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- Retroactive GPS-Monitoring of Sex Offenders Ruled Unconstitutional October 6, 2014
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National Center for Reason and Justice- A very important message from Bill Dobbs October 19, 2020The Dobbs Wire: Time sensitive request. Do you have a friend or loved one who is locked up in jail, prison or a sex offense civil commitment facility? They may be eligible for a $1,200 stimulus payment and not know … The post A very important message from Bill Dobbs first appeared on The National […]rbchatelle
- The not so bold Peabody-Essex Museum September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Dave Olson, Editor The Salem News 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 107 Danvers, MA 01923 Dear Editor, My name is Robert Chatelle and I live in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Since its founding in April of 2002, I have served … The post The not so bold Peabody-Essex Museum first appeared on The National Center […]rbchatelle
- Questioning Corporate Media’s Thirst for Scandal in the Age of #MeToo August 16, 2020The Times Literary Supplement in a rave review of JoAnn Wypijewski’s provocative new book states: “It is thrilling and cathartic to watch Wypijewski slice through our culture’s flabbiest orthodoxies.” On this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence,” Wypijewski talks to … The post Questioning Corporate Media’s Thirst for Scandal in the Age of #MeToo first appeared […]rbchatelle
- Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins July 24, 2020Carol called me this afternoon. She sounded very tired. But reconciled that Bruce was finally at rest. She does regret Bruce not ever getting to meet so many of his friends before he left. I told her we all knew … The post Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins first appeared on The National Center for […]rbchatelle
- Joseph Allen Parole Hearing July 23, 2020The NCRJ has been sponsoring the case of Joseph Allen since 2004. It is a terrible case. Joseph was once even freed, with no restrictions, for a number of years after a judge ordered his acquittal. But the corrupt forces … The post Joseph Allen Parole Hearing first appeared on The National Center for Reason […]rbchatelle
- Great News in the Wilcox-Aldridge Case! June 19, 2020“COLUMBUS — The state of Ohio will pay $1.2 million to M. Jenny Wilcox and Robert Aldridge, former Huber Heights residents who were wrongfully convicted in 1985 of 23 child molestation charges and told it’d be 60 years before they’d … The post Great News in the Wilcox-Aldridge Case! first appeared on The National Center […]rbchatelle
- End the Sex-Offender Registries? May 29, 2020Yesterday I watched an excellent panel discussing the evidence for ending the sex-offender registries. If you were unable to tune in, you can now watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUJR9X-kvM&t=621shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUJR9X-kvM&t=621s… The post End the Sex-Offender Registries? first appeared on The National Center for Reason and Justice.rbchatelle
- The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex-Offender Registries May 23, 2020From Bill Dobbs of the Dobbs Wire The Dobbs Wire: A rare event about the sex offense registry – it’s purpose and effectiveness, whether there’s a need, and if it should it dismantled! Presenters: Miriam Aukerman is one of the … The post The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex-Offender Registries first appeared on The National […]rbchatelle
- Pushed Out and Locked in December 1, 2019“I sat in the prison medical unit across from Richard,* bound to his wheelchair, supplemental oxygen supply at the ready, almost three years to the day after he was granted compassionate release. We went over the list again. Relatives: public … The post Pushed Out and Locked in first appeared on The National Center for […]rbchatelle
- A life of Shame November 22, 2019“What do you do when you are 25 years old and a county like Williamson County comes after you and you don’t have any money?” –Troy Mansfield A chilling case of cruel and unusual prosecutorial misconduct. Read the article by … The post A life of Shame first appeared on The National Center for Reason […]rbchatelle
- A very important message from Bill Dobbs October 19, 2020
- SO Law Litigation Across the Country
- Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders January 14, 20181-11-18 California: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group representing sex offenders sued again Thursday to challenge a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against children. Attorney Janice Bellucci filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of her nonprofit organization, the Alliance […]
- Lawsuit over Indiana sex offender registry requirement January 14, 201812-21-17 Indiana: Three men have filed a lawsuit over an Indiana requirement that they register as sex offenders when moving to the state. They say they're being treated differently than other residents in similar situations. The men were convicted out of state, and before the Indiana Sex Offender Registration Act was enacted. The lawsuit says […]
- New Passport Rules for Sex Offenders January 11, 20181-11-18 National: The US State Department has begun revoking the passports of registered child sex offenders. The change has been made in order to comply with a law passed last year, the International Megan’s Law. Under the new law, registered sex offenders who have been convicted of an offense against a minor will no longer […]
- Scarlet-Letter Passports Are Unjust and Irrational January 11, 201811-1-17 Washington DC: The new "unique identifier" for sex offenders stigmatizes people who pose no threat. The notice, which will appear on the second-to-last page of U.S. passports, is officially known as an "endorsement," but it is more like a badge of shame. "The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor," it […]
- Sex offenders settle lawsuit over living in 'school zones' December 22, 201711-14-17 Michigan: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Three Grand Rapids men on Michigan's Sex Offender Registry have settled a federal lawsuit against the state over housing requirements that restrict where they can live. They had been told they could not live in homes that were within 1,000 feet of a school zone. Attorney Sarah Riley Howard […]
