Arena Will Not Have To Register as a Sex Offender

Lawyers strike a disposition a month after Michael Arena was released from prison

"...bars and waive his having to register as a sex offender for life...."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...with questions about their relationship. "We didn't have a sexual relationship; that was my saving grace," he said. Yet..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Luv Doc: Great, Satisfying Sex

Sometimes you need to give turn-by-turn directions to O-town

"...I have great, satisfying sex with my partner. However, sometimes I still masturbate after...."

July 24, 2015 Column

Private Parts in Public Places

Bob Byington lifts the lid on Registered Sex Offender

"...understanding of men and women, registers oscilloscopic readings of sexual identity. All while coming across as laid-back and funny...."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Arena Gets Time Served

After Supreme Court ruling, won't have to register as sex offender

"...waive his having to register for life as a sex offender...."

Aug. 6, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Criminally Innocent

How can you be exonerated of a crime that never happened?

"...It's not safe because John Arena is a registered sex offender. Unless he can find a way to..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cops Still Looking for Student Accused of Sexual Assault

Eighteen-year-old wanted on attempted aggravated sexual assault charge after allegedly holding pair of scissors to his Reagan High School teacher's neck

"...who is wanted on a charge of attempted aggravated sexual assault after he allegedly held a pair of 8-inch-long..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Raped Twice?

Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.

"...the tests -- standard operating procedure in rape or sexual assault cases...."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Broken Justice

Wrongly convicted exonerees come to the Texas Capitol

"...served 10 years in prison, and 14 as a registered sex offender, after receiving a 30-year sentence for a..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Things Are What You Make of Them

The deliciously cracked comedies of Bob Byington

"...Byington, who takes premises that might sound distancing –a sex offender newly released from jail, a shoegazer endlessly moaning..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...up There Likes Me, Harmony and Me, and RSO [Registered Sex Offender]), and it’s plentiful and less diffuse than..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Overnighters

The fracking boom in Williston, N.D., has created hard times in the land of plenty as shown in this devastating doc.

"...perseveres, even going so far as to bring a registered sex offender into his own home. But is it..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Bob Byington's filmed-in-Austin, indie comedy takes place over decades as a guy wanders through life with (scene-stealing) coaching from his best friend, played by Nick Offerman.

"...are not. The Austin-based director's two previous films, RSO (Registered Sex Offender) (2008) and Harmony and Me (2009), suffered..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Poker Face

The life cycle of man as deadpan farce in 'Somebody Up There Likes Me'

"...has been chronicling the subtleties of human behavior. His Registered Sex Offender and Harmony and Me were black comedy..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Love Connection

Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer

"...to screen not one but two of his films: Registered Sex Offender, which premiered at the 2008 South by..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Raped Twice?: A Chronology

A timeline of the events in the Glore case

"...the time of the Aug. 4 incident. Feige, a registered sex offender, remains at large. According to Kresta's notes,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature

Making Good in Michigan

Ben Steinbauer and Bob Byington nab prizes at the Traverse City Film Festival

"...Bold and Innovative Filmmaking, Fiction Film, for his films Registered Sex Offender and Harmony and Me, and Ben taking..."

Aug. 4, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Questions Unanswered: Incident No. 2181834

APD says its investigation of the Glore case was thorough; internal records indicate otherwise.

"...not match DNA the state has on file for registered sex offender Stefan Feige, one of two suspects Charlotte..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy

Tracking back on a wild election night

"...a divergent group of people from every demographic and sexual orientation, and have a record of that."..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

Hurricane Katrina stops comptroller's mouth ... for two days

"...Perry for failing to take a strong stand against sexual predators of children...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Now Streaming in Austin: Frances Ferguson

Bob Byington's oddball redemption story is online now

"...The SXSW standout from the director of RSO [Registered Sex Offender], 7 Chinese Brothers, and Somebody Up There..."

March 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Despite Protests, Leander's Drag Queen Story Hour Will Go On

Local church saves event

"...a Houston library where staff were unaware that a registered sex offender was performing in front of children...."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Megan Menchaca

Bob Byington and Kaley Wheless Go to Nebraska in Frances Ferguson

Small-town sins follow an unlikeable person in this likable film

"...he has tackled before, in his 2008 comedy RSO [Registered Sex Offender]. But while that film had the archetypal..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2018 Primary Election Notes

The news you need

"...Eldridge, a defense attorney challenging David Crain, employs a registered sex offender. Eldridge announced the news on Feb. 12,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by News Staff

Signs of Optimism at Troubled Crime Lab

Continued efforts aim to right past wrongdoings at the DNA lab

"...case was convicted, served time, and is now a registered sex offender (with his information stored in CODIS). While..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

An Evening With Kevin Corrigan

Just two old friends sharing stories and laughs

"...have collaborated on a number of films including, RSO [Registered Sex Offender] and Somebody Up There Likes Me, the..."

June 24, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Byington's Back

Local writer/director to shoot Jason Schwartzman feature in town this spring

"...There Likes Me (2012), Harmony & Me (2009), RSO [Registered Sex Offender] (2008), Olympia (1998), and Shameless (1996)...."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...this production versus recent ones of yours, like RSO [Registered Sex Offender] and Harmony and Me?..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Just Start Talking

Bob Byington on the exercise that got him writing again

"...of such award-winning films as Harmony and Me and Registered Sex Offender. His latest film, Somebody Up There Likes..."

Nov. 29, 2012 Books Post by Bob Byington

Taking the Weird Around the World

Australia hosts Austin-centric film fest

"...Steinbauer's Winnebago Man, and two comedies from Bob Byington, Registered Sex Offender and Harmony and Me...."

Sept. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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