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When state officials finally released William Cubbage from the Iowa Mental Health Institute in 2010, they predicted he was too sick to hurt anyone again. But the octogenarian only became an even more notorious sex offender. Between 1987 and 2000, Cubbage was convicted in four separate cases of assault. Then, a year after his release, he molested a 95-year-old woman

As the U.S. and Australia regulate the passports of child sex offenders, critics say the measures violate rights. The days of overseas travel may soon be over for Australia’s convicted child sex offenders. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she planned to introduce legislation that would cancel the passports of about 20,000 people on the national child sex offender

The Senate today, in a vote of 24 to 10, passed the Tiered Registry Bill (SB 421).  Prior to the vote, the bill’s author — Sen. Scott Wiener — explained why a tiered registry is necessary.  His views were supported by Sen. Nancy Skinner, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, as well as co-author Sen. Joel Anderson. During his presentation, Sen.

FAC will be co-sponsoring two screenings of the documentary, “Untouchable”. One in the Tampa area and One in Ft. Lauderdale. When the most powerful lobbyist in Florida discovers that the nanny has sexually abused his daughter, he harnesses his extraordinary political power to pass the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. UNTOUCHABLE chronicles his crusade, and its impact on

A U.S. Supreme Court win! Juan Esquivel-Quintana, a legal permanent resident of the U.S., was 20 when he had consensual sex with his 16-yearold girlfriend. For that he was convicted in California where the age of consent is 18; the same conduct would not be a crime in 43 other states. The feds considered the conviction a serious matter and

Deputies in Florida put the cuffs on two boys and two girls on Friday. All four are facing various child pornography charges. Corporal Larry McKinnon explains a 12-year-old boy took video of a juvenile victim performing a sex act on him.  That defendant then shared the video with a 14-year-old boy who posted it on Instagram.  Two other 12-year-old girls also