Florida pastor cleared of child molestation charges says he forgives accusers

A Florida pastor accused in April of molesting four girls has been cleared of the criminal charges and says he forgives those he believes instigated the investigation that led to his arrest. Angelo Musicaro, 56, founding pastor of Worship-Life Church in New Port Richey, spent 10 days in custody before church members raised money for his $600,000 bond. The Florida

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Expanding registration requirements is punishment without a new crime.

Here’s a question we don’t hear asked when lawmakers propose another restriction on people required to register as sex offenders: What did they do to deserve the new restriction? We’re not talking about the original offense. We know why they’re on the registry. The question is what they’ve done since. Did they commit another crime? Violate probation? Violate a registration

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A Quick Reminder About Using AI

We’ve seen a lot of our members posting comments that are clearly generated by AI so we felt it important to post this reminder. AI can be a great tool. A lot of us use it to help organize our thoughts, improve our writing, or explain complicated ideas. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with using AI as a tool to help

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“Operation Adam’s Watch” Likely the catalyst for the uptick in enforcement actions

Over the past couple months, Florida Action Committee has reported on what appeared to be an increase in registration-related enforcement actions across the state. We may now know why. The U.S. Marshals Service recently announced the completion of Operation Adam’s Watch, a nationwide enforcement initiative conducted in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Adam Walsh Act. The operation concluded

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