Marion Co IN Sheriff Kerry Forestal is up for reelection so guess what he is doing?

The IN registry clearly states: "Information in this registry may not be used to harass or threaten offenders or their families. Harassment, stalking, or threats may violate Indiana law."

Kerry ForestGUMP is clearly admitting to breaking the law. Trying to modernize sundown towns is not a good look for ForestGUMP except if his down is to win the Shiitake Awards TWO years in a row. 

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/there-are-1-800-sex-offenders-living-in-marion-county-more-than-half-of-them-arent-from-here

'We don't want you here': Sheriff says over 1,800 sex offenders live in Marion Co., 52% aren't from here

As part of the office's efforts to drive down the number of sex offenders in the community, the sheriff's office conducted a sweep Wednesday morning near Brookside Park.

By: Lucas Gonzalez , Katie CoxPosted at 4:15 PM, Aug 24, 2022 and last updated 10:10 PM, Aug 24, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS — There are more than 1,800 sexual or violent offenders living in Marion County, more than half of which were convicted and sentenced from out-of-area, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

As part of the office's efforts to drive down the number of sex offenders in the community, the sheriff's office conducted a sweep Wednesday morning near Brookside Park.

The Sheriff's Office says 34 registered sex offenders live within a half mile of there.

"That is a ridiculous number to be in that neighborhood," said Sheriff Kerry Forestal.

Two suspected sex offenders were arrested during the sweep which took place in the neighborhood on the city's Near Eastside.

"The sweep was necessitated by the fact that thirty-four sexual or violent offenders reside within a half-mile radius of Brookside Park, sixteen of whom were convicted outside of Marion County," the Sheriff's Office said in a news release provided after the sweep was completed.

Marion County Sheriff's Capt. Mitch Gore told WRTV that the sweep was pre-planned and took several hours to complete. The sweep was given the name "Operation Watchful Eye."

The operation was conducted close to where a woman was fatally shot early Wednesday — but that investigation was handled by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and was unrelated to the sheriff's office's sweep.

More than 40 members of the sheriff's office, including its sexual and violent offender registry, K-9, warrant, intelligence and criminal investigations units; reserve division; and executive staff.

The two people arrested included one who was wanted on a warrant of juvenile rape and molestation charges and another who was arrested on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender.

In addition to the arrests, the sheriff's office completed 34 compliance checks. Of those checks, 20 people were verified to be compliant with registration requirements and three are suspected to be non-compliant.

The sheriff's office also attempted to serve five warrants for sexual offenses.

There are currently 1,825 sexual or violent offenders living in Marion County, 52% of which were convicted and sentenced from another state or another county, according to the Sheriff's Office. That figure is up from 42% a year ago.

"We had two people here from Idaho. Why did somebody from Idaho decide to relocate and come here. Put our wives, daughters, grandchildren in danger," Forestal said.

"The MCSO has been successful in driving down the number of sex offenders in our community, but they are being backfilled by those sentenced from out-of-county. One of our goals remains to figure out why," the sheriff's office said in its release.

Sheriff Forestal said he believes part of the reason is because of the number of residents in Marion County.

"It's easier to hide here. If you live in Tipton they're going to know you. If you come and mix among 900,000 to one million people you may not," Forestal said.

He also says he believes there are too many programs conveniently located by the State government within Marion County saying they can use the bus lines.

"Hoosier hospitality is important, but not at the expense of the safety of Marion County residents,” Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal said in a written statement. “Operation Watchful Eye should serve as reminder to the public that they must be vigilant about who is in their neighborhood. But it should also serve as a warning to Marion County’s sex offender population: We are watching like a hawk and if you are not compliant, you will be found and arrested.”

Sheriff Forestal spoke candidly with WRTV about operation "Watchful Eye."

"I am not really there for their convince, they need to go back there and serve their county or their state," Forestal said.

When asked what Forestal would say to sex offenders he said, "We do not want you here."

