Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A Queensland man, Brian Allan Smith, has been charged under the new Daniel’s Law for allegedly publishing identifying details from the state’s newly launched public child sex offender register without police authorization. The alleged offense occurring was committed just after the register went live. Daniel’s Law was introduced to give Queenslanders access to limited information about serious child sex offenders
Read moreThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched a national, publicly accessible High-Risk Child Sex Offender Database, the first of its kind in Canada, to centralize information on individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and are assessed as posing a high risk of committing further sexual crimes. This database, created under the High Risk Child Sex
Read moreThe Scottish National Party is pushing a “Removal of Peerages Bill” that would strip people who are friends of people who were registered sex offenders of their noble title. In the UK, nobility is recognized with a title such as Duke, Earl, or Baron. After it was discovered that some people in British nobility remained friends with Jeffrey Epstein even
Read moreA former police officer in New South Wales has been sentenced following the aggravated break-and-enter and robbery of around A$100,000 from the home of a 78-year-old man who he previously supervised for a child sex offense. Sickeningly, the public applauded his action and called him a hero on social media for targeting sex offenders. The officer used his knowledge from
Read moreThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for individuals caught with child pornography is unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the court said the minimum sentences remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Manitoba was quoted as saying, “The system
Read moreA police officer from South Yorkshire has been sentenced to three years in prison by Leeds Crown Court for extorting money from a suspected sex offender. PC Marie Thompson, the officer involved, exploited her position by impersonating a vigilante group dedicated to exposing sex offenders. She contacted a suspect under investigation for possession of indecent images of children, demanding £3,500
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