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UPDATED – Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney was our Guest Speaker for the Monthly Membership call Thu Oct 1 at 8pm ET. Click here to listen to Dr. Zilney. Dr. Zilney discussed this article on “Guilt by Association: Labeling Research” and introduced her latest book “Impacts of Sex Crime Laws on the Female Partners of Convicted Offenders: Never Free of Collateral

The phrase “jump the shark”, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the point at which something loses its touch and begins to grasp at straws. It was coined by Jon Hein, who wrote a book citing examples of television shows that reached a peak and then began to go downhill. It refers to an episode of “Happy Days” in which

A “sex offender registration case” filed a petition for a writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court of the United States. Before we tell you about the case, keep in mind that approximately 98% of these requests from the losing party in a lower court decision to have the supreme court review, are denied. In this case, it was the

The legal challenge involves an anonymous man who was convicted in another state under a law outlawing oral or anal sex. Lawyers for the man say he performed oral sex on his wife more than 20 years ago. In Idaho, that crime requires registration as a sex offender for life. The ACLU of Idaho represents the man. SOURCE

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft won’t be facing trial on charges that he paid for sex on consecutive days at a Jupiter, Florida, massage parlor. According to court papers filed on Thursday, Florida prosecutors are dropping the prostitution charges against Kraft. The decision comes after a court blocked the prosecution from using a video that allegedly shows Kraft soliciting

DeSantis and Patronis on Wednesday blocked Meade’s request for a pardon, with DeSantis saying the panel should take the issue “under advisement” until it can gather more information. Fried supported granting the pardon, while Moody recused herself. Meade, executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, has achieved international acclaim as an advocate for Amendment 4, a constitutional amendment that