The Sheriff says they will continue to follow up on this, adding they will be in Pike Township next week.

"If some of the people, especially the sex offenders, we will be up there. If you're not following the law go ahead and leave. We are giving you a weeks head start. Move out go back to wherever you came from. We should only be responsible for the people who committed crimes in Marion County."

Marion County residents can search for registered sex offenders living in their neighborhoods on the sheriff's office's website.

Santa Rosa Co FL Sheriff Bob Johnson promotes the worst kind of fearmongering after entrapment operation

 “If you have kids out there, under the age of 18, this should scare you to death,” Johnson said. It only goes downhill from here in the interview about his entrapment sting. 

https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/santa-rosa-county/12-arrests-in-florida-child-sex-investigation/

“You should monitor what websites they go to and stay on them,” Johnson said. “They don’t have privacy in your home, they belong to you and if you don’t keep track of what they’re doing, this is what’s coming for them. Scumbags like this. This is all they do. They are looking for little girls and little boys to have sex with and they will travel to do it. You can incarcerate them forever, they can die, or you can cut off a certain appendage. That’s the only way it’s going to get fixed. These guys are predators, and they are coming for your children.”

Atlanta GA resident Ali Abdulrab is promoting Nazi-era State ID marks for Registered Persons

Anyone who tries passing a named law, especially when it attempts to place marks of infamy on Registered Persons, deserves a Shiitake Award in my book. Ali can take his Nazi marks and shove. 

https://www.wrdw.com/2022/06/21/mariams-law-georgia-loophole-frees-convicted-sex-offender-now-accused-murder/

Mariam’s Law: Georgia loophole frees convicted sex offender now accused of murder

By Rachel Polansky

Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:59 AM CDT|Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:44 AM CDT

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - A brother whose sister was brutally murdered last summer is urging the state to take legislative action to better identify sex offenders, including closing a loophole he believes may have prevented his sister’s attack.

Mariam Abdulrab, 27, was kidnapped, shot and killed last August, prosecutors said, by a stranger who abducted her from her boyfriend’s driveway.

Police arrested DeMarcus Brinkley soon after. He has since been indicted on nine felony counts including murder, kidnapping and attempted rape; his final plea hearing is set for June 23 and a trial is scheduled for October.

Brinkley is a repeat offender in Georgia, with a lengthy rap sheet, including child molestation.

From judges in the court system to mental health counselors, Brinkley has encountered many state officials throughout his life. Had any of them handled his prior convictions differently, Ali Abdulrab believes his sister might still be alive today.

That’s why Ali, along with some family and friends, created Mariam Forever, an organization advocating for substantial change in legislation to protect the community from preventable violent crimes. The group also created a document with a number of initiatives, including one that would require sex offenders carry identification cards which disclose their sex offender status. They’re calling the document “Mariam’s Law” and they’re looking for a state legislator to sponsor it...

CBS46 investigates took these findings to Tracy Alvord, Executive Director of the Georgia Sex Offender Registration Review Board (SORRB), who blamed a backlog for offenders not getting leveled.

“SORRB does have a backlog, which is due to understaffing and difficult hiring/keeping experts in this field, which is due to lack of funds. This is one possible reason Brinkley was not classified prior to his release,” Alvord said in a statement. “We are so glad Ms. Abdulrab’s family and friends are speaking out. We all need to listen. We want them to know SORRB is listening.”

Unlike some states where sex offenders are leveled on the day of their sentencing, Georgia levels sex offenders when they are released from prison.

Mariam’s Law

The family’s proposed Mariam’s Law is comprised mainly of two policies.

Requiring sex offenders who have not received a risk level assessment to be fitted with an ankle monitor. Once they are assigned, Level 3 offenders would be required to wear the monitor for the duration of their sentence, while Level 1 and 2 sex offenders could have them removed.

