Judge further delays start of Tennessee law that bans sex offenders from living with their own children

A federal judge has further delayed the implementation of a new law in Tennessee that would have prohibited convicted sex offenders from staying overnight in the same homes as their children. On Wednesday, Judge William Campbell Jr. issued an order extending the temporary restraining order that halted the new law, which was set for enactment on July 1. The legislation made it

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IN: Great decision out of Indiana

A great decision out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana was issued earlier this week. Previously, people residing in Indiana who committed (and completed all sanctions relating to) offenses prior to the enactment of the Indiana Sex Offender Registry do not have to register. However, people outside Indiana who committed (and completed all sanctions

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FAC Letter to Facebook

Below is the text of a letter sent by FAC to Facebook:   Facebook, Inc.                                                                                                            SENT VIA EMAIL Attn: Legal Department                                                                                           [email protected] 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, California 94025    RE:         YOUR POLICY ON PERSONS REQUIRED TO REGISTER  To Whom It May Concern: The Florida Action Committee, Inc. (FAC) is a non-profit, public safety advocacy organization comprised

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CA: Organization protecting sex offenders’ rights continues statewide lawsuit campaign, sues Lompoc

An organization dedicated to protecting the rights of registered sex offenders is ion a campaign to sue cities throughout California with ordinances in place that it believes are unconstitutional. The city of Lompoc is one of the group’s most recent targets. Attorney Janice Bellucci, who is the founder and executive director of Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws, and anonymous

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Only in Florida: Is Mark Foley staging a political comeback?

For those who don’t know, Mark Foley was a member of the US House of Representatives representing Florida’s 16th District between 1995 and 2006… that is until it was discovered that he was texting and instant messaging sexually suggestive and lewd messages to teenage boys who were serving as congressional pages. When the messages became public, he was pressured to

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Residency Restrictions by State (for persons required to register as sex offenders)

The following table was extracted from a 2018 study entitled, “Sex offender residence restrictions and sex crimes against children: A comprehensive review” by Joanne Savage and Casey Windsor. It is a useful resource to determine which States have a Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR) and against who they apply. Please note that these are STATE restrictions. Municipalities (County and City)

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