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WA: Legislators Furious Hysteria Over Re-Entry Housing Facility for Sex Offenders
Source: newstalk870.am 1/13/26 According to information released by 8th District legislators Senator Matt Boehnke, and House Reps Stephanie Barnard and April Connors--as well as Kennewick Police--the sex offender home is coming to Kennewick. The operator of a similar facility in Walla Walla has applied to have one in Kennewick Since 2017 Joe Fields has operated Joe's Place in Walla Walla, where as many as 9 registered mostly low-level...
Effectiveness of sex offender registration policies in the United States
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Please Help ACSOL’s Matching Grant Program for Two Important Lawsuits
A generous and anonymous donor has pledged up to $5,000 for a matching grant program in support of two important lawsuits. One lawsuit will challenge an ordinance recently adopted by Fresno County that limits the number of registrants that can live in a home. This lawsuit will include an application for a temporary restraining order (TRO). The second lawsuit will challenge the failure of...
UK: Scottish National Party presents Bill to strip Mandelson and other friends of sex offenders of their peerages
Source: morningstaronline.co.uk 1/11/26 The Scottish National Party (SNP) will present a Bill Tuesday to strip Peter Mandelson and other friends of sex offenders of their peerages. It comes as Lord Mandelson declined to apologise to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims for remaining friends with the convicted financier. The former ambassador to the US said he had paid a “calamitous” price for being sacked over his association with...
Supreme Court Vigil to Be Held in D.C. on March 7, 2026
Individuals who oppose the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Smith v. Doe, will conduct a vigil near that court on Saturday, March 7. The vigil will begin at 10 a.m. and last for about one hour. The vigil will be recorded but there will be no livestream of the event. "The Supreme Court made a significant mistake when they ruled that the requirement to register...
SC: Bills aim to stiffen penalties for CP, including a minimum penalty
Source: foxcarolina.com 1/8/25 COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - As South Carolina lawmakers prepare to head back to the statehouse, there’s now a push to crack down on penalties for child predators. FOX Carolina Investigates previously uncovered how hundreds of offenders convicted of having child pornography are able to avoid prison time. In South Carolina, if someone has child pornography, also called child sexual abuse material, they...
FL: Zoning committee approves ordinance that allows Jacksonville daycare to reopen within 2,000 feet of sex predator
Source: news4jax.com 1/7/26 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Land Use and Zoning committee approved an ordinance that allows a day care to reopen within 2,000 feet of a sex predator. The current city code requires a 2,500-foot distance between the two. The request that the day care owner is making would shrink that distance to 1,980 feet, putting the offender just outside the radius. “There is...
IL: Lakemoor man accused of creating homemade bomb with intent to blow up alleged sex offender
Source: lakemchenryscanner.com 1/7/26 Prosecutors say a Lakemoor man created a homemade explosive device, which required the bomb squad to respond, and they believe he intended to blow up an alleged sex offender. Joseph A. Savino, 43, of Lakemoor, was charged with one count of possession of an explosive or incendiary device, a Class 1 felony. The Lakemoor Police Department responded on October 18 to...
Innocent Until Proven Guilty: A deep dive into the stages of a sex crime investigation
Source: ministrywatch.com 1/7/25 At MinistryWatch, we run reports almost weekly of pastors getting arrested for various crimes — but an arrest doesn’t mean that person has been found guilty. Just recently, a jury found an Arkansas pastor who had been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material not guilty. Photo by Kendelmedia / Pexels “After 17 long months,” the pastor said, “we finally had...
ACSOL In-Person Meeting February 14, 2026 in Berkeley, CA
ACSOL will lead an in-person meeting in Berkeley on Saturday, February 14, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: The Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA "We are pleased to return to Finnish Hall for this meeting," stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. "Finnish Hall is a great location for our meeting due to its proximity to BART. There...
CA: New Fresno law evicts registrants from group housing and makes it hard to live in Fresno County
Source: fresnoland.org 1/6/26 The Fresno County Board Of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a new law limiting the number of sex offenders that can live in a single-family home, following complaints from Old Fig Garden residents. The law caps the number of sexual offenders to six per home, matching regulations set by the state, with property owners facing fines totaling over $50,000 for successive violations,...
UK: Vigilante Torches Car Outside Registrant’s Home
Source: edp24.co.uk 1/6/25 A car was destroyed by fire outside the clifftop home of a convicted paedophile. The blaze broke out at a property linked to Jason Davis, 51, who was jailed for two years in February at Norwich Crown Court for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and for shooting two 13-year-old boys with an airgun. A vehicle parked in the front...
AL: A new record? Guntersville sex offender gets 200 years in prison for 10 counts of child porn posession
Source: waaytv.com 1/5/26 The Marshall County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that a Guntersville man has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Gary Stephen Greenwell, 67, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Due to a prior felony conviction, the statutory punishment for each count was two to 20...
Roblox’s AI-powered Age-Estimator Facial Scan is Required to Use the Chat Feature
Source: usatoday.com 1/5/26 SAN MATEO, CA — Roblox, one of the most popular gaming apps in the world, is preparing to roll out a new mandatory safety feature. Beginning this month, all users will be required to undergo an AI-powered age-estimator facial scan in order to continue using the platform's chat feature. The change, in many ways, is the company's answer to scrutiny it's faced over...
KY: Kentucky State Police recognize scammed registrants as a vulnerable group being exploited rather than simply a criminal category
Source: marshallcountydaily.com 12/21/25 (MAYFIELD, Ky.) — Kentucky State Police Post 1 is alerting the public about a recent surge in scam calls, including schemes specifically targeting individuals listed on the Sex Offender Registry. In multiple incidents reported over the past several days, registered sex offenders have received fraudulent phone calls from someone falsely claiming to be KSP Post 1 Commander Captain Joey Adams. The...
ID: Idaho Put Her on New Child Protection Registry for 10 Years for Using Marijuana for Morning Sickness
Source: huffpost.com 1/2/26 Keeva Rossow is one of hundreds of women who have been punished for purported "child abuse" of a fetus — despite giving birth to a healthy baby. Keeva Rossow had no idea when she arrived at an Idaho hospital to give birth in December 2021 that she may not leave with her daughter. Shortly after Rossow gave birth, a social worker...
MO: Major Court Victory! 8th Circuit Finds Halloween Signs Unconstitutional
Source: ACSOL The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today declaring that a Missouri state law that required registrants to post a sign on their home on Halloween violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. In its decision, the Court agreed that the sign requirement is both compelled speech and not narrowly tailored. As a result, the Court applied strict scrutiny...
NV: Unregistered sex offender dies while being transported to jail for technical violation
Source: kolotv.com 12/31/25 SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. (KOLO) - An unregistered sex offender died while being transported to jail on Wednesday, Dec. 31, according to a Lyon County Sheriff’s Facebook post. The Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Task Force responded to a Dayton area home following an anonymous tip about a sex offender who had failed to register as required by law. Task force members arrested...
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