Requiring sex offenders to carry an identification card with a specific symbol that is recognizable to law enforcement. A sex offender assigned Level 1 would have a red hexagon on the right side of their ID card. A sex offender assigned Level 2 would have two red hexagons on the right side of their ID card. And, a sexual offender assigned Level 3 would have three red hexagons on the right side of their ID card.

“There might be more DeMarcus Brinkley’s out there,” Ali said. “We don’t want this to happen to anybody else.”

Should it get sponsored, it’s likely Mariam’s Law will face some legal challenges. In 2019, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down a law requiring lifetime ankle monitoring of high-risk sex offenders.

Also, critics in other states call ID cards disclosing sex-offender status as modern-day scarlet letters. Nonetheless, CBS46 Investigates found at least eight states have such cards: Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida, West Virginia, Delaware, and Alabama.

The family has also received support from Keisha Waites, a former state legislator and now a Post-3-At-large Atlanta city councilor.

“I am very sensitive to an individual’s privacy,” Waites said. “I understand that. However, when it comes to a Level 3 and only a Level 3 sex offender, the dynamics are different. It’s about the greater public good. And in this particular case, had we had something like that in place, we could have tracked this individual, monitored him and perhaps saved her life.”

Waites is helping the family to get Mariam’s Law in front of the right people, and has sent the policy initiatives to her old colleagues in the General Assembly. “There is no cost that is too high to protect human life,” she said.

State Rep. Mesha Mainor, D-Atlanta, is a supporter.

“If you’re a Level 3 sexual assault criminal, people need to know that,” said Mainor, who does have concerns regarding identification cards.

“Everyone in the adult beverage store doesn’t need to know what your past is, but there are some people who need to know where you are,” Mainor said. “That’s why an ankle monitor is more important.”

Ali Abdulrab hopes Mariam’s legacy will go beyond murals and sketches, and into Georgia state law.

https://www.cbs46.com/2022/08/14/family-celebrates-life-mariam-abdulrab-push-continues-mariams-law/

Family celebrates life of Mariam Abdulrab as push continues for Mariam’s Law

By Jasmina Alston

Published: Aug. 13, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - Friends and family of Mariam Abdulrab, who was kidnapped and killed in Atlanta, gathered to celebrate her life on Saturday night.

It has been a year since the 27-year-old bartender was kidnapped near her home and later killed after returning from work.

The celebration of life event was a time to remember Abdulrab, but also to continue to push for a change in the law to help prevent what happened to her from happening to anyone else.

“Even though she’s not here with us, her overwhelming love is felt here, “ Ali Abdulrab, Mariam’s brother, said. “She still brings all these people here.”

The man charged with the crime, Demarcus Brinkley, is a repeat offender, including a child molestation conviction in 2015.

He was ordered to register as a sex offender after getting out of prison in 2020.

CBS46 found that he never received a risk level assessment due to backlog.

Abdulrab’s family is pushing for lawmakers to pass ‘Mariam’s Law’, which would require sex offenders who haven’t received a risk level assessment to wear an ankle monitor until they do.

It would also require sex offenders to carry an ID card with a specific symbol, recognizable to law enforcement.

Last month, Atlanta City Council approved a resolution urging state lawmakers to adopt ‘Mariam’s Law’.

“It can happen to anybody, so if this law goes through it will definitely prevent any situation that could happen, that happened to my sister,” Ali Abdulrab said.

Mike McDonnell, SNAP Communications Manager, says hearing the term "Minor Attracted Person" is a "slap in the face"

People like Mike McConnell is why I have no respect for professional victim advocates, but it seems many in the anti-registry movement believe she should kiss up to these people. 

SNAP has a history of exploitation it needs to address. Maybe Mikey didn't get the memo because he was apparently too busy getting "gut punched" and "face slapped" by words he does not like. 

It is obvious he thinks everyone who uses the term MAP is a child abuser. 

