News & Updates

From News4 Jacksonville, which might as well be called the ‘Sex Offender News Network’ – given their vigilance in reporting on sex offender stories, comes the latest report of 16 Men Sentenced in Clay County following a sex offender sting dubbed, “Operation Wrong Destination”. The report states that, “…during the operation, detectives posed as a child who posted an advertisement

This new Wall Street Journal article highlights the new awareness of enduring problems with sex offender residency restrictions.  The lengthy piece is headlined “Cities and Towns Scaling Back Limits on Sex Offenders: Officials Say Buffer Zones Don’t Prevent Repeat Offenses and Make Predators Harder to Track,” and here are excerpts: When Palm Beach County, Fla., was sued earlier this year

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews is resigning at the end of the month. Crews notified Gov. Rick Scott on Monday of his plans to step down. He said he has taken another position in the criminal justice field. The department has been under scrutiny for prison deaths, abuse and allegations of cover ups. Scott

This Washington Post article from today, highlights just how little it takes to operate or work in a mental health facility. It also references the Miami Herald’s 2011 investigation into the rampant abuses taking place in these group homes. SOURCE “You’re skinny, Pete,” Rashid told me. “But that’s okay. I’m handicapped, too. I’m paranoid schizophrenic.” We were at the end of

TAMPA — A defense contractor from Riverview is spending 30 years in prison for forcing a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him and using his computer to record their encounter. A worship minister from Winter Garden was arrested and charged with receiving and possessing child pornography. A former American Airlines pilot from St. Petersburg was sentenced to 21 years

SEX OFFENDER REDEMPTION A colony of child molesters and sexual predators moved to a small town that didn’t want them. This is the story of what happened when they started showing up at church. Story by Ben Wolford Photography by Melissa Lyttle PAHOKEE, Florida The pianist at First United Methodist Church was as nervous as he’d ever been before a performance. Music comes