| Once Fallen "Through Knowledge and Wisdom Shall We Rise From The Ashes" |
| Welcome To oncefallen.com, the personal page of sex offender advocate, author, member of SO Clear Media group, and registered sex offender Derek "The Fallen One" Logue. Here you shall find a variety of resources, study guides, and articles on sex offender laws and issues. Intent of once fallen.com I have a number of projects in the works as I strive towards my ultimate goal of starting my own non-profit organization, Sex Offenders Pursuing Healing In Adversity (SOPHIA). I have also written a book entitled "Once Fallen," a two-part book on my personal experiences as a registered sex offender and a critique of sex offender laws. I am also shooting a documentary on residency restrictions, chronicling my personal fight with Residency Restrictions. This site will serve as a temporary location for each of my various projects, as well as a central location for all my various resource guides and commentaries. Sex Offenders Pursuing Healing In Adversity (SOPHIA) SOPHIA is a non-profit organization with a focus on successful reintegration of sex offenders into society upon release. SOPHIA seeks to address both the internal and external struggles sex offenders face as they seek to rebuild their lives after serving their sentences. SOPHIA will also focus on treatment, housing, and information needs. For more information, click on the SOPHIA tab. The slogan of this website is actually the slogan of SOPHIA. However, I must add the disclaimer that even though this site serves as a temporary location for SOPHIA information, my personal views DO NOT always reflect the intentions, purpose, goals, or overall mission of the organization. In short, my views are mine alone, not of SOPHIA. Once Fallen Book Once Fallen chronicles my experiences as a registered sex offender over a period of seven years, from the day of my arrest in February 2000 to my pardon hearing in May 2007. I candidly discuss my prison time, treatment, release, life as a homeless sex offender, the struggle to begin anew, my fight against the city of Cincinnati and the state of Ohio over classification and residence restrictions, and my journey to atone for and bury the past. Over the course of my journey, I have also become well-versed in the field of sex offender laws and issues. My time at www.sexcriminals.com and www.sohopeful.org, my classification hearing, trying my own case against residency laws, and my fight against Cincinnati's residency restriction increases helped shape me into the outspoken advocate I am today. The second half of my book is the fruit of my research on the subject, a comprehensive summary of sex offender laws and issues. Among topics of discussion:
To ensure accuracy, validity, readability, quality, educational value, and most importantly, issues of ethics, the book was reviewed by a six person committee. Read the Once Fallen Book Proposal for more information: the names of committee members and respective positions are noted in the Once Fallen prelude. Research Articles I have compiled a few articles and stat sheets for the benefit of educating those seeking real answers on the sex offender issues. Every source is quoted, and hopefully once I get used to web site development software, I hope to post direct links. My policy is to quote the source in the same space as the statistic I'm quoting rather than adding an endnote. These articles are free for personal use; for business use, I merely ask you get my permission first. Usually I have no problems with granting permission, but I do wish to know what my work is being used for and also like due credit for the work I put into writing and compiling these reports. DVD: My Fight with Cincinnati City Council On December 5, 2006, Cincinnati City Council held an open house on an ordinance increasing residency restrictions. Speaker after speaker propagated this ordinance. Over a dozen sex offenders attended, but remained silent. I was the final speaker that day, and my brief speech changed the entire momentum of the movement. Every subsequent speaker spoke out against the ordinance. On January 10, 2007, Cincinnati City Council passed a revised version of the ordinance, adding a "grand- father" clause allowing RSOs to maintain their current residence, and removing city parks from the list of restricted areas. While not a total victory, the impact of my stand was clear. It inspired others to speak up, and perhaps even convinced the council to revise the ordinance itself. After watching this video, perhaps you too will find encouragement as well. Please see my contact info for more information. WANTED: Sex Offender Halfway Houses Part of SOPHIA's mission is compiling a list of organizations and halfway house that open their doors to sex offenders being released from prison. This is important because the first three years following release from prison is the most critical time in the life of the sex offender. According to the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction, two out of every three sex offenders who re-offend do so within the first three years of release. And instability of life is a prime factor in the decision to re-offend. Thus, I find it an urgent matter to compile this list for the benefit not just to the sex offender, but to the greater society at large. Please send me any information you can send me on available programs for newly-released sex offenders so I can compile this free list. Disclaimers and SOPHIA/ Once Fallen Code of Conduct This site, www.oncefallen.com, is an independent site run by Derek "The Fallen One" Logue. This site is my personal responsibility, and is not affiliated in any way with any other website or organization, including any organizations I currently participate in or have participated in at any time in the past. In other words, I am not responsible for the behavior or implications of any other organization. Once Fallen is meant to be an information-only site. However, I am free at any time to voice my personal opinions at this site. At this time, I will revise the official statement I have written for another organization because it captures the essence of what I am trying to accomplish. "Sex Offenders Pursuing Healing In Adversity (SOPHIA) is a non-profit organization comprised of individual activists dedicated to educating the public on sex offender laws and issues. SOPHIA (and its affiliate, www. oncefallen.com) also offers support and hope to sexual offenders who have served their time, have sought to rehabilitate and remedy their transgressions, and successfully reintegrate into society. However, the thoughts, ideas, words, and behaviors of individual activists, and/or when working in cooperation with other organizations for a common cause, are not necessarily the views of SOPHIA/ Once Fallen." "SOPHIA/ Once Fallen does not in any way permit, condone, encourage, or allow individual members of our group to promote, encourage, permit, or participate in any form of illicit activity. Once Fallen believes individuals who continue to engage in such activities should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In the event a member of SOPHIA or Once Fallen is accused of engaging in illicit activity, that member will be excommunicated from the group until a full investigation into the allegations are completed; SOPHIA/ Once Fallen will cooperate fully with the investigation by the proper authorities." |
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| ***ATTENTION: URGENT!!!** (See bottom of page for a second announcement) If you believe it is wrong for teenagers to be on sex offender registries for consensual sex with other teenagers ("Romeo and Juliet"), please read the article and sign this very important petition! http://www.rickyslife.com/ Teenagers should NOT be labeled pedophiles for being teenagers! |
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| An Important Announcement from www.oncefallen.com Re: Special Project: The “Shiitake Awards” My fellow Former Offenders: Ever since Megan’s Law was passed in 1996, politicians, media representatives, and celebrities have used Former Offenders to obtain votes, gain notoriety, promote a personal agenda, or as a means of financial gain. Myths, misinformation, misleading reports, and outright lies have permeated throughout our society, perpetuating the ever-increasing condemnation of Former Offenders in our society. At the heart of this condemnation, certain individuals, reports, and sound bytes have been extremely inflammatory, degrading Former Offenders to a point of being seen as sub-human and deserving of ostracism, mutilation, and death. Sadly, people who do not share the views of this powerful majority have found they have been largely ignored, ridiculed, or attacked, and voices of balance and reason have found it difficult to even gain an outlet to express any view other than complete eradication of Former Offenders. By contrast, those who express the majority opinion make baleful comments without censorship or criticism. I believe it is time to change that. As part of an upcoming video series, and in the great tradition of the "Razzies," I am pleased to announce the first ever "Shiitake Awards." Go to www.shiitakeawards.blogspot.com between now and October 31, 2008 to nominate the worst politico, worst quote, or one of the other “worst of” categories. During the month of November 2008, the nominees will be up for vote, and the losers… er, “winners” of each category will be announced on a special Internet Video Awards show at the end of the year! You can shine the spotlight of shame on those deserving of it, and best of all, you can nominate and comment ANONYMOUSLY! For rules and more information, go to www.shiitakeawards.blogspot.com. |