New York – ACSOL

NY: DNA evidence exonerates New York City man for 1985 sex assault

·January 29, 2020
·2 Comments

[abcnews.go.com - 1/28/20] After spending a full 25-year sentence in prison for a crime he did not commit, a Bronx, New York, man was exonerated by the first prosecutorial conviction…

General News

NY: Why Keeping People With Sex Offense Convictions Off Social Media Sites Does Little To Make Those Sites Safe

·January 14, 2020
·6 Comments

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal purports to take sexual violence seriously, but it aggressively ignores reality in favor of lazy solutions. Full Opinion Piece By Guy Hamilton-Smith, ACSOL Board…

National

NY: Cuomo plans to ban sex offenders from MTA transit system

·January 8, 2020
·6 Comments

[pix11.com - 1/7/20] Repeat and high-risk sex offenders would be banned from the MTA tranist system under a new law proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The NYPD announced support for…

National

NY: Make Plea Bargains In Felony Sex Abuse Cases More Difficult

·December 27, 2019
·13 Comments

[post-journal.com - 12/20/19] New York state doesn’t want to be too harsh on those convicted of crimes. That thought applies to the intransigence of state Democrats to broach the idea…

National

NY: Cuomo: Make Sex Offenders Disclose Dating, Gaming User Names

·December 23, 2019
·88 Comments

[nbcnewyork.com - 12/22/19] New York's governor says convicted sex offenders should be required to disclose their social media screen names to prevent them from using apps to exploit children. Gov.…

National

NY: Town adopts hotel/motel, special events laws

·December 12, 2019
·3 Comments

[uticaod.com - 12/11/19] New law sets limit on number of registered sex offenders who can stay at a hotel or motel HERKIMER — The Herkimer town board adopted a pair…

National

NY: Pushed Out and Locked In – The Catch-22 for Disabled, Homeless, Sex-Offender Registrants

·November 25, 2019
·3 Comments

Across New York, people are incarcerated for weeks, months, and even years after their prison release dates. These individuals are not confined for violating prison disciplinary rules or committing new…

National

NY: Sex offender rules an inconsistent maze

·November 16, 2019
·7 Comments

[timesunion.com - 11/9/19] ALBANY — A New York law that is intended to protect children from convicted sex offenders has created a maze of contradictory policies and regulations, leading to…

National

NY: Church pulls plug on sex offender’s wedding

·October 26, 2019
·5 Comments

[poststar.com - 10/22/19] ...when word got out on social media in recent days that ______ was planning to get married days after his sentencing, and the invitation that was posted…

National

NY: Sex offenders form PAC to try and gain political voice

·October 14, 2019
·18 Comments

[timesunion.com - 10/14/19] Voting blocs, where people support candidates on specific issues, have long played an outsized role in New York politics – from labor unions that focus on workplace…

National

NY: Legislators OK revised animal-abuse registry

·September 19, 2019
·5 Comments

[romesentinel.com - 9/19/19] Oneida County legislators approved a law setting up a public registry of convicted animal abusers but only after tweaking it to make it less worrisome to farmers.…

National

NY: Second Circuit Backs Home Checks for Sex Offenders

·September 4, 2019
·44 Comments

A Long Island sex offender who faced home visits from a private nonprofit contracted by his county did not endure an unconstitutional search, the Second Circuit affirmed Wednesday. Writing for…

National

NY: Revised animal-abuser registry going to lawmakers

·August 20, 2019
·5 Comments

[romesentinel.com - 8/20/19] [This is a continuation of the story we reported here] A revised version of a local law on animal abuse in Oneida County would remove the proposed…

National

NY: Cops Gave ____ A Pass While Making More Than 7,000 Arrests For Similar Offenses

·July 22, 2019
·21 Comments

The New York Police Department allowed wealthy financier and convicted sex offender ____ ____ to skip dozens of court-mandated check-ins with law enforcement for more than eight years before he…

National

NY: NY Sex Offenders Don’t Have To Disclose Facebook Accounts To Law Enforcement, Court Says

·July 7, 2019
·18 Comments

[dailyvoice.com - 7/8/19] People convicted of sexual offenses in New York will not have to disclose their status and will be permitted to use their Facebook accounts provided they don’t…

National

NY: Bill preventing minors from living under same roof as sex offenders awaits Cuomo’s OK

·June 23, 2019
·9 Comments

Minors will no longer be able to live under the same roof as sex offenders who have committed violent sexual crimes thanks to a bill from Island Assemblyman Charles Fall…

National

NY: Social media accounts raise complexities for sex offender registry

·June 9, 2019
·44 Comments

The law that went on the books 24 years ago has had updates and spawned a number of requirements for sex offenders. One of them is that they must disclose…

National

NY: Registered sex offender living at Newfane nursing facility

·June 6, 2019
·22 Comments

[wkbw.com - 6/6/19] 7 Eyewitness News has learned a registered sex offender is living at the Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. But he had been quietly living in a…

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