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Until November 11, 2013, musician Wilfredo Batista lived a pretty normal life. The Puerto Rico native had good credit, and was well-liked by friends and neighbors. But on that Monday a year-and-a-half ago, he learned he had unknowingly stepped foot in the wrong zip code: Miami’s 33138. While filming a story there, a photographer from WPLG Local Channel 10 got

If the name Gary Blanton sounds familiar, it should. The death of Gary Blanton II should serve as a memorial of the danger registrants face from vigilantism In June of 2012, Gary Blanton Jr. was killed by Patrick Drum. He and another were murdered. Drum told authorities he committed the murders as part of a vendetta against sex offenders. He

The only positive to come out of this story is the reaction. If you read the comments on the Herald site, you’ll see that they are overwhelmingly disturbed by the 15 year sentence the man will get. __________________ A jury Monday found a couple guilty of having sex on Bradenton Beach after only 15 minutes of deliberation. The convictions carry

A couple accused of having sex on a public beach in Manatee are in trial and facing up to 15 years in prison, $10,000 fines and becoming registered sex offenders. They are not accused of predatory behavior or sexually assaulting someone, they are two adults that allegedly engaged in sex on the beach. The act, if committed, is clearly inappropriate

Just in time for the all-important May sweeps period, a local television anchor somewhere is bound to open a newscast with a question specifically designed to simultaneously titillate and scare the crap out of you. “Does a pedophile live on your block?” the menacing voice will intone. “Are your children safe?” The answer, invariably, is “probably” and “probably not.” If

One morning in January of 2014 my life changed forever. Out of nowhere, seven highly militarized FBI agents wielding guns and a search warrant raided the home that I shared with my partner. Barely awake, I couldn’t believe what was happening. Then we discovered his charges: possession and distribution of child pornography. He is not a monster; he is not