- In bizarre case, 4th Circuit panel finds forced erections unconstitutional December 12, 201712-11-17 Virigna: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in favor of a Virginia man who, as a teen, was once ordered by a lower court to be photographed while masturbating in the presence of armed police officers. That warrant was ostensibly part of an ongoing sexting investigation into the then-teen, Trey Sims, who had exchanged […]
- Federal court says state can put sex offender status on driver's licenses December 12, 201711-29-17 Oklahoma: Federal judges say red letters on driver’s licenses are not cruel and unusual OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court has ruled that Oklahoma can include aggravated sex offender status on driver’s licenses. The 2007 state law allows for the note to be included in red letters in three places on the driver’s license. […]
- COA: Churches aren’t school property; sex offenders can attend November 29, 201710-24-17 Indiana: Three convicted Boone County sex offenders can return to their church congregations after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined that churches are not considered “school property,” so state statute cannot prohibit the offenders from going to church, even when children are present. The appellate court handed down that decision Tuesday in John Doe […]
- Sex offender sues West St. Paul over its rule limiting where he can live November 19, 201711-19-17 Minnesota: Tom Evenstad moved into his friend’s West St. Paul home on Aug. 21. Three days later, a West St. Paul police investigator called the landlord and said Evenstad had to go. The city cited Evenstad’s first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction in 1999 as the reason he could not live in the home, a […]
- Here's why sexual assaults are less of a problem in Canada November 14, 201711-14-17: MONTREAL — As reports of celebrity sexual assaults escalate in the United States, Americans might want to look to its northern neighbor for clues as to why it's less of a problem in Canada. The rate of reported sexual assaults and rapes in Canada is roughly half that in the U.S. There were 431,840 […]
- Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders January 14, 2018
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- 11th Circuit reminds us of Statute of Limitations October 20, 2020Today the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the appeal of an out of state registrant who was kept on Florida’s public registry long after he moved out of the state. The appeal (and underlying Trial Court decision) were not based on the merits of an “out of state” challenge, but on a technicality. The […]admin
- LA Times Op-Ed: Polly Klaas was our sister. We don’t want unjust laws to be her legacy October 20, 2020[latimes.com – 10/18/20] To many people, the face of Polly Klaas is a reminder of a horrific moment in our nation’s history. For us — her sisters — Polly’s face represents a constellation of childhood memories that remain precious to us today. Those memories ended abruptly on Oct. 1, 1993, when a man followed Polly […]admin
- A good idea gone bad: How the PA Senate sabotaged the sexual abuse prevention plan October 17, 2020By Randall Hayes of PARSOL In September 2019, the increasingly prevalent and in-demand problem of online images of child sexual abuse (CSA) or “child pornography” rocked the Senate of Pennsylvania in a big way. The influential Chairman of the State Government Committee, Senator Mike Folmer, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography after […]admin
- NARSOL’s litigation summit webcast; sign up now! October 17, 2020Fresh on the heels of our record-setting summer NARSOL LIVE web event, the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws will soon be hosting a NARSOL LIVE Litigation Summit on November 19 & 21, 2020. This live virtual event will feature dynamic attorney presenters speaking on the hottest topics in registry litigation, giving us updates […]admin
- CALL TO ACTION: Patch continues printing names of persons on sex offense registries October 13, 2020Notation: I would normally provide a link to the headlines and publications I reference, but to do so would continue displaying the abhorrent lists of registrants’ names and addresses on Patch, and so I am not providing links. By Sandy . . . It was 2017 when NARSOL launched a formal protest against Patch for […]Sandy Rozek
- Fact-checking registered sex offender information October 7, 2020By Sandy . . . WFMJ21 has reported on how the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department has conducted a random, county-wide check on its residents who are on Ohio’s sex offense registry. Perhaps inspired by the current political climate, I would like to respond to this piece in the way of fact-checking. “Hundreds of sex offenders live […]Sandy Rozek
- ENOUGH with the hate, already October 5, 2020By Brenda . . . We’ve all seen the ads, the memes, the commentaries bashing “those people.” No matter what your particular persuasion is, there’s some group out there telling you that you’re all washed up, totally wrong, and that all of “your people” are haters of the worst kind and are destroying life as […]Brenda Jones
- Reason agrees: No red dots marking those on sex offense registry at Halloween October 1, 2020Originally published 10/1/2020 at Reason; reprinted in full here with permission. By Jacob Sullum . . . Every year in the run-up to Halloween, Patch publishes maps showing the homes of “registered sex offenders” in various cities. Ostensibly, this information is aimed at helping parents who worry that their children might be molested while trick-or-treating. But research shows that […]admin
- A father’s response to the “sex offender big red dots” September 24, 2020By Charlie . . . Every year around Halloween, we start hearing the stories about the dangers lurking for our children. From razor blades hidden in candy, to people handing out candy laced with THC; it seems there’s always some “urban legend” that makes us think twice about trick-or-treating. I don’t know if you’ve ever […]admin
- Halloween, “Sex Offenders,” and Big Red Dots September 22, 2020NARSOL’s Halloween project this year, developed and implemented by NARSOL and Connecticut’s One Standard of Justice, is an open letter in the form of a press release asking for the end to “red-dotting” the homes or listing the names and addresses of those listed on sexual offense registries. This is an insidious practice that has […]admin
- 11th Circuit reminds us of Statute of Limitations October 20, 2020