Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Ninety-Seven percent of persons forced to register as sex offenders in Levy County, Florida were determined to be compliant after a “month’s long” investigation! Those we were arrested were not committing new sex offenses, but were arrested for technical violations of registration laws. That’s the news. But of course, that’s not what the story promoted. This article is titled, “7
Read moreWell, well, well… would you look at that? A couple of years ago Volusia County decided it was a great idea to expand residency restrictions for registered citizens from 1,000 feet to 1,500 feet. Because obviously, 1,000 feet just wasn’t safe enough, right? And what happened next? A massive drop in crime? Nope. More homelessness and less ability for law
Read moreFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday announced that he will propose legislation aimed at eliminating judicial discretion in cases involving convicted sexual offenders and violent criminals who remain free on bond following a guilty verdict. The proposal, known as Missy’s Law, is named after five-year-old Missy Mogle, who was killed last month in Tallahassee by her stepfather, Daniel Spencer,
Read moreIn a first known case since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law authorizing the death penalty for a sex offense, a Putnam County man will be facing the death penalty for alleged sexual abuse. The accused, who had a prior (from 2010) sexual assault conviction, is being charged with the sexual assault of two minors in Putnam.
Read moreIn 2023, Florida enacted Senate Bill 1438, known also as the Protection of Children Act. The Act makes it a misdemeanor to “knowingly admit a child to an adult live performance.” An “adult live performance” is any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct,
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