Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
He was “a criminal illegal alien and convicted child sex predator.” That was the excuse from Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, after an autopsy report came out showing that an immigration detainee’s cause of death was homicide. True, records show that the man was convicted in 2003 of a sexual offense for which he was sentenced to one
Read moreProsecutors say a Lakemoor man created a homemade explosive device, which required the bomb squad to respond, and they believe he intended to blow up an alleged sex offender. Savino said he went to the house on Darrell Road and was using the home for surveillance of the sex offender, Theis said. “This defendant is showing a fixation on an
Read more“I mean I’m cool with them targeting sex offenders tho.” That was a comment on the Wayne County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office Facebook page in response to a post warning the public about a scam targeting the employers of persons required to register as sex offenders. Hopefully readers of FAC’s forum are familiar with and prepared for the scam call, but
Read moreA car was set on fire just outside the home of a man on the UK sex offender registry. A neighbor said the fire spread rapidly and that the car “literally exploded”. The neighbor added: “We were fortunate that the wind was blowing westerly, otherwise the fire could have spread to nearby homes. I don’t know exactly how it started,
Read moreWe are encouraged to see a recent news report from Kentucky raising the alarm about one of the scam we always warn members about that specifically targets people on the sex offender registry. What’s especially notable — and important for broader public understanding — is that the article recognizes registrants as a vulnerable group being exploited rather than simply a
Read moreBe on the lookout for scammers calling EMPLOYERS asking for registrants. We’ve received reports from members whose employers received calls from a scammer pretending to be Detective Keith McCoy. FAC has confirmed this is a scam and police reports have been filed. The number he is calling from is 863-862-5101 (you may get a voicemail with a fake sheriffs office
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