denied PH entry
Source: globalnation.inquirer.net 9/12/23 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday raised concern over the possible “resurgence of sex tourism” in the Philippines as five foreign offenders were stopped from entering the country in just one week. Four Americans identified as _______________ were denied entry as they were found to be registered sex offenders (RSO), according to the BI. “With the return...
TX: FBI sting for an ‘experienced sadist’ who would be paid $6,000 to ‘break’ a young woman
Source: dailymail.co.uk 9/11/23 The California sommelier found guilty of flying to Texas to 'break' a young woman for sex work was living with a married couple and engaged in a three-way relationship where he'd openly sleep with and torment the man's wife, sources tell DailyMail.com. The 37-year-old married mother Ian Justin Ranney, 35, had been living with was too traumatized to discuss her own relationship...
Sex Addiction Panel Added to ACSOL Conference
A panel regarding sex addiction has been added to ACSOL's annual conference to be held on October 14 and October 15 in Los Angeles at Southwestern Law School. The panel will include presentations by marriage and family therapist JoEllen Wiggington, social worker Alex Gittinger and a representative from Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA). The panel will focus both upon identification of several types of sex...
CT: ‘Just existing, not living’: CT residents retroactively added to sex offense registry seek reprieve
Source: ctmirror.org 9/10/23 Twenty-five years after Connecticut required them to register as “sex offenders” ex post facto, they hope the legislature will soon take action. During counseling programs he’s attended throughout adulthood, Aaron Kearney has been told not to let mistakes define him and not to let the past hijack his future. But for a quarter-century, the 52-year-old has worn a label making it...
CO: Musician who called out alleged sexual predators online for years pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault on a minor
Source: westword.com 9/6/23 Ross _______, a political activist and onetime prominent member of the local punk music scene, has spent years using the internet to call out alleged perpetrators of sexual assault — and anyone who associates with them. But this summer, _______ himself was convicted of attempted sexual assault on a minor, and a condition of his probation sentence had him kicked off...
MI: Macomb County prosecutor appeals sex assault case to U.S. Supreme Court
Source: detroitnews.com 9/8/34 The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office is appealing a case to the U.S. Supreme Court after a new trial was awarding to a man previously convicted of sexual assault. The Michigan Supreme Court found the Macomb County Circuit Court violated Anthony ____'s Constitutional rights during his jury trial for sexual assault when the judge closed the courtroom during the child victim's testimony...
Warner Music bashed for signing record deal with ‘creepy’ AI pop star with the body of a ‘12 year old’
Source: nypost.com 9/8/23 Warner Music faced backlash over sexualizing its newest artist — a “creepy” artificial intelligence-generated pop star named Noonoouri who wants “to make a 12 year old look sexy.” The record label made history by signing the first AI musician and released a debuting single, “Dominoes,” on Sept. 1 — accompanied by a nearly 3-minute music video of the blue-haired Noonoouri prancing...
ID: State ordered to pay more than $319,000 to wrongfully incarcerated Idaho man forced to register
Source: idahocapitalsun.com 9/8/23 The state of Idaho must pay more than $319,000 to an innocent man who was wrongfully incarcerated for five years and nine months. The funding is made possible through the Wrongful Conviction Act, which the Legislature passed in 2021. Compensation only goes to people who were incarcerated and later are found factually innocent. Joseph LaCroix was wrongfully convicted on Oct. 3,...
CA: Still no housing option for convicted sex offender Michael Cheek following state committee meeting
Source: lookout.co 9/8/23 Michael Cheek’s release remains in limbo as a state-mandate committee did not identify any viable housing options for him at its Thursday meeting. Cheek is due back in court Tuesday, when Liberty Healthcare Corporation — the state contractor trying to find him a home — is expected to bring more options. A state-mandated committee tasked with consulting on where convicted sex...
CA: Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison
Source: nbcnews.com 9/7/23 [ACSOL note: This case is significant due to lengthy sentence.] LOS ANGELES — “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women more than two decades ago at his Hollywood Hills home. Masterson, 47, displayed no visible emotion after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo threw the book at...
TX: Judicial Clemency Does Not Forgive Sex Offender Registration
Source: thecrimereport.org 9/7/23 In a 6-3 decision Ex parte Danny Richard Lane, the state’s highest criminal appeals court ruled that Texas’ historical doctrine of “judicial clemency” does not forgive sex offender registration. The Texas Legislature in 1965 created this doctrine which gives a trial court the authority to, after a defendant has successfully completed the terms of probation, “set aside the verdict or permit...
VT: Remorseless murderer killed former registrant and mom as a jail retirement plan
Source: berkshireeagle.com 9/7/23 BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A man accused of killing a 79-year-old Whitingham, Vt., woman and her 52-year-old son by shooting them in their home on Route 8A is being held without bail. Christopher D. Ellis, 54, pleaded not guilty through his attorney Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder and an additional charge of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. He...
IL: ‘I Call It Pretend Freedom’: Older Adults Coming Out of Illinois Prisons Face Steep Roadblocks in Their Reentry Journey
Source: goodmenproject.com 9/7/23 At least 17,000 adults age 50 and older have been released from Illinois prisons since 2014, and thousands more are in line to come out soon. Older adults are less likely to reoffend than their younger counterparts but face more hurdles to successful reentry. Before he was released from prison, Bob Covelli told everyone he knew the three things he wanted...
Sex Offender Registry Reform Is a Harm Reduction Issue
Source: filtermag.org 9/7/23 In the United States, anyone convicted of a sex offense is punished with two criminal sentences. The first is the one they serve in prison. The second begins when the first ends, and they are forced to enroll in a Sex Offender Registry (SOR). SOR restrictions aren’t one-size-fits-all, because there isn’t just one registry—there are many. They exist at federal, state...
VA: Wrongfully convicted man says “Being on the registry itself has been a death sentence” and wants more restitution money
Source: wsls.com 9/6/23 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – David Kingrea lives in rural Montgomery County with his wife, Michelle, and their son, Dylan. David’s life hasn’t always been that simple. In 2011, his life was flipped upside down when his ex-girlfriend’s son accused David of sexually abusing him. “We had a very bad relationship to say, but nevertheless I never would have thought that this...
CA: Elk Grove will (of course) exclude people who have committed sex offenses from their homeless shelter
Source: msn.com 9/6/23 Elk Grove plans to open a temporary winter shelter for the city’s unhoused, starting later this year and lasting for five months. Officials on Tuesday announced the plan for the vacant Rite Aid drug store at Elk Grove Boulevard and Waterman Road. The city-owned site would open Nov. 1 through March 31, officials said. Dubbed an “Enhanced Winter Sanctuary,” the site...