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CA: East County is ‘dumping grounds’ for sexually violent predators, official says
[fox5sandiego.com - 4/28/21] SAN DIEGO – The fight to keep violent sexual predators out of a home on Mt. Helix intensified Wednesday as Supervisor Joel Anderson joined the effort in asking for change. “Sadly, East County has become the dumping grounds for all our sexually violent predators,” Anderson said, claiming roughly 67% of the overall predators have been placed there. “I will not allow...
UK: No stalkers’ register in domestic abuse bill an ‘insult to victims’
[theguardian.com - 4/28/21] Ministers have been accused of misleading and insulting victims after a cross-party group of peers abandoned a push to create an automatic register of dangerous domestic abusers and stalkers. The domestic abuse bill is expected to receive royal assent this week, four years after it was announced in the Queen’s speech. But it will not include a specific stalkers’ register, despite...
Janice’s Journal: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
[4/29/21 Updated with link (see end of post)] As we approach the end of April 2021, we are waiting for the “other shoe” to drop. In fact, we are waiting for two shoes to drop. The larger shoe comes in the form of SORNA regulations proposed by the federal government nine months ago. The regulations, if finalized, would result in great uncertainty for more...
Understanding Child Sexual Abusers
[themamabeareffect.org - 4/26/21] Addressing the misconception that all child sexual offenders are pedophiles and the reasons why people commit abuse against children. Introducing the typologies of abusers to help protective adults understand that there is no set stereotype for offenders and why we need to involve all the adults and adolescents we know and trust around our children, to be educated on the issues...
CA Senate Bill 615 Temporarily Suspended
[ACSOL] Senate Bill 615, which would have limited the discretion of judges and harmed members of the LGBTQ community, has been temporarily suspended. The suspension is due to the author's removal of the bill from consideration today by the Senate Public Safety Committee. "Because Senate Bill 615 has been withdrawn from consideration by committee, the bill is suspended for the remainder of this calendar...
Reddit faces lawsuit for failing to remove child sexual abuse material
[theverge.com - 4/25/21] A woman has sued Reddit for allowing an ex-boyfriend to repeatedly post pornographic images of her as a 16-year-old. The lawsuit applies controversial measures instituted in 2018 under FOSTA-SESTA to a site that’s drawn particular criticism for child sexualization. The resulting case will test the limits of platforms’ legal shields amid ongoing efforts to pare back the law behind them. The...
Shady scam bots trick Omegle users into nonconsensual video sex recordings
[blog.malwarebytes.com - 4/16/21] 14-year old Michael (not his real name) from Scandinavia first visited Omegle, the video online chat that has become hugely popular since the start of the pandemic, after hearing about “unpredictable and weird encounters” one may experience on the site from other students in school. He was intrigued. At the end of his “session”, however, he was worried. The allure of...
CA: Data Driven 2: California Dragnet—New Data Set Shows Scale of Vehicle Surveillance in the Golden State
[eff.org - 4/22/21] This project is based on data processed by student journalist Olivia Ali, 2020 intern JJ Mazzucotelli, and research assistant Liam Harton, based on California Public Records Act requests filed by EFF and dozens of students at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism. Tiburon, California: a 13-square-mile peninsula town in Marin County, known for its glorious views of the San Francisco Bay and its...
MN: Psychologist at Minnesota sex offender program charged with sexually assaulting two clients
[startribune.com - 4/23/21] The psychologist, Michelle D. _______, 38, of Duluth, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving the men, who were undergoing treatment for sexual offenses. A warrant covering Minnesota and its border states has been issued for her arrest. The assaults occurred between 2016 and early 2018 on the campus of the state's secure treatment facility in Moose...
Popular YouTuber caught by ‘Predator Poachers’ allegedly trying to meet with 13-year-old girl
[dailydot.com - 4/22/21] When asked if he deserves to go to jail, YouTuber EDP445 responds, 'If I’m being honest with you, I think so.' A popular 30-year-old YouTuber is being accused of pedophilia after he was caught on camera allegedly trying to meet with a 13-year-old girl. EatDatPussy445, or Bryant _______, with more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for being an...
