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According to Florida law, courts must sentence repeat offenders of sexual battery to MPA treatment but may choose to administer it to first-time offenders. The treatment does not replace or reduce any other penalty the court could impose, and the courts can order the treatment to last up to life.

Source   PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – UPDATE:  DCF says that the investigation is “very much open” and they are not planning on dropping the case as of right now. —————————– A mother faces a charge of child neglect after she allowed her son to go to a local park alone. She says he’s old enough but Port St. Lucie

The Orlando Sentinel reported last week that officer David Rodriguez, Seminole County Sheriff’s Deputy, was caught soliciting sex from a 17 year old. Apparently, the two knew each other from martial arts tournaments and connected over Facebook, where the police officer sent sexually charged messages and arranged for meetings to have sex. Let’s monitor this one VERY closely and see

There’s an old saying that begins, “those who scream the loudest…”, which generally ends with the implication that they themselves have the most to hide. Perhaps they feel that vocal opposition and the implication that they are “doing good” serves as a counterbalance to something “really bad” they are also doing? Maybe they point fingers at others to deflect the

A Texas man can sue a Dallas-area suburb over the constitutionality of its ban on registered sex offenders living within 1,500 feet of children, the 5th Circuit ruled. Registered child sex offender Aurelio Duarte and his family sued Lewisville, Texas, after he tried and failed to find a house to rent or buy in the city that complied with the

The following is an excellent, well articulated and well researched article published in the YALE LAW JOURNAL it is a must read! Let the Burden Fit the Crime: Extending Proportionality Review to Sex Offenders Erin Miller Draconian restrictions on the activities and privacy of convicted sex offenders are a new, and troublesome, trend. In 1994 and 2006, following a national