Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The Florida Action Committee is growing — and with that growth comes the need for new leadership, fresh ideas, and more helping hands. Over the past several years, FAC has expanded tremendously. We keep initiating more legal challenges, increasing our advocacy efforts in Tallahassee and beyond, and have become a stronger voice for registrants, their families, and supporters across Florida.
Read moreAccording to Florida Today, Lucas Jones, the Florida man who Palm Bay police said lured a registrant online, killed him and then chopped up the remains, stuffed them in suitcases and dumped them in the Compound, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Brevard County on one count of first-degree premeditated murder in connected with the killing. According to
Read moreA 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
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