Flagler County adds new restrictions on where sexual offenders can reside

The Flagler County Commission has enacted new restrictions on where sexual offenders or predators may reside, increasing safety buffers around places where children are known to gather. The commission voted 5-0 in favor of the new regulations during its June 7 meeting after Sheriff Rick Staly spoke in favor of the additional limits. The county’s existing ordinance had barred sexual

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Many of you who follow our website closely might have noticed that some of the recent content is missing. It seems our site crashed. While we are still looking into the cause, fortunately we had the foresight to regularly back up our site and content so that we were quickly able to restore most of what was lost. Unfortunately, however,

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No voting for registrants in Florida – Governor denies all pending clemency applications.

We are beginning to be notified by members who had pending applications for civil rights restoration that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has summarily DENIED all pending applications for restoration of voting rights for anyone with a murder or sex offense. This is HORRIBLE! The letters say: Dear Mr XXXXXXX, On March 10, 2021, the Governor exercised his clemency powers to

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Preferential treatment? Former Seminole County judicial candidate admits sex with teen, gets house arrest

A former candidate for Seminole County judge was sentenced to house arrest and probation as part of a plea deal to lesser charges for having sex with a teenage girl who worked on his campaign, court documents show. XXXXX XXXXX was initially arrested and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a 17-year-old in September 2019. Under a plea deal with

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ACSOL: Legal Scholars to Consider Elimination of Public Registry Next Week

Members of the American Law Institute (ALI), the most important and prestigious organization of legal scholars and prominent attorneys in the nation, will consider a proposal next week that could significantly change the nation’s sex offender laws.  The most significant of those changes would be the elimination of public registries in all 50 state.  The proposal also includes, but is

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A 7-Year-Old Was Accused of Rape. Is Arresting Him the Answer?

Little is known about the circumstances of the arrest, the specifics of the allegations or the case’s disposition. The records of cases involving children are kept private. But in New York, the arrest reignited a discussion about how the justice system deals with so-called young offenders. Judges, juvenile justice experts and lawyers who have handled such cases from both sides

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