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Twitch is, Vaguely, Working to Fix its Child Predator and Groomer Problem
Source: gizmodo.com 11/23/22 Twitch has been hounded for months after a September report showed just how many sexual predators were stalking the streaming platform’s halls, targeting children that were not supposed to be there in the first place. Now the company says it’s developed systems to combat child sexual abuse material, though it’s not exactly sharing the details. In a Tuesday blog post, Twitch...
CA: Seagram’s Heiress Clare Bronfman Finally Secures Legal Victory After Months of Injustice and Mistreatment
Source: einnews.com 11/23/22 Falsely labeled a sex offender by Bureau of Prisons, Bronfman’s win upholds constitutional rights in cases that suggest dangerous departmental overreach LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, November 23, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On November 16th, after months of court proceedings against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and a series of cases that raise questions about government and prosecutorial overreach, Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman...
Canada: Luring pedophiles through fake online ads is not entrapment, Supreme Court says
Source: cbc.ca 11/24/22 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that online police investigations targeting adults looking to have sex with children do not constitute police entrapment. In a rare 9-0 ruling, the top court dismissed the appeals of four men convicted of child sex offences: Ontario residents Corey Daniel Ramelson, Muhammad Abbas Jaffer, Erhard Haniffa and Temitope Dare. An investigation by York Regional Police...
NY: Hundreds of New York Women Are About to Sue Alleged Rapists (and Enablers) Under a Revolutionary New Law
Source: motherjones.com 11/23/22 For years, former president Donald Trump has been able to push off a lawsuit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll, a writer and advice columnist who says he raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. When Carroll decided to come forward—describing the alleged assault in a book excerpt in 2019—Trump had been president for two years, and the statute of...
UK: Mum killed paedophile, 77, after he abused her three children and changed his name to hide
Source: express.co.uk: 11/24/22 A mother who killed her children’s 77-year-old abuser is now campaigning to stop paedophiles from being able to change their names. Sarah Sands stabbed Michael Pleasted eight times in 2014, after her children said he had sexually abused them. Pleasted is thought to have ingratiated himself with the family as a friendly and helpful neighbour on the east London estate they...
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National organization works to eliminate sex offender registries
Source: alaskasnewssource.com 11/22/22 When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes. In the 28 years since the law has passed, sex offender registries have become a tool for the public to identify offenders and find out where they live. Now one national organization...
Frank Lindsay’s Health Continues to Improve
1/21/23 UPDATE: Frank Lindsay continues to heal outside the hospital. He requires oxygen 24/7 and is undergoing physical therapy. Frank received his tier assignment earlier this month and his petition for removal has been filed in the county where he resides. With luck and prayers, Frank will be off the registry as well as free from the use of oxygen tanks before the 4th...
AR: Arkansas lawmakers begin pre-filing bills ahead of coming legislative session
Source: ktlo.com 11/21/22 Arkansas state lawmakers filed 11 bills during the first four days of the period for lawmakers to file legislation in advance of the regular session that starts Jan. 9, 2023... ... Separately, under his House Bill 1004, state Rep. David Ray, R-Maumelle, said the bill would require a complete address on the public sex offender website, and the current statute only...
ACSOL December 17, 2022 Meeting
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, December 17, 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 call in using...
KOSA Would Let the Government Control What Young People See Online
Source: eff.org 11/17/22 The latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is focused on removing online information that people need to see—people of all ages. Letting governments—state or federal—decide what information anyone needs to see is a dangerous endeavor. On top of that, this bill, supposedly designed to protect our privacy, actually requires tech companies to collect more data on internet users...
CA: Former coach in Rancho Cucamonga pleads guilty to hidden camera in high school bathroom
Source: msn.com/ 11/19/22 A former assistant coach at Los Osos High School pleaded guilty this week to three felony and three misdemeanor counts for possession of child pornography or for a concealed camera to peak through a hole in a girls' bathroom. David ___, 54, was arrested after a staff member at the Rancho Cucamonga campus discovered the hidden camera in August 2021. While...
Australia: Aged sex offender freed to ‘unsafe’ living
Source: portpirierecorder.com.au 11/16/22 A judge has criticised corrective services for leaving an elderly sex offender to choose between indefinite detention or housing without health support. The Supreme Court of Queensland on Wednesday heard an application by the Attorney-General to have Desmond Ronald Grant, 78, released on a supervision order. Grant has completed a five-year prison sentence for sex offences and is now physically frail...
UT: Audit: Staff shortage at Division of Adult Probation and Parole contributing to repeat offenses
Source: ksl.com 11/16/22 A legislative audit blames recent "serious crimes" committed by people on probation or parole on high turnover rates and inexperience on one of Utah's parole boards. The Utah Department of Correction's Division of Adult Probation and Parole lacks the staff to adequately supervise and screen sex offenders and offenders with mental illnesses, according to the Legislative Auditor General Office's new audit....
OH: Lawmakers consider changing penalties for sex offenders
Source: journal-news.com 11/16/22 A bill to modify the state’s law on people charged civilly, but not criminally, with child sexual abuse had its first hearing Tuesday in the House Criminal Justice Committee. House Bill 689 would double the statute of limitations, from two years to four, for prosecuting a mandatory reporter who failed to report child abuse, said the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Bill...
CA: Andy Dick Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, Must Register as a Sex Offender
Source: consequence.net 11/15/22 Andy Dick has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and will be required to register as a sex offender, the The Blast reports. The sentencing comes after the disgraced comedian was recently convicted of sexual battery, stemming from a 2018 incident in which a Los Angeles Uber driver accused Dick of groping him. Dick will check himself into the Los...
60 Junior ROTC Instructors Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Past Five Years, Investigation Finds
Source: military.com 11/16/22 Sixty instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps have been accused of sexual misconduct against high school cadets in the last five years, according to a congressional report released Wednesday. Of those, allegations against 58 instructors were substantiated by local law enforcement or school officials, according to the report from the House Oversight Committee's majority staff, which was released ahead...
Canada: P.E.I. has 199 people on the National Sex Offender Registry, but that number may drop
Source: msn.com 11/16/22 The number of people on P.E.I. who are on the National Sex Offender Registry could drop after a recent Supreme Court decision. Since 2011, any Canadian who has been convicted of two or more sexual offences is automatically listed on the registry for life. The Supreme Court has determined that is unconstitutional, saying the list should be based on an offender's...
Elizabeth Smart and tech company launch app to locate missing children and adults
Source: axios.com 11/16/22 Elizabeth Smart, who survived her harrowing abduction in Salt Lake City two decades ago, has partnered with Portland-based tech company Q5id to launch an app that aims to locate missing children and adults. Why it matters: More than 600,000 individuals go missing each year in the U.S., according to The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Details: Q5id Guardian, which launched...
NY: Review: Downstate Offers Sympathy for Sex Offenders and Scrutiny for Victims
Source: theatermania.com 11/15/22 "Victims don't lie," a character confidently claims in Downstate, the provocative new drama by Bruce Norris, now making its New York debut at Playwrights Horizons. And in saying this, he is only regurgitating a bit of dogma that has been repeatedly affirmed by the dominant culture — particularly since the #MeToo movement of 2017. If you're like me, you hear such...
MO: No Branson sex offender Halloween violations involved children
Source: bransontrilakesnews.com 11/15/22 The Branson Police Department announced a check of sex offenders on Halloween 2022 had 25% out of compliance with laws related to the holiday. ... Schmitt said none of the violations involved any contact with children. Read the full article