Author: FAC Contributor #1

Now that both defendants have been sentenced and are on the sex offender registry, it’s a good time to remind ourselves, family, friends, etc. of our petition on Change.org calling for reform of the registry. We seem to have stalled at 500-something signatures, but now that the sentence has been imposed, we have an opportunity to revive interest. Please share

ELKHART -Older teenagers – considered sexual predators – for having sex with teens who are underage. Is it justice? Or as some parents argue, sex crime laws gone too far? ? Darian Yoder was 19 years old when he found a girl claiming to be 17 on a Facebook dating app called “Hot Or Not.” After chatting online for a

Central Florida Sex Stings have become a known joke… only it’s not funny. Police will troll adult sites such as Craigslist (which expressly require that users be over the age of 18, so there’s a presumption that whoever you are speaking with, will be) and post or respond to personal ads. Initially, the ad or response will lead the sting

Josh Gravens’ childhood was turned on its head when he was reported to authorities at the age of 12 for inappropriately touching his younger sister. He ended up spending 14 years on a register for sex offenders and eventually became an advocate for youths in similar situations. But this summer he is facing a trial that could send him to

As I’ve noted a number of times here on the VC (most recently here) I’ve gotten involved over the last few years in a series of constitutional challenges to various State “sex offender registry” statutes, which typically impose a series of reporting requirements (e.g., tell your probation officer of every address change, or email address you use) and disabilities (on owning property

For those who were unable to catch the live show, today’s Diane Rehm show can be listened to here: http://thedianerehmshow.org/audio/#/shows/2015-07-07/sex-offender-registries-and-calls-for-reform/110574/@00:00 We think it’s GREAT that this issue is receiving national attention.