Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
International Megan’s Law, a bill cobbled together by House Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey and his counterpart in the Senate, Ed Royce, has now passed both Houses of Congress and is on its way to President Obama for his signature. The notification of foreign governments element of IML simply codifies and expands practices already in place and exercised
Read moreSouthwestern Law School professor Catherine Carpenter put it bluntly in her new research paper, “Throwaway Children: The Tragic Consequences of a False Narrative.” “Truth be told,” she wrote, “we are afraid for our children and we are afraid of our children.” Carpenter’s paper explains why it’s wrong to automatically place underage perpetrators of sex crimes on the sex offender registry. This
Read moreA Brooklyn man who faced 10 years for downloading child pornography was sentenced to five days by a federal judge who sharply criticized punishment guidelines for failing to distinguish between dangerous offenders and those who pose little threat. U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein wrote a 98-page decision explaining why he bypassed the guidelines and chose not to put the man
Read moreThe U.S. House of Representatives has rescheduled its vote on HR 515, International Megan’s Law, for Monday, February 1. As originally scheduled, the vote will be under a “suspension of the rules” and therefore debate will be limited to no more than 40 minutes and require a 2/3 vote of those present regardless of how many members are in attendance.
Read moreDear Leaders in Sex Offender Policy: If you’re getting this message it’s because I believe you can help me. A number of lawyers are working with me to lay the foundations for a legal challenge to International Megan’s Law if it is signed into law. We expect H.R. 515 to pass on a suspension vote in the House this
Read moreWithin the past 24 hours, there have been at least a half-dozen news stories about separate instances of sexual assaults on children at the hands of their teachers. In Chicago, IL: http://abc7chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-charged-with-sex-assault/1177297/ Another in Chicago: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1285733/dance-teacher-sexual-abuse-snapchat In Columbus, OH: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/28/hilliard-teacher.html In Delaware, OH: http://www.wlwt.com/news/Ohio-ex-teacher-gets-106-years-to-life-in-sex-assault-case/37691086 In Passaic, NJ: http://abc7chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-charged-with-sex-assault/1177297/ Even here in Raleigh, FL: http://www.wcjb.com/local-news/2016/01/teacher-arrested-sex-student While just like former sex
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