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More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology
2 weeks, 3 days ago

More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology

Hindustan Times  

More than 50 sex offenders found to be in breach of court orders have been tracked down by Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology. The new technology has been used to arrest people wanted for criminal offences ranging from theft to rape across London. Additionally, 50 people wanted for allegedly serious offences against women including stalking, domestic abuse, rape and …

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3 child rapists executed in China
1 month, 1 week ago

3 child rapists executed in China

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Three convicted child sex offenders were executed in China on Wednesday, according to an official statement from the Supreme People's Court, the country's highest court. The sentencing and execution of the three criminals, all of whom were found to be rapists who targeted girls under the age of 14, have demonstrated China's zero tolerance of child sex abuse …

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California Cops’ ‘Operation Boo’ Arrests Rarely Involve Sex Abuse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

California Cops’ ‘Operation Boo’ Arrests Rarely Involve Sex Abuse

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Every year on Halloween, law enforcement agencies throughout the country conduct thousands of random checks on people who are required to register as sex offenders. “Operation Boo Nabs Three Sex Offenders On Halloween,” the Redding Record Searchlight wrote in 2022. The overwhelming majority of arrest reports describe law enforcement officers arresting people for conduct that posed no …

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A theme in GOP attack ads in California House races: Linking Democrats to pedophiles over support for LGBTQ group
2 months ago

A theme in GOP attack ads in California House races: Linking Democrats to pedophiles over support for LGBTQ group

LA Times  

A screenshot from a political ad by the National Republican Congressional Committee attacking Democratic candidate George Whitesides. “George Whitesides funded a group opposing pedophiles registering as sex offenders,” text on the ad says, referencing Equality California, one of the state’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations. Whitesides’ campaign manager, Emma Harris, said in a statement that “as a father of two …

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Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included
2 months ago

Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included

The Independent  

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This L.A. suburb says it's a 'dumping ground' for sex offenders.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

This L.A. suburb says it's a 'dumping ground' for sex offenders.

LA Times  

When kindergarten teacher Cynthia Farrow searched for a community where she could raise her family and afford a home with enough space for a few horses, she settled on the sunswept desert town of Littlerock in the Antelope Valley. We need to be respected.” The placement of sex offenders within the Antelope Valley, an area comprising around 545,000 residents with …

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New evidence emerges Immigration Minister Andrew Giles was warned new law that helped sex offenders and other criminals avoid deportation was not fully tested
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New evidence emerges Immigration Minister Andrew Giles was warned new law that helped sex offenders and other criminals avoid deportation was not fully tested

Daily Mail  

Embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles was warned that new regulations introduced by him had not been thoroughly tested for sex offenders and other criminals with work and family ties to Australia, documents released under Freedom of Information laws have shown. Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan said Mr Giles, who has been under heavy fire since late last year following a …

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JK Rowling refuses to bow down to trans identity politics, challenges Scottish police to arrest her for not accepting biological males as 'women'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

JK Rowling refuses to bow down to trans identity politics, challenges Scottish police to arrest her for not accepting biological males as 'women'

Op India  

JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author who is often in headlines for her strong opinion on gender identity issues has literally broken the new ‘hate crime’ law of Scotland on the very first day. Notably, right after the Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force in Scotland, JK Rowling took to her X account and dropped an 11-post …

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A nurse’s fatal last visit to patient’s home renews calls for better safety measures
1 year ago

A nurse’s fatal last visit to patient’s home renews calls for better safety measures

Associated Press  

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry gripped by the fear of violence. Grayson’s death has her peers and lawmakers renewing their yearslong pleas for better protections for home health care workers, including sending them out with escorts and providing more information about their …

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Exclusive: Joe Exotic issues a warning to Donald Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Exclusive: Joe Exotic issues a warning to Donald Trump

Raw Story  

The “Tiger King” has a warning about the realities of hard time for Donald Trump, who judges could potentially sentence to hundreds of years in prison if the former president is convicted on some or all of the 91 felony charges he faces across four indictments. Maldonado also warned Trump of drugs, prison gang extortion and how “everyone is apt …

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Suella Braverman to ban sex offenders from changing name or gender
1 year, 2 months ago

Suella Braverman to ban sex offenders from changing name or gender

The Independent  

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Loophole allows thousands of sex offenders to change names
1 year, 5 months ago

Loophole allows thousands of sex offenders to change names

The Independent  

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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the government's 60-day script policy will worsen medicine shortages. What does the data say?
1 year, 6 months ago

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the government's 60-day script policy will worsen medicine shortages. What does the data say?

