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With Halloween coming up, I thought it was important to repost this essay that I wrote last year and published on The Huffington Post. With the glacial speed at which sex law reform is happening, we fear that this essay will be all too relevant in the years to come. It can be said that sex offenders are the new bogeymen, mythical monsters invented to

With the race for Florida Governor coming to an end, it’s important to know where each candidate stands on the issues. It is a bit ironic that those who are impacted by these draconian laws don’t get a voting right to change them. … and they say this isn’t punishment! Civil rights don’t just involve voting, but also involve the

From Al Jazeera: Please note this excerpt, “California, known as the second-harshest state for sex offenders after Florida,” __________________________________   Experts say public registries don’t reduce assault — and sex offenders are increasingly challenging the rules in court Frank Lindsay, 62, is a father, small-business owner and avid surfer. He’s also one of 105,000 people in California — and 760,000

The following article appeared in the Washington Post literally in defense of comments John Grisham made regarding the out of hand sentencing of sex offenders in the US for CP offenses. If you can, we ask that you comment on this article. The Internet is enjoying a good piling on right now at the expense of author John Grisham. In

The Florida Action Committee is working hard on behalf of registrants, their family and the general public to (a) educate the public on the facts surrounding sexual victimization and correct long-standing myths, (b) legislate for for laws based on empirically proven studies and not knee jerk reactions that cost tax payers and don’t work, and (c) litigate to protect the

The following article was referenced in the earlier post about John Grisham. It is from February, so a few months old, but still an interesting read, so we’re including it here.     Amy was eight when her uncle began raping her. He took pictures. Last month the Supreme Court considered what restitution Amy is entitled to collect—not from her