Failure to answer door for P.O. insufficient to revoke community control.

Corey Brown, Jr. was originally sentenced to prison for five years because he failed to answer his door when his probation officer knocked at 6:50 AM. His PO claimed she showed up at his door, called his cellphone but nobody answered, knocked very loudly but nobody answered and left a card in his door but nobody called back.  Brown claimed

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ATSA: Halloween and sexual abuse prevention: The mythical “Halloween effect”

A statement from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. As October arrives and families begin preparing for Halloween, it is always a priority to ensure children’s safety during this holiday. It is important to learn the facts and know the risks to your child during this festive time. A heightened risk of being sexually abused is NOT one

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Operation ‘Deviant Desire’ – another Central Florida “Sting Operation”

Another Central Florida County is creating headlines and publicly patting themselves on the back for another “sex offender sting operation” (this one dubbed ‘Deviant Desire’) that arrested 11 people who would likely not have engaged with a minor for sex if not for the efforts of the police, who throw out ads on adult sites and then change the age

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ACSOL and NARSOL Halloween Marathon

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO MONITOR POLICE ON HALLOWEEN “Cop-watch” hotline to be open for six hours Albuquerque, NM | Sacramento, CA—The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and the Alliance for Constitutional Sexual Offense Laws (ACSOL) denounce what they believe are unconstitutional laws and blanket restrictions imposed by some state statutory schemes and supervising authorities across the country

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UT: Woman challenges lewdness statute. Says it discriminates against women.

A Utah woman stripped out of her clothing after she and her husband finished installing itchy insulation. As both she and her husband stood topless inside her home, her stepchildren came down the stairs and saw their mom. When law enforcement caught wind, they filed criminal charges against her; three counts of lewdness involving a child. She faces jail and

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