Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
When law enforcement officers with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office and the Shreveport District Office of Probation and Parole brought attention to a convicted sex offender’s offer of candy to children at a school bus stop in Bossier Parish, it led to an addition to state law. House Bill 111, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, went into
Read moreThe Delhi (India) High Court recently urged the government to act swiftly on a proposal to create a database of false rape complaints. While this is a novel and, for many, controversial idea, it touches on a reality that too often goes ignored: false allegations do happen, and the consequences can be devastating. Sexual assault is a deeply serious crime,
Read moreYesterday, attorneys for Does #1-5, et al – Valerie Jonas and Todd Scher, filed a Response to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Motion to Dismiss the Third Amended Complaint. This is the case that has been litigated in the Southern District of Florida since 2018, was dismissed once, appealed, and then remanded by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read moreRep. Lauren Boebert has floated a brilliant idea: let’s appoint Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as special counsel to investigate the government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Yes. That Matt Gaetz! The same Matt Gaetz who was President Trump’s first pick for Attorney General until that tiny little hiccup — allegations that he paid for sex, including with a
Read moreU.S. Rep. Cory Mills (R – FL) voted for the Take It Down Act, which prohibits “nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals.” Essentially, the bill criminalizes “sextortion” – the practice of threatening to release explicit material of someone. Sextortion is now a crime under both Florida and federal law. Rep. Mills’ ex, Lindsey Langston, a Republican state
Read moreThis is a follow up to the story we posted yesterday: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/ok-5-men-arrested-at-okc-parks-for-violating-sex-offender-safety-zone-laws/ At least one news outlet got it right. While many outlets sensationalize stories like this, KOCO 5 News took a different approach. Instead of stoking fear, they acknowledged the deeper issue; that residency restrictions often leave people on the registry with nowhere to go, forcing them into homelessness.
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