CA: Coalinga State Hospital employee accused of sexually abusing child, deputies say
[yourcentralvalley.com - 4/19/21] COALINGA, California. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Coalinga State Hospital employee accused of sexually abusing a child was arrested last week in Fresno County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that Baltazar _______, Jr. was arrested by the Sanger Police Department on Wednesday, April 14 for lewd acts with a minor. Read the full article
UK: Hartlepool Member of Parliament candidate is revealed as convicted sex offender – and explains why he is seeking election
[gazettelive.co.uk - 4/21/21] A registered sex offender has been confirmed as a candidate in the upcoming Hartlepool by-elections. Christopher ______, who is on the ballot for the May 6 vote, was sentenced for voyeurism last year for filming a naked woman in a hotel room while she was asleep. ... Christopher ______ has since moved to Hartlepool where he is seeking to stand for...
WI: Would-be resident sues Hartland, calls ban on more sex offenders unconstitutional
[jsonline.com - 4/21/21] Karsten _____, 34, has been living with his parents in Nashotah, but he would like to move out to his own place in Hartland to be closer to his job but not too far from family. Hartland's police chief has warned Karsten _____ he's not welcome, citing the village's moratorium on any more sex offenders living there. In a federal lawsuit,...
NY: Motel’s Lawsuit Says Small Town’s Effort to Kick Out Sex Offenders Is Unconstitutional
[lawandcrime.com - 4/21/21] A small city in Upstate New York is being sued by the owners of a local motel who say they should be allowed to offer their services to people formerly convicted of sex-related offenses. Shree Granesh LLC, the owner of an EconoLodge on Main Street, filed a lawsuit against the Town of New Paltz over a recent ordinance which aims to...
Please take this survey available for registrants and families
[ladyjusticemyth.blog - 4/21/21] Please complete the ensnarement survey for C.A.G.E. My name is Kathleen Hambrick. Some of you know me by my blog name Lady Justice Myth. I became a member of this community on February 17th 2017 when my then twenty year old son was entrapped in Washington state. There police run a ‘collars for dollars’ scheme by the name of Net Nanny. It took...
CA: Aryan Brotherhood defendant says guards at Sacramento prison conspired to kill inmates
[sacbee.com - 4/20/21] Lawyers for an Aryan Brotherhood inmate held at California State Prison, Sacramento, have stepped up their efforts to have their client moved to a new facility, filing new allegations that guards there have been involved in killing inmates and planted evidence against others. ... Other evidence shows that officers provided the inmates committing the homicide false information that Aguilar was a...
MD: New Law Bans Montgomery County Landlords From Denying Housing To People Convicted Of Minor Crimes
[dcist.com - 4/20/21] Legislation touted as “ban the box” for rental housing passed the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday, with sponsors saying the bill will make it easier for individuals experiencing homelessness to find a place to live. ... But the bill allows landlords to consider a tenant’s sex offender registry status in addition to any sex offense arrests or convictions. Read the full...
Jury is out — no matter the verdict, Congress must act
[cnn.com - 4/19/21] Van Jones is an attorney who has spent 25 years working for police accountability and criminal justice reform. (CNN) -America is bracing for a verdict. ... The time has come for us to pressure our US senators to take up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Authored by Rep. Karen Bass of California, the act has already passed the...
UK: Jail for Fife woman who extorted cash from innocent man in sex offender smear campaign
[thecourier.co.uk - 4/19/21] A woman who threatened to brand an innocent man a sex offender to extort thousands of pounds and a TV set has been jailed for more than two and a half years. Sharon McDonald targeted the man on numerous occasions over a ten-month period. Previously at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, McDonald admitted extorting £2,700 and the electrical equipment out of her target....
OH: Does Sentencing Fit the Crime? Ohio Sex Offense Charges and Rates of Recidivism
[blogs.lawyers.com - 4/17/21] There is little doubt that our society is unforgiving when it comes to sex crimes, especially those involving children. The physical, emotional, and psychological toll sexual abuse takes on its victims cannot be overstated. Nevertheless, not everyone agrees on the appropriate way to punish sex crimes. In particular, the relatively low rates of recidivism among sex offenders have led some to...