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/08/prison-sex-therapist-defends-pedophiles-as-minor-attracted-persons-outraging-victim-advocates.html

Advocates for victims of childhood sexual abuse are excoriating a licensed sex therapist with the Commonwealth who is advocating that pedophiles be referred to as “minor-attracted persons.”

Miranda Galbreath, a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections sex therapist and counselor, this week engendered pushback after posting a video on social media seeming to defend pedophiles and calling on them to be referred to as “minor-attracted persons.”

“She is helping to minimize the problem,” said Mike McDonnell, survivor of clergy sexual abuse and a leader of the state Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “She’s helping to minimize the truth, the depth and the scope and gravity of the crime itself.”

In a YouTube video titled “Let’s talk about minor-attracted persons”, Galbreath said pedophiles were “probably the most vilified population of folks in our culture.”

“The term pedophile has moved from being a diagnostic label to being a judgmental, hurtful insult that we hurl at people in order to harm them or slander them,” Galbreath said. “I also like to use person-first language that recognizes that any label we apply to a person is only part of who they are and doesn’t represent everything that they are.”

PennLive reached out to the Department of Corrections for comment. Press Secretary Maria Bevins indicated she would respond to the inquiry, but had not done so by Friday afternoon.

McDonnell, who was abused by two priests when he was between the ages of 11 and 12 and who has for years advocated for victims of clergy sex abuse, pushed back on Galbreath’s suggestion.

“When I hear the term pedophilia I get a punch in the gut and I have to pay attention because I want to know more about that individual,” said, McDonnell, who testified in the investigation into clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

“I want to know if the community is going to be safe where he or she is going to be allowed to return to after serving time. Minor attracted individual absolutely is a slap in the face to sexual abuse victims globally. We were victimized. We were targeted by predators who had groomed us and who had used us as their bait and as their play. That is the crime and it needs to remain named a crime.”

Galbreath claimed that “many minor-attracted persons never act on their attraction”. She pointed to incorrect assumptions about child sex offenders and referred to them as an “already marginalized population.”

Kristine Zonka of the Brevard Co FL Commission proves ill intent of law by expressing hatred of Registered Persons

The Brevard County Commission in FloriDUH have made their intentions clear with promoting a local ordinance. It is a law based upon pure hatred. 

But since we are in the subject of calling people what they really are, I think "Karen" would be a fitting name. Maybe Kunty. 

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2022/08/08/sex-offender-restrictions-reaffirmed-brevard-county-commission/10235575002/

“I think I have spoken pretty passionately on this item,” Commission Chair Kristine Zonka said. “I just wish people would stop calling themselves registered citizens and call themselves registered sex offenders or registered predators, which is really what they are. They are so proud to be here and demand rights.”

Ciearria Cookson and Carissa Kohne of Nashville TN wants to pass a law forcing RCs to show ID for medical services

Carissa Kohne is a law clerk at ForTheMilitary.com, a legal group that purports to help veterans sue hospitals for discrimination. 

Ciearria Cookson works at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 

Wouldn't it be ironic if Ciearria's stupid proposal becomes law and the legal team at ForTheMilitary takes up the case to sue for discrimination?

(I must also note the case Ciearria pointed out was also dismissed/nolle prosequi)

https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/tennessee-nurses-push-for-new-law-to-add-protection-from-sex-offenders/

Tennessee nurses push for new law to add protection from sex offenders

by: Mye Owens

Posted: Aug 4, 2022 / 10:14 AM CDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nurses in Nashville are hoping to put a new bill on the books that would add another layer of protection against registered sex offenders.

“We face anything from any gross sexual comments, people have been threatened, and unfortunately, they have been trapped in a room where the patient has been a wall between the door and the nurse themselves, so it’s scary,” said nurse Ciearria. She asked News 2, not to reveal where she works but says sexual harassment has become a constant.

