Constitutional right or crime? Case of alleged harassment of sex offender’s family heads to court

A father and son from Freemansburg accused of harassing the family of a sex offender are headed to Northampton County Court on their respective criminal charges. James Forte Sr. and James Forte Jr., who both live in 200 block of Juniata Street in the borough, had their preliminary hearings Tuesday in front of District Judge Nicholas Englesson. Following testimony from

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PA: High court will again review sex offender registration

Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court shook up long-settled orthodoxy by ruling that the state’s sex offender registration law, otherwise known as SORNA (Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act) was punishment. The case, Commonwealth v. Muniz, 164 A.3d 1189 (Pa. 2018), presented the Court with two questions: whether people who committed their crimes before the adoption of the law could

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Authority to own a firearm

Under the Florida Office of Executive Clemency, an ex-offender who has “completed all sentences imposed and all conditions of supervision have expired or been completed, for a period of no less than 8 years” may apply for authority to own, possess or use a firearm. In addition to waiting 8 years, “[y]ou may not have any outstanding detainers or pending

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ACSOL – International Travel

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL), a national organization based in California, has put together some information on international travel for persons required to register as well as a form to gather information from those who have traveled, in order to disseminate travel information to others. The information and form can be found here: https://all4consolaws.org/2019/04/international-travel-2019/ The organization, led

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Fort Myers police captain under investigation for sexual misconduct as suspects sue.

The Fort Meyers, FL Police Department is facing a lawsuit, as two people arrested by them fight back against misconduct involving their arrests. The two are among two dozen who recently had charges against them dropped after the department got caught using using a compromised informant and very sketchy tactics to arrest them. One of the most interesting (we can’t

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