Is your sheriff’s office asking you to disclose additional information?

After posting a story yesterday about (which you can find here) a lawsuit in Arizona challenging a State Law that requires the registration of one’s children, we learned from some members in Marion County, Florida, that their Sheriff’s Office is doing the same. According to member reports, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office requires the registration of people’s children (including their

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Where Do We Draw the Line?

A recent news story details neighbors’ attempts to prevent a man labeled a registered sex offender, from having playground equipment in his own yard. On his own private property! The neighbors are calling for the city to pass laws to prohibit registrants from having playgrounds at their homes. We already have laws barring people on the registry from decorating their

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Should children of online sex offenders receive more support?

“John” is a convicted sex offender. “Ava” is his daughter. She was only told about her father’s crimes weeks after his arrest. But the impact of those crimes could last a lifetime. Online sex offenders receive counselling as part of their rehabilitation, as do their victims. However, there is currently no support for the families of those perpetrators – despite

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Operation: Obvious Trap (aka “How Are People Still Falling for This?”)

Another day, another sting. This time it’s “Operation Rabbit Hole”, which was part of “Operation Safe Summer,” brought to you by a Multi-Agency Task Force of: TPD, FDLE, HSI, FBI, BBQ, TLC, LMNOP—you get the idea. These headlines are a daily occurrence across the United States. People walking headfirst into an online conversation with someone who claimed to be underage

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