Author: FAC Contributor #1

From Marion County, Iowa arrives a dispatch from this country’s endless war on sexual civil liberties.  Ed Bull, the county prosecutor, drew national notoriety for threatening to charge a 14-year-old girl with sexual exploitation of a minor—herself—for selfies she sent to a boy.  Possible penalties included a spot on the sex offense registry, prison time, and reportedly even removal from

So we all know how much local news stations play up the sex offender scare. Ratings are low… nothing compelling to report… thrown in a story about “dozens of sex offenders living in a motel” or “sex offenders in the parking lot of your grocery store” and people perk up! Believe me… as an organization that advocates for those labeled

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, an amended complaint was filed in the legal challenge to Florida’s “Internet Identifier” registration requirements that is pending in Federal Court in the Northern District of Florida. The original complaint was filed to challenge the 2014 and 2016 versions of this law. The Judge granted an injunction, blocking the implementation of the 2016 version, days

And ANOTHER one. Check out her sentence for not only molesting the child but video-taping it! Talk about a double-standard! If it were a male teacher, he’d have gotten 20 years for the sexual assault PLUS more time for production and distribution of child pornography! ______ A high school Spanish teacher who left school to have sex with a teen

Australia has passed tough, “world-first” legislation that will deny passports to about 20,000 people on the national child sex offenders register. The aim is to stop Australians who are planning to abuse children in regions like South East Asia before they even get on a plane. But how will it work, is it fair and will other countries follow suit?

The Tiered Registry Bill (Senate Bill 421) was passed today by the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee. The final vote on the bill was 5 in favor (Chairman Jones Sawyer as well as committee members Rubio, Quirk, Santiago and Gonzalez-Fletcher), one opposed (Lackey) and one who did not vote (Flora). During deliberations on the bill, the bill’s author (Senator Scott Wiener)