Left-wing activist lawyers vow to defend child sex offender running for California council
Left-wing activist lawyers have vowed to defend a child sex offender who is running for city council in California.Rene Campos, a registered sex offender, has announced plans to run for the District 7 seat on the Fresno City Council.He’s pleaded with voters to overlook his twisted past, which includes being charged for possession of child sex abuse material.Several members of the Fresno City Council have said they would support a local ordinance to ban any registered sex offenders from serving in response.California Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria said she will amend AB 2753, to soon include language prohibiting any registered sex offender in the State of California for running for local or state public office.There is currently no law in the state that prohibits registered sex offenders from running for any local or state public offices.Attorney Janice Bellucci, executive director for the Sacramento-based non-profit Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws Inc.(ACSCOL) said her group is willing to fight for Campos because they believe if action is taken against him it would violate the state constitution.“We are here as an organization to support people like him who’re required to register and whose rights could be violated,” Bellucci told The California Post.“We believe he has the right to run for city council and our mission is in fact to protect the rights for him to run.”“When it comes to people who have been convicted of their offense and they have paid their debt to society by going to jail or prison by completing their treatment and therefore they do not pose a current risk of reoffense,” she added. “And therefore they do not currently pose a danger to anyone.”Her group is “dedicated to protecting the Constitution by restoring the civil rights of people listed on the public registries and their families.In order to achieve that objective, ACSOL will educate and litigate as well as support or oppose legislation.”At this point, ne...