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Recent high-profile cases in Florida again remind us of a hard truth: sex offenders can be anyone — including people we trust like teachers and first responders. In one case, a woman who was sexually assaulted by a paramedic during an ambulance transport is now calling for patient-protection reforms after alleging she was attacked while in an extremely vulnerable state.

Apparently, being on the registry just isn’t uncomfortable enough. According to a recent article in the Floridian Press, Greg Steube and another Florida lawmaker are proposing legislation to make sure registrants “fully feel the effects of being on the registry.” One bill would block access to ACA/Medicaid benefits. Another would restrict parental rights. The exact quote in the article is

An appeals court out of Maryland reminds us that forgetting does not excuse failure to register. The recently decided case of Hammond v. State, No. 0615, Sept. Term, 2024 (Md. App. Jan. 30, 2026) should serve as a cautious warning that registration obligations override anything else that might be going on in your life. In Hammond, the Maryland Court of

If Arizona HB 2870 feels familiar, that’s because it is (think Putnam County, Florida’s recent ban on registrants living within 500 feet of one another). Lawmakers are once again reacting to a problem they created themselves and pretending it popped up out of nowhere. The proposal moving forward in Arizona — which would restrict registered individuals from living together —

DEAR ABBY: I recently became aware that someone I know through various community groups is married to a man who is on the local sex offender list (involving a child under 13). This information was confirmed by another community group member as we needed to see how it would affect his volunteer status and our location near a school. I

So The Hill just served up more fodder for ostracizm. Their story begins, “Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that there is a chance anyone who attended parties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be prosecuted but noted that “it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.””. Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Blanche. It’s not a crime