Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
In North Carolina, a man was arrested after authorities alleged he was “present” near a Sonic and a Burger King in Goldsboro — both locations reportedly considered prohibited under NCGS 14-208.18 because they have children’s play areas. According to the arrest report, officers alleged McMillan was within 300 feet of these locations. There are no allegations that he approached children,
Read moreThe Riverside County, California DA’s Office is touting “Operation Volcano” as a major crackdown on child sexual exploitation. But when you actually look at the numbers, the headlines may be more explosive than the results. According to the DA, this was a “yearlong, multi-agency operation” conducted from March 2025 through March 2026. Investigators reportedly identified more than 500 suspected distributors
Read moreFlorida is frequently identified by advocates, legal scholars, and affected individuals as the harshest state in the nation for people required to register as sex offenders. We at FAC certainly think so. But if you’re on the registry in another state, we’d like to know what you think. Do you think your state can beat Florida as the worst? This
Read moreU.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit registrants from collecting federal pensions. Keep in mind that politicians and federal law enforcement are not the only ones who receive federal pensions. Hundreds of thousands of career civil servants, and administrative staff for federal agencies would be
Read moreWe want to share an important heads-up based on a recent member experience that could affect anyone on the registry in Florida. During a routine registration appointment, a member was going through the standard “is this still the same?” verification process when the officer noted: “No passport.” The member, however, does have a passport. It turns out the passport had
Read moreYesterday, Nathan D. Pyron of Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced to six years in prison for arson after intentionally setting fire to the home of a person on the sex offender registry. Pyron had been out on just $20,000 bond since his arrest in July of 2023. Six years for deliberately burning down someone’s home. intending to cause him serious injury
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