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. CheckMate May 26, 2023 This week, we tackle a claim that 400 drugs on Australia's "critical shortage list" will be harder to come by due to the government's decision to allow 60-day scripts. Soon after the announcement, the guild launched a …

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Forensic science discovery suggests bacteria could help convict sex offenders without DNA
1 year, 7 months ago

Forensic science discovery suggests bacteria could help convict sex offenders without DNA

ABC  

Ruby Dixon says it's the pervasiveness of sexual assault that drives her to find new ways of gathering evidence to hold perpetrators accountable. Key points: Murdoch University scientists say a new discovery suggests bacteria could help identify sex offenders Their research has found bacteria can be transferred through sexual intercourse They say the bacteria could be unique enough to identify …

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London, Scotland head for showdown as gender debate rages
1 year, 11 months ago

London, Scotland head for showdown as gender debate rages

Al Jazeera  

In an unprecedented move, London has used its powers to block Scotland’s gender reform bill. On Monday, the UK government triggered a Section 35 order to prevent Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from reaching royal assent and passing into law. The GRR bill, which passed in the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood last month, states that a medical diagnosis of gender …

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KTR responds positively to ‘sex offenders registry’ proposal
2 years, 2 months ago

KTR responds positively to ‘sex offenders registry’ proposal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao responded positively on Thursday to Sunitha Krishnan, Padma Shree awardee and founder of the Prajwala Foundation, who proposed a "sex offender registry" for convicted sex offenders in the state. Sunita Krishnan proposed in a tweet that the Telangana government create a sex offender registry similar to the one in the United States, where the …

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U.K. PM race | Rishi Sunak pledges major crackdown on sex offenders
2 years, 4 months ago

U.K. PM race | Rishi Sunak pledges major crackdown on sex offenders

The Hindu  

Rishi Sunak has vowed to hunt down and stamp out grooming gangs who prey on children and young women, and make their ringleaders subject to maximum life sentences as part of his campaign pledge to be elected Conservative Party leader and the next British Prime Minister. Mr. Sunak said as chancellor he boosted support for victims to record levels — …

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6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes
2 years, 8 months ago

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes

Salon  

Going into this week's Senate confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Supreme Court seat, one might have assumed that the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee would act, well, poorly. Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz holds up a book on antiracism as he questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee …

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AP FACT CHECK: Republicans twist Jackson’s judicial record
2 years, 9 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Republicans twist Jackson’s judicial record

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the court of public opinion — like the Supreme Court nomination hearings coming this week — politicians ask questions of witnesses to score points for their side. Their assertions on this front don’t stand up to scrutiny: GOP SEN. JOSH HAWLEY OF MISSOURI: “Judge Jackson has opined there may be a type of ‘less-serious child pornography offender.’. …

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Republicans Falsely Accuse Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Of Going Easy On Sex Offenders
2 years, 9 months ago

Republicans Falsely Accuse Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Of Going Easy On Sex Offenders

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a thinly sourced Twitter thread on Thursday, Sen. Josh Hawley made a series of inflammatory attacks against Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court and currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. He tweeted a screenshot of the last paragraph of Jackson’s note in which …

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Police engage in ‘appalling bullying’ if officers make complaints about colleagues
2 years, 10 months ago

Police engage in ‘appalling bullying’ if officers make complaints about colleagues

The Independent  

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Child killer Colin Pitchfork WON'T be put onto sex offenders register
3 years, 5 months ago

Child killer Colin Pitchfork WON'T be put onto sex offenders register

Daily Mail  

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork will be kept off the sex offenders register when he is released from prison, causing outrage among his victims' families. Colin Pitchfork, 61,, will be kept off the sex offenders register due to a legal loophole 'He'll be able to walk in the pub as a new man, with a new identity. Double child killer …

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The government is attempting to make it harder to change your name – devastating news for millions of women and victims of abuse
3 years, 10 months ago

The government is attempting to make it harder to change your name – devastating news for millions of women and victims of abuse

The Independent  

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California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole
3 years, 11 months ago

California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes may be eligible for early parole consideration as part of a ballot measure that nearly two-thirds of voters approved of four years ago. “The initiative’s language provides no indication that the voters intended to allow the Department to create a wholesale …

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