Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
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Read moreFlorida Action Committee • Public Information Alert Florida DMV Data Breach: How Deep Does It Go? Florida has confirmed unauthorized access to its DAVID driver-information system. One important question remains unanswered: were people on Florida’s sexual-offender and sexual-predator registry among those exposed? 200,000+ Florida DAVID records claimed Claimed by ShinyHunters; not confirmed by Florida UNKNOWN registrants affected The aggregate number
Read moreA witness told detectives that Joseph Barrera, 25, went to Lubbock to “kill a child molester that lived in the neighborhood,” court documents obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Friday revealed. Police were called to the 5000 block of 38th Street around 11:08 p.m. on July 15. Officers arrived and found Richard Paul, 61, with a single gunshot wound and pronounced dead
Read moreDetectives have charged two men after a series of incidents in Leeds where details of alleged sex offenders were posted online. After details were posted online, large numbers of people attended several locations and caused disorder, police said. Darren Cosgrove, 47, of Clover Close, Seacroft, Leeds, and Jack Clarkson, 35, of Freemans Way, Wetherby, have been charged with violent disorder,
Read moreThe scam involves text messages that “spoof” or mimic the Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Court of Common Pleas. In the text, the recipient is advised they are being charged with ‘Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.’ The spoof alleges that an arrest warrant has been issued and bail set for $12,000 to be paid through e-bonds digital bonding or
Read morePierce County, Washington, has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that failures in jail policies, supervision, and staff training allowed a man convicted of a sex offense to be brutally attacked by other inmates. Whether you agree with someone’s crime or not, this case shines a light on a reality that is too often ignored: people
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