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• Congressional Bill to Expand Reach of IML

A new piece of federal legislation (HR 5150), if passed and signed into law, would expand the reach of the International Megan’s Law (IML). The new legislation was introduced by the original author of the IML, Rep. Chris Smith (Republican, NJ), as well as Rep. Karen Bass (Democrat, CA)
(ACSOL, US, September 13, 2021 )

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• Colorado boy Gannon Stauch, 11, was shot in the jaw and stabbed at least 18 times before he was 'stuffed in a suitcase and thrown off the side of a Florida freeway' as prosecutors say his stepmother was the last person to see him alive

An 11-year-old boy in Colorado was murdered by his (heterosexual) stepmother in his bedroom before she stuffed his body in a suitcase, drove to Florida and threw the case off a bridge, a court has been told.
(Harriet Alexander and Rachel Sharp, Daily Mail, US, September 11, 2021)

• Maryland Judge Kills Himself Moments Before Arrest for Child Sex Abuse

Judge Jonathan Newell was about to be arrested following accusations he’d planted a hidden camera that captured naked images of young boys in his bathroom.
(Zoe Richards, Daily Beast, US, September 10, 2021)

• Apple Backtracks on Child Safety Update Following Criticism Over Privacy Concer

Apple said Friday it plans to delay its "Expanded Protections for Children" iOS update that was announced last month after the company encountered negative feedback over privacy concerns.
( Abbianca Makoni, Newsweek, US, Sep. 3, 2021)

• Gang of Heterosexual thugs ‘stamp on the head’ of gay teenager, just 14, in ‘unprovoked attack’ in St Helens

A gay teenager who is just 14-years-old was punched and “stamped on the head” by a gang in St Helens, England, stoking further fear over an uptick of anti-LGBT+ violence in the area.
( Josh Milton, Pink News, UK, Sep. 1, 2021)