For those who don’t know, Charles Rodrick, Brent Oesterblad and Sarah Shea, the individuals behind a network of websites who, for years, extorted persons required to register, have been indicted in Arizona and are facing a number of criminal charges.
So many of us have been victimized by these criminals. As is the case with most of these scammers, because our population makes for unsympathetic victims, law enforcement has turned a blind eye to our victimization. Until now!
We can only hope that those who terrorized us will be fed their just deserts! In support of that, FAC has sent the following letter to the prosecutor.
I used to be a registrant. I was released from the registry in January 2003. My wife and I are so very grateful that this is happening, as we were two of the original 12 plaintiffs in the federal case headed by Attorney Janice Bellucci. To those wondering how this happened, rest assured that it was brought about by the FBI and handled diligently, with great care, amassing a cascade of evidence, and that everything will be handled with the same great care that it was investigated. The FBI Special Agent in charge of the investigation has had our backs from day one, and she genuinely cares that all those who Rodrick has harassed will see justice. I mean that. We all owe a great debt of gratitude to David Ellis for bringing this to the attention of the FBI, and yes, he is former military and now a civilian with no sex offense history…however, I am supremely confident after all of our talks with the FBI that we are being properly represented. Rodrick will be arraigned this Wednesday 4/12/21 after a long wait, and we’ll see justice eventually for he and his cohorts. We’re all wanting this to be over. Thanks everyone for fighting with us.
Good Job !! Great Letter !!!
These people, scum, should be heavily fined and their vitums compensated
Kudos for an excellent letter, Gail.
After reading the indictment it is obvious the AG could care less about the fraud against registrants. He references the websites, so he knows what they have been up to. The AG is obviously only prosecuting this case because they targeted a non-registrant with their harassment.
Good thinking FAC.
The harassment involved a single victim but the fraud alludes to more than one victim.
We need to document ALL victims and send complaints to the prosecutor so they can add counts. This could up ripoff roderick’s sentence. And of course, we need each victim to fill out an impact statement explaining in detail how this scheme has affected their life (family members are victims too and should fill out victim impact statements as well).
A protest at the Maricopa courthouse would put pressure on the prosecutor as well. Is anyone in AZ up to the task?
It would be nice to get a federal indictment for his violations of federal law.
Time for Charlie to pay the bill.
Thank you FAC and affiliates for all that you do.
I have also experienced harassment at the hands of the Offendex folks. They published inflammatory and erroneous info about me in local forums. I lived in a largely black area of Cincinnati at the time, so they posed as blacks and made statements that made others believe I was an imminent threat, and the typical responses like “kill him” or “castrate him” were posted. One female employee at a grocery store I worked at posted that I shop there, presumably in hopes that I’d get jumped, but it didn’t happen. I was also featured on BarComplaint.com and listed as an associate of Major Ellis, a person I’ve never spoken to in my life, much less met.
Derek – we ENCOURAGE you and others to send similar victim impact letters to the Prosecutor and even to the judge. The indictment names one victim. There are TENS OF THOUSANDS, if not HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of victims and the Court should know!
I think we all know what is really going on here. The prosecutors are going after Rodrick because he started going after non registrants. As we know, prosecutor scum have no interest whatsoever in enforcing the law when a PFR is victim. Was it the attorney? the reporter? who pulled whose strings to make this happen? that is what I’m interested in.
I agree. Even back during the civil suit, it was only the non-registrants that won compensation. The registrants won nothing.
One of the plaintiffs who is a registered person even told me a juror told him they just could not give any money to a ” sex offender” but wished him the “best of luck.” I would have cussed that juror out if he said that to me.
I also believe if Rodrick had stuck to Registered Persons and not gone after judges or military guys, he would still be running his extortion scheme today.
Love this!
Thanks to whomever responded to my comment this morning but I am still in the dark. Do I have to register in every state whose line I cross if I go on a trip even if I’m just passing through that state?
You do not, unless you are required to register by Statute (of that state and/or by virtue of establishing a temporary, permanent or transient residence under Florida Law).
A very well written letter. How nice would it be if the system required them to pay some enormous restitution to the individuals named, organizations that support those named, and.. the BIG and.. this gets the public attention it deserves. Just commenting.
Where can we find the indictment?
Certainly: https://mcusercontent.com/cc1fad182b6d6f8b1e352e206/files/320c4d9d-b76d-4e0b-abb1-d6352055135e/CHARLES_RODRICK____88_SGJ_33_Redacted.pdf
This is off topic and I hope that’s ok. I just did my quarterly registration and noticed a new line item on my paperwork to wit: “If I fail to register after crossing state lines I may be in violation of federal law as well as state statutes.” It strikes me as ambiguous and I really don’t understand it. Does this mean if I go to Pennsylvania to visit family I must register in every state between here and there? Both going and returning?? I am in Alachua County. Have people from other counties noticed this? Can anyone clarify or explain the intent of this thing??
Dear Darryl O,
They may be referring to the federal registration requirements under 18 USC 2250.
Exactly- cross state lines & u MAY hafta register, but only if you establish residence as defined by law. But this language does not look new.
Exemplary!!!
Thanks Florida Action Committee for your fine letter to the Arizona AG! As you know, Janice Bellucci of ACSOL has history with Charles Rodrick from several years back. This guy, and his cohorts are really slimy scum. I hope that this time they are put away long enough that they will not ever have the opportunity to hurt and harass anyone again.
Excellent!!!!!!