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BACKGROUND Senator Ed Hooper (portions of Pinellas and Pasco) has introduced SB 1932, “Sexual Offenders and Predators”.  At the present time, there is no companion bill in the House. This bill is proposing to change the definition of the word “day” to include any part of a day.  Additionally, when a person requests to be removed from the registry, currently

HUNDREDS of sex offenders live in a 24-acre private, isolated community along a miles-long Florida road lined by gator-infested waters and surrounded by thousands of acres of sugar cane. The community has been self-described as a safe haven for sex offenders who need a place to live because of the state’s laws that requires anyone on the registry to live

Here is some news coverage of the lawsuit filed in Michigan.    

Video editing technology hit a milestone this month. The new tech is being used to make porn. With easy-to-use software, pretty much anyone can seamlessly take the face of one real person (like a celebrity) and splice it onto the body of another (like a porn star), creating videos that lack the consent of multiple parties. People have already picked

Tampa police are asking city leaders for more time to gather data and complete their study on the housing of sexual predators in the city, specifically Ybor City. The department was originally set to appear before the city council on Thursday and provide a report on the matter. Only three neighborhoods in Tampa meet the criteria that allow convicted sex

A mega-complaint of nearly 200 pages kicks off another battle against the infernal Michigan sex offense registry – a federal class action lawsuit.   Best of luck to the fierce, tenacious litigators, Miriam Aukerman and Paul Reingold, and thanks to many others helping with this effort.  Associated Press has a report, have a look.  Further down is a link to the