Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl’s arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a “sex offender,” the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002
Read moreMINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge has ruled that Minnesota’s sex offender treatment program is unconstitutional, but has deferred any immediate action to await further proceedings on a remedy. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank largely sided with the more than 700 residents who were civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program after they completed their prison sentences. Their lawyers argued
Read moreOVIEDO, Fla. —A teacher at Hagerty High School, in Oviedo, was arrested Friday by federal agents on child pornography charges. According to a complaint filed in federal court, the FBI began investigating Greg Vaughn, a social studies teacher, in May for an alleged online relationship he had with a 17-year-old girl in Castle Rock, Colorado. Vaughn met the girl in
Read moreThis coming October a new bill will become law. The bill was an “anti human trafficking” bill, which is good, but the way it goes about reducing human trafficking is by increasing the penalties for prostitution. A first-time “John” will now get a first degree misdemeanor instead of the prior second degree. Spend a minimum of 10 days in jail,
Read moreA Gainesville registrant who was incarcerated for a registration violation (for an underlying offense in 2003) was found hanging in his cell this week. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into the death of 33-year-old William Bryan. The FDLE is still showing him as in “Confinement”.
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