Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Missouri grandfather was arrested Friday night for doing something most families take for granted: watching his granddaughter walk across the stage at graduation. According to police, the 66-year-old man attended the graduation ceremony at Tiger Field House, where countless proud parents, grandparents, and relatives gathered to celebrate a milestone. But instead of leaving with photos and memories, he left
Read moreThe case, Doe v. X Corp., involved minors whose sexually explicit videos were uploaded to social media platform X (formerly Twitter). According to the lawsuit, the victims and their families reported the videos to the platform, but the content allegedly remained online for days before eventually being removed. The plaintiffs argued that X should be held liable because it knowingly
Read moreFor years, advocates, including FAC, have encouraged the use of person-first language when talking about people on the sex offense registry. Instead of labels like “sex offender,” terms such as “registered citizen” or “person forced to register” have been used in an effort to reduce stigma and remind the public that people are more than the worst thing they have
Read moreLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is touting “Operation Restricted Domain” as a major success after 60 registered citizens were arrested in the Baton Rouge area. But look closely at what authorities themselves described: many of the alleged violations involved registrants simply being present on social media platforms. According to the Attorney General’s office, investigators specifically tracked registrants using apps like
Read moreAccording to Florida Politics the Florida House has no companion to a funding bill in the Senate that would apply millions of dollars into the ICAC stings we’ve written about recently. The House’s refusal to immediately back the Senate proposal expanding funding for internet predator investigations is an interesting development, especially after years of these programs receiving near-automatic political support.
Read morePolk County, Texas and Polk County, Florida have more in common than a name. They both appear to embrace an especially punitive approach toward people on the registry. According to a recent report from KETK News, a Texas man received a staggering 25-year prison sentence — not for committing a new sex offense, but for a registration violation. The case
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