Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Tonight, the DeKalb County Tennessee commission will consider adopting a resolution to establish a method of notification possibly through 911 to inform residents in a neighborhood if a sex offender has moved within 1,000 feet of a residence, school or childcare facility. Notification fees would be paid for by the sex offender along with his or her sex offender registry
Read moreA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worker was among 16 men arrested in a Minnesota trafficking investigation that targeted individuals seemingly attempting to solicit a minor for sex, police said. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Tuesday that the three-day “Operation Creep” began on November 5 and focused on identifying people seeking to purchase sex
Read moreA former security guard and therapy aide at a center for the treatment of sexual offenders has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. The man pleaded guilty Monday in Schuyler Circuit Court (IL) to the two felony counts of dissemination of child pornography and the remaining 10 counts were dismissed, according to court
Read moreMuch thanks to an FAC member who shared this email with us. Dear Ms. Coleman and Ms. Inez: Good afternoon. I am writing to inform you of extremely serious inaccuracies in your recently posted news story, “‘Missy’s Law’ filed with hopes to prohibit the release of sex offenders while awaiting sentencing” (available at https://www.wctv.tv/2025/11/18/missys-law-filed-with-hopes-prohibit-release-sex-offenders-while-awaiting-sentencing/). While grossly distorting the content of
Read moreThe modern media landscape rewards sensationalism, and nowhere is this clearer than in stories involving children, sex offenses, and the registry. Headlines are crafted to shock, provoke fear, and generate clicks, even when the underlying facts tell a far more mundane story. This distortion is not harmless. It spreads misinformation, fuels moral panic, and reinforces harmful stereotypes that lead to
Read moreIn a powerful and overdue move, the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC) has voted in favor of recommending alternative sentencing for certain sex offenses that arise from sting operations—cases in which there is no real victim. This decision, passed by a 7–2–3 margin, reflects a growing recognition that not all crimes should be punished equally, and that we must
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