Rep. Plakon bill seeks to tighten residency, employment for sex offenders

A newly filed bill in the Florida House would strengthen state laws governing where registered sexual offenders and predators can live, work and recreate. HB 45 revises residency restrictions and updates supervision rules for sexual offenders and predators. Expands the definition of “public swimming pool” and “public pool” to include splash pads, spray pools, wading pools, and other water recreation

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BBC Documentary: The Parents Who Wrote Florida’s Sex Offender Laws

BBC Only Human’s Stacey Dooley explores the extreme sex offender laws in Florida, focusing on the controversial 2,500-foot residency restrictions. Meet offenders like Chris Dawson in Miracle Village and Brandon, forced into a Miami homeless camp, who desperately seek rehabilitation and a second chance. Their stories are juxtaposed with the unwavering stance of lawmakers Lauren Book (a survivor) and her

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Seeing the Human in the “Worst of the Worst”

The public often recoils at stories about dangerous sex offenders. One recent Metro article paints a chilling portrait of such individuals: men considered for civil commitment for the most egregious sexual offenses. And yet, among this darkness, a therapist, Samantha Stein, emerges with a different view — not of excusing the harm, but of recognizing something vital: a desire among

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Trump’s Former Spiritual Adviser Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crimes

The founder and former senior pastor of Gateway Church in Texas who served on President Donald Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board in 2016, plead guilty yesterday to five felony counts of child sexual abuse. In 2020, during an event in Texas, Trump mentioned the man along with another pastor, calling them “great people.” Trump added, “Great people with a great reputation.

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