FATSA Recommendations on the Florida Registry

The Florida Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers submitted a report to the Florida Legislatures Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) making several evidence-based recommendations for Florida’s Sex Offender Registry System. Among the recommendations are: 1. Juveniles should be removed from Florida’s registry 2. Durations of registration should be reduced for some offenders 3. Discretion about

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Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites

In May 2014, a Maricopa County, Arizona jury awarded $3.4 million to people who were falsely profiled on private sex offender websites owned by businessman Charles “Chuck” Rodrick, 52, including SexOffenderrecord.com, Offendex.com and SORArchives.com. Rodrick was accused of falsely labeling people he didn’t like as being sex offenders, and extorting sex offenders to have their profiles removed from his sites.

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State denies dumping homeless sex offenders in Osceola County

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Nearly a dozen homeless registered sex offenders claim they were dumped in the woods in Osceola County by the Florida Department of Corrections. The DOC denied the claims, but confirmed that half of the registered sex offenders in Osceola County live in the same camp off Old Vineland Road. Since 9 Investigates reported on the homeless

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