FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Austin, TX – February 26, 2026 – The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the Western District of Texas challenging the current deregistration process in the state
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On January 27, 2026, NARSOL, in collaboration with AZRSOL, filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona challenging the constitutionality of the Internet restrictions imposed by the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department on individuals convicted of sex offenses. Titled Kenneth Soule et al. v. Michael Cimino, in his
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By Sandy . . . His email was long, disjointed, confusing. I could tell he was angry with NARSOL (National Assoc. for Rational Sexual Offense Laws), but I couldn’t tell why. I emailed back asking if I could call him. “Yes,” and
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By Sandy . . . As communications director of NARSOL, I receive many calls from reporters and journalists working on stories about persons in the community who are on a sex offender registry. Occasionally the presence of the registrant is being protested
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By John . . . NARSOL’s Pennsylvania affiliate, the Pennsylvania Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (PARSOL), celebrates a major legal victory for workers with criminal records following yesterday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Phath
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By Sandy and John . . . Portez Smith arrived outside Jesse Grover’s duplex early on Sunday, November 17, 2024, yelling through the closed door, “Grover, you’re a f—ing pedophile,” and when Grover opened the door, Smith pulled out a gun and
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Stephen . . . NARSOL recently assisted two Texas registrants who reported that they were being improperly required to remain on the state’s sex‑offense registry despite having successfully completed deferred adjudication—a legal process in which a court withdraws a permanent conviction upon
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By Sandy . . . Even though registrants are as different from one another as everyone else, they do have some commonalities. Almost all registrants report feelings of isolation and being disconnected from others. One way to help lessen these feelings is
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Portions of this are written based on conversations with several registrants. No one is identified, and any reference to them is stated in general terms. By Sandy and John D . . . The latest figure for persons registered as sex offenders
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The following research proposal has been approved by the Lesley University Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the NARSOL Research Project Approval Committee. Lead Researcher*: ToniAnn Eisman, Ph.D. Student, Lesley University Introductory Message: My name is Toni, and I am a doctoral student
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