Author: FAC Contributor #1

TAMPA — As a convicted sex offender, Antonio Rodriguez Rivera was ordered to live in a small parking lot on Channelside Drive. Rivera, who had been prosecuted for impregnating his 14-year-old girlfriend when he was 23, was sentenced to community control and probation. For refusing to stay for more than a few weeks in the empty lot, Rivera, 27, was

PAHOKEE, Florida (WTLV) — Stuck like a sandspur to the eastern edge of Lake Okeechobee and surrounded by thousands of acres of sugar cane, Pahokee is about as remote as Florida gets. It’s a town defined by farming, religion and poverty — the trifecta of Florida agricultural life – and it feels, says resident Chad Stoffel, like “the middle of

The following is a repost of an article in Cincinnati.com that was significant to share here.   The eighth-grade boy and his seventh-grade girlfriend had been dating about 1½ years when they decided to have sex, which they did twice at her house when nobody was home. The boy, 15, also texted two nude pictures of himself to the girl,

This article reminds us that serious consequences come for failing to register. The offender committed his offense in 1997, almost 20 years ago, but now is being held in jail without bond and facing much more prison time. Not for a new sex offense, but for failing to register. Remember… Failing to register carries a severe penalty.

  As a Detective, Dione Thompson’s job was to inform the community of Sex Offenders. Ironically, prior to that role she was a school resource officer who is alleged to have had an unlawful sexual relationship with a minor female student. The allegations are currently being investigated following her arrest, but if true; Dione Thompson had some gall to conduct

I have never heard of a case where a convicted sex offender molested a child on school property during school hours. This is much ado about nothing. So if a child is having issues at school and the parent needs to go in for a conference, he/she would have to post a two week notice and conduct a public hearing before the issues could be addressed? Please. Such foolish restrictions end up hurting the children of the FORMER offender and do not protect anyone. The “danger” is purely imaginary. This proposed legislation is tantamount to putting justice in the hands of a lynch mob. It is time to tune into facts and reality instead of ignorance-fueled hysteria.