News & Updates

Yesterday, Sundance, the Film Festival started by Robert Redford, announced the films to be featured in the Word Documentary Competition. Among the films chosen is a documentary about sex offenders in Florida and the challenges they face re-integrating into the community.   Pervert Park / Sweden, Denmark (Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors) Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of sex

Continuing the theme of law enforcement personnel sexually abusing minors and the fact that the predators among us are not necessarily someone on a list but can be teachers, clergy, law enforcement or most likely someone in your family… two Army recruiters who visited High School campuses to recruit students were charged with sexual offenses against a minor.   Recruiters

Florida has its fair share of Police Officers and Teachers caught molesting children. This week in Port St. Lucie another police officer was caught having a sexual relationship with a 16 year old, proving again that a “sexual predator” is not necessarily someone on a list, but could be anyone, including someone in a position of trust.   Port St.

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