We asked her what she endures the most, Ciearria explained, “comments, sexual comments, and people who come in and they are able to do things for themselves […] and not anything basic, but regarding to any sexual parts and stuff like that.”

Now, she along with others are pushing for change on a state level. The hope is to have legislators take up a bill that would require sex offenders to present their offender identification card once inside the hospital.

“You would go register at the front desk, like any other patient, the only difference is that you would hand them your sexual offender identification card, and let them know,” explained Carissa Kohne, co-writer of the bill.

Kohne pointed to an incident back in 2020 where a registered sex offender was arrested after assaulting his nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The nurse told police she was later adjusting the 46-year-old’s pillow when he grabbed her breast. She said she told him to stop, but he did it again.

Carissa explained if the bill passes, it wouldn’t stall medical services being given to patients. Instead, she explained that at the time a patient would give their name either upon entering the hospital or once conscious, then they would disclose their sex offender card information.

“It would allow us to plan how we would do patient care, not that it would change the care itself any, but we would be able to maybe go in with another nurse, let the charge nurse know hey I’m going in this room, and let them know when we are leaving,” explained Ciearria.

“I think it’s terrible that we don’t already have something in place in order to help nurses, and in order to help physicians […] there have been so many stories about patients and providers getting assaulted by patients just because their sex offender status wasn’t revealed,” explained Kohne.

They hope to have the bill presented during the next legislative session.

Mark Glaeser of Gainesville FL wants to prevent Registered Persons from voting

For a guy who doesbn't want his face out there due to fear, Mark Glaeser was pretty easy to find. He's been getting his jollies trying to get Registered Persons arrested for a while now. 

It appears to me he does have some animus towards Registered Persons. 

FloriDUH had changed vioting laws but there has been a lot of confusion regarding who can vote and who cannot. Maybe the solution is to just allow everyone to vote and be done with it. 

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/03/30/4-alachua-county-inmates-charged-voter-fraud-investigation/7215975001/

Mark Glaeser, who has a history of filing complaints against government officials, identified the group of voters and notified prosecutors last year. He says he has identified nearly 2,000 sex offenders in Florida who illegally registered to vote in the 2020 election, roughly 25% of whom voted.

https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/03/31/voter-fraud-investigation-underway-lake-sumter-counties/7194052001/

This investigation comes after Gainesville-based database researcher Mark Glaeser cross-checked Florida voter lists against the FDLE's public Florida Sexual Offenders database. Through his research, he found that six registered sex offenders in Lake County and three in Sumter County cast ballots. 

Their votes would not have changed the outcome in any race and, so far, no charges have been filed...

Glaeser first looked into Alachua County, then expanded his search across the state of Florida, including in Lake and Sumter.

He said that locating the names of these ineligible voters is not a difficult process and something that the state should already be doing.

“This is what I call low hanging fruit. Easily detected, undetected by the state or the supervisors," Glaeser said. “They’ve really dropped the ball.” ...

So far Glaeser has researched 11 counties and filed complaints on 75 sex offenders. The highest percentage he's seen so far has been in Gadsden County. Of the 23,000 people who cast ballots in 2020, 23 of them were sex offenders. 

"So they had 0.1% of their total voting populous was illegal votes from sex offenders and sexual predators," he said.

https://www.wesh.com/article/sex-offenders-illegal-voting-seminole/40711774

Yes, I'm very angry about it,” Glaeser said.

Glaeser is a data researcher who is not only angry about illegal voting, but he’s also afraid some felons might come after him.

He’s the one who tipped off the state last year that ten inmates in Alachua County, "ineligible felons... voted illegally in the 2020 General Election."

He claims he's found 100 sex offenders like Moye who have allegedly illegally voted, and he suspects there were more than 500 statewide.

“I don't want people who are ineligible to vote in any elections,” Glaeser said. “Whether they are non-U.S. citizens or voting from another state or are convicted sex offenders or murderers in our state or are felons who have not had their rights restored.”