With Unity Comes Change
Some good news came out of the Indiana Supreme Court yesterday. Though the case does nothing to help us here in Florida (unless you plan on moving from here), it has an interesting tie to Florida and its lifetime registration requirement. In 2013, Peters was convicted of sexual abuse in Illinois. He was ordered to be on the Illinois sex
Read moreTennessee House Bill 99 becomes law on July 1st. The law enhances the penalty for unlawful photography from a Class A misdemeanor offense to a Class E felony. The penalty would increase further to a Class D felony or Class C felony in certain cases if the victim was younger than 13. Anyone convicted of unlawful photography would also be
Read moreThe Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to update the state’s sex offender registry laws to comply with a recent federal court ruling. The decision blocked increased reporting requirements for people convicted before new, tougher laws took effect. The court also declared unconstitutional a provision that allowed the state police to decide if an out-of-state crime warranted reporting. The matter has been
Read moreOklahoma’s law against child sex predators just got tougher. Governor Stitt signed Senate Bill 599, so now, if anyone’s found guilty of committing lewd acts with a child under 14, they could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole. SOURCE
Read morePoliticians are becoming more brazen in their actual reasons for passing sex offender residency restrictions. In this news story, the sheriff was quoted: Chief Landon Swan of the Hereford Police Department explained the rationale behind the ordinance, stating, “What we’ve found is if we utilize all these different locations with the 2,000-foot radius, it actually lets us cover almost the
Read moreMinnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would criminalize the creation and distribution of AI-generated images depicting child sexual abuse—even when no real child is involved. The bill proposes penalties of up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for disseminating such content.  This legislation raises significant concerns about the boundaries of criminal law and the potential infringement
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