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- by StephenCharleston, WV – March 13, 2026 – The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) has filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of West Virginia challenging West Virginia’s registry law that requires individuals on the State’s sex offense registry to disclose all internet accounts and online identifiers to law enforcement. The class action […] The post NARSOL Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging West Virginia’s Internet ID Requirement first appeared on NARSOL.
- by NARSOLFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: communications@narsol.org 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 that arbitrarily bars those convicted in federal court from deregistration. The proposed class […] The post NARSOL Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Deregistration for Federal Convictions first appeared on NARSOL.
- by NARSOLOn 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 official capacity as Chief Probation Officer of the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department, Case […] The post NARSOL files constitutional case in Arizona first appeared on NARSOL.
- by Sandy RozekBy 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 the phone number was the reply. He was an elderly gentleman—we’ll call him […] The post Something you thought you knew about child sexual offense–but probably don’t first appeared on NARSOL.
- by Sandy RozekBy 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 by the neighborhood. More often, the reporter has already decided on an “angle” […] The post Public safety: What it is and what it isn’t first appeared on NARSOL.
- by John DaweBy 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 v. Central Transport LLC. The court reversed the district court’s dismissal and held […] The post PARSOL Applauds Third Circuit Victory Protecting Fair Chance Hiring in Pennsylvania first appeared on NARSOL.
- by NARSOLBy 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 shot him to death. Jesse Grover was registered on Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry […] The post Vigilantism & Death: A Harsh Reality for Citizens on the ‘Sex Offender’ Registry first appeared on NARSOL.
- by NARSOLStephen . . . 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 the individual’s completion of probation without further incident. After review by NARSOL’s Legal […] The post NARSOL Secures Registry Removals for Texans Wrongly Listed After Deferred Adjudication first appeared on NARSOL.
- by Sandy RozekBy 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 to find groups where you feel like you fit and can gain the […] The post How can the NARSOL resource site help you? first appeared on NARSOL.
- by NARSOLPortions 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 in the United States is over 795,000 as of August 2024. A very […] The post Our addiction to criminalizing addicts first appeared on NARSOL.
