Entries by SOL Reform

Allison Leotta, ‘SVU’ Explores Sex Abuse in Hollywood, Huffington Post

October 9, 2014 in /by

‘SVU’ Explores Sex Abuse in Hollywood Allison Leotta Novelist, Former Federal Sex-Crimes Prosecutor Tonight’s SVU shone a light on the darkest corner of Hollywood’s casting couch, where kids vying for roles are sexually abused and passed around by moguls and producers. Recap: In the wake of a hit-and-run, Nick arrests Tensley Evans, a beautiful but troubled starlet resembling […]

Source: ‘7th Heaven’ actor’s accuser waited too long, CNN

October 7, 2014 in /by

New York (CNN) — Police in New York are aware of child molestation allegations by a former relative against actor Stephen Collins, but due to the statute of limitations, he cannot face charges in that case, a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday evening. The woman, a relative of Collins’ first wife, went to […]

Michael Catalini, Man sues Archdiocese of Newark, alleges priest sexually abused him as a child in late 1970s, Daily Journal

October 7, 2014 in , /by

A man who’s suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, alleging a priest sexually molested him more than 30 years ago, wants the state to change the statute of limitations in such cases…. The bill’s fate in the Legislature is uncertain. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Joseph Vitale, said he’s “somewhat optimistic” it could […]

Andrew Keshner, Judge Finds State Limits on Sex Offender Moves Illegal, New York Law Journal

October 4, 2014 in /by

A judge has found the state’s 2005 restrictions on sex offender movement violate constitutional bans on retroactive punishment when applied to a man convicted of sexual abuse in 2002 and effectively banished him from many parts of Brooklyn as a result. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Lewis determined that Executive Law §259-c(14)—which forbids sentenced offenders […]