Residency Restrictions (SORR) Archives

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

·August 3, 2022
·13 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct its annual conference on Saturday, October 1. The conference will be virtual and feature distinguished speakers including attorney Caleb Kruckenberg…

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FL: Brevard County sticks by tough ordinance restricting sex offenders

·August 9, 2022
·4 Comments

Source: floridatoday.com 8/8/22 Brevard County commissioners reaffirmed their tough stance toward registered sex offenders by making only making minor changes to a regulation limiting where they can go — even as the…

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IL: Plan moves ahead to create Joliet park too close for sex offenders to remain in their apartments

·August 4, 2022
·41 Comments

Source: shawlocal.com 8/4/22 The city of Joliet is about to become the owner of a fire-damaged house acquired for the strategic purpose of forcing out registered sex offenders who live…

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WI: Winnebago County unveils plan for million-dollar sex offender housing

·May 6, 2022
·29 Comments

Source: fox11online.com 5/5/22 OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) -- Million-dollar housing for violent sex offenders could be coming to Oshkosh. The plan was introduced earlier this week. "It keeps us from having…

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IL: Attorneys for sex offender release statement about arrest

·April 24, 2022
·10 Comments

Source: ourquadcities.com 4/22/21 Attorneys for a registered sex offender have released a statement following their client’s arrest for unlawful presence. Sterling Police arrested Craig D. ____, 25, of Sterling Wednesday,…

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NC sex offender registry makes re-entry a balancing act of restrictions without resources

·April 18, 2022
·6 Comments

Source: wunc.org 4/18/22 Chris Budnick is in an impossible position. As the leader of Healing Transitions, a peer-based recovery-oriented service for homeless and uninsured people located in Raleigh, Budnick is…

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WI: Racine County judge rules violent sex offender may be released from supervision and leave state

·April 17, 2022
·7 Comments

Source: journaltimes.com 4/15/22 RACINE — A violent sex offender from Racine County, Hung ____, 52, has been released from all supervision and is being allowed to live out of state.…

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FL: [1970’s Teen] convicted in 2000 of molesting Boy Scout ordered to move out of home near family pool in The Villages

·March 24, 2022
·15 Comments

Source: villages-news.com 3/24/22 A [1970's teen] convicted of molesting a[nother] Boy Scout has been ordered to move out of his parents’ home located near a family pool in The Villages.…

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WI: Kenosha Sex Offender Residency Board votes to allow man to reside near middle school despite objections for constitutional reasons

·March 11, 2022
·11 Comments

Source: apg-wi.com 3/11/22 The Kenosha Sex Offender Residency Board, in a decision decried by residents who spoke against it, authorized an exemption to the city's restrictions to allow a registered…

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CA: Residents in ‘shock’ after convicted sex offender moves into Poway neighborhood

·February 16, 2022
·24 Comments

Source: fox5sandiego.com 2/12/22 SAN DIEGO — Residents in the Arbolito neighborhood are concerned for their children’s safety after a convicted sex offender moved into their neighborhood without any notice to…

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FL: Sex offender freed from prison moves in near family pool in The Villages!

·December 5, 2021
·7 Comments

Source: villages-news.com 12/4/21 A 60-year-old sex offender released last month from a Florida prison has moved in with his mother near a family swimming pool in The Villages. Edward ______…

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NY: Legal battle ensues over sex offenders staying at New Paltz motel

·November 18, 2021
·1 Comment

Source: timesunion.com 11/18/21 SUNY New Paltz students received an email from the university police on Oct. 25, notifying them that three registered sex offenders had relocated to New Paltz. Of…

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CA: Bay Area rapist ordered by judge to move to this county

·November 16, 2021
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Source: kron4.com 11/15/21 Bonny Doon residents were in tears Monday at the Santa Cruz County courthouse when a judge approved placing a sexually violent predator on their street. Judge Syda…

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NY: When sex offender moved in, neighbors petitioned to force him out

·November 10, 2021
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Source: timesunion.com 11/10/21 Danielle Marocco readily admits feeling a huge sense of relief when she noticed the "For Sale" sign on the lawn of a new neighbor. That’s because she…

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FL: V.M. Ybor has a sex offender problem, residents say

·November 8, 2021
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Source: floridapolitics.com 11/6/21 Hillsborough County has an ordinance against clustering sex offenders, but no one enforces it. When Kim Headland first moved to the V.M. Ybor area 20 years ago,…

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The sexually violent predator next door

·October 29, 2021
·8 Comments

Source: latimes.com 10/29/21 Lawtis Donald _____ sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Florida in 1969 and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. When he got out — but while…

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IN: Community raises concerns on operator of new business run by a registrant

·October 25, 2021
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Source: washtimesherald.com 10/13/21 LOOGOOTEE – The fact that a convicted sex offender has opened a tattoo shop near a preschool brought out an overflow crowd of more than 30 to…

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CA: Rancho Bernardo Community Council pushes for state to change sexually violent predator placement policy

·October 17, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: sandiegouniontribune.com 10/13/21 The Rancho Bernardo Community Council is joining several elected officials in advocating for state-level changes when it comes to placing sexually violent predators in neighborhoods. At its…

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WI: County to work with municipalities on placement of violent sex offenders

·October 7, 2021
·3 Comments

Source: apg-wi.com 10/6/21 Local municipalities will be part of the violent sex offender placement review process in Kenosha County under a resolution approved by the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors…