Man awarded 20K after incorrectly labeled as sex offender on license
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —
The city has paid $20,000 to the family of a man who was incorrectly labeled a sex offender by the tax collector’s office.
For six months Andrew Flaherty had no idea his ID card showed he was sex offender.
“He had tried to get on the naval base with his brother and they almost arrested him, were very, very upset with him and said some choice things because here was a sexual offender trying to get on the naval base, and he said ‘Wait, wait, wait no I’m not,’” said John Phillips, Flaherty’s attorney.
Phillips says a tax collector’s office employee accidentally checked the sex offender box instead of organ donor.
Flaherty, who was legally blind, died last year before the agreement was met.
His family says they are relieved to have closure but are calling for changes to the system.
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I didn’t know it was illegal to go on a navel base as a registered citizen??
It not illegal but you will likely be denied entry if they check. Here is the policy:
Denial of Visitor Access:
a. All collected information is considered “law enforcement” sensitive and is not disclosed to non law enforcement personnel. Some of the more common reasons individuals are denied installation access are:
1) Currently on parole and/or probation
2) Registered sex offender
3) History of gang affiliation or extensive criminal history
4) Identified on the Terrorist Watch list
5) Currently have an active warrant
6) Currently barred from any U.S. military installation
7) Any felony conviction for murder, assault, sex offenses, etc.
It’s not like they are doing background checks at the gates, but you would always be asked for identification and if your driver’s license denotes that you’re a sex offender, good luck getting in.