Film About Sex Offenders To Be Featured At Sundance

Yesterday, Sundance, the Film Festival started by Robert Redford, announced the films to be featured in the Word Documentary Competition. Among the films chosen is a documentary about sex offenders in Florida and the challenges they face re-integrating into the community.   Pervert Park / Sweden, Denmark (Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors) Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of sex

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Army Recruiters Charged For Sex With a Minor

Continuing the theme of law enforcement personnel sexually abusing minors and the fact that the predators among us are not necessarily someone on a list but can be teachers, clergy, law enforcement or most likely someone in your family… two Army recruiters who visited High School campuses to recruit students were charged with sexual offenses against a minor.   Recruiters

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16 Men Sentenced in Florida Sex Offender Sting

From News4 Jacksonville, which might as well be called the ‘Sex Offender News Network’ – given their vigilance in reporting on sex offender stories, comes the latest report of 16 Men Sentenced in Clay County following a sex offender sting dubbed, “Operation Wrong Destination”. The report states that, “…during the operation, detectives posed as a child who posted an advertisement

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Growing awareness of the limited efficacy of local sex offender residency restrictions

This new Wall Street Journal article highlights the new awareness of enduring problems with sex offender residency restrictions.  The lengthy piece is headlined “Cities and Towns Scaling Back Limits on Sex Offenders: Officials Say Buffer Zones Don’t Prevent Repeat Offenses and Make Predators Harder to Track,” and here are excerpts: When Palm Beach County, Fla., was sued earlier this year

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