Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Following our recent Weekly Update about increased enforcement activity in Florida, we’ve received a flood of questions from members asking whether specific events, changes, or circumstances need to be reported to law enforcement. We understand the concern. The registration laws in Florida are complex, often confusing, and subject to varying interpretations. First and foremost, remember this: FAC is not a
Read moreBrothers Restoring Identity, Talents and Engagements (BRITE) is the FAC Men’s Group for Persons Forced to Register (PFR). The group was restarted in January by Don, a key FAC Coordinator in Duval county. Don facilitates the group on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm ET via Zoom. Those without internet access can join by phone and participate in
Read more“I mean I’m cool with them targeting sex offenders tho.” That was a comment on the Wayne County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office Facebook page in response to a post warning the public about a scam targeting the employers of persons required to register as sex offenders. Hopefully readers of FAC’s forum are familiar with and prepared for the scam call, but
Read moreFrom ACSOL: Please join ACSOL and others in an effort to persuade Etsy to remove anti-registrant merchandise from its website. The merchandise at issue includes messages on clothing and bumper stickers such as “Shoot Your Local Pedophile” and “Dead Pedophiles Don’t Reoffend.” “These and other statements on merchandise incite violence and therefore are not protected by the First Amendment,” stated
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 moreFrom NARSOL: The 2025 conference has been rescheduled at a new location in Atlanta, Georgia, for Oct 17-19. While the schedule may change some, at least three of the plenary speakers will be presenting, and many of the same workshops will be offered as scheduled. Those needing a flight can travel to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and receive no-
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