Citrus County judge says being on the sex offense registry for life is punishment
Citrus County Judge Richard Howard ruled Monday that being on the Florida sex offense registry for life was a suitable punishment for a 21-year-old woman who sexually coerced and molested a teenage boy. Please make sure that you read carefully the part that said the registry was suitable PUNISHMENT.
The woman plead no contest to two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child between 12 and 16 years old and three counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor.
She will be on 6 years of sex offender probation. Howard offered the woman her sentence as part of a plea deal, not following the 42-month prison term recommended by the prosecutor.
Howard said that being on the sex offense registry will forever limit her freedoms, such as where she can work and live.
We now have one more judge acknowledging that the registry is punitive, with more proof for our Ex Post Facto lawsuit.
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Well then, there you go. Straight from the horse’s mouth. The judge utilized the Florida Life Time Sex Offender Registry as punishment for this person and there is no way to deny that.
It is clear that anything that is forced upon someone for life when they would otherwise not choose it themselves is punishment.
Can we please move forward with this Ex Post Facto lawsuit now!
We have already moved forward with TWO ex post facto lawsuits.
why does she get life time punishment and Proscutors who do the same thing dont?
A former Seminole County Assistant State Attorney has entered a plea on two felony charges of having sex with a minor who worked for him.
There was emotional testimony on Thursday in court from the victim, as Andrew Jones took the deal.
He was a former assistant state attorney, running to be a Seminole County judge, but in August 2019, he was accused of raping the teen at his Longwood home.
The victim testified she felt shame, even though she had done nothing wrong.
Jones was originally charged with sexual assault. In court, he admitted to having sex with her, but pleaded guilty to just aggravated child abuse and tampering with evidence.
It was a plea deal allowing Jones to avoid prison time, instead serving two years on community control and eight on probation.
He will not have to register as a sex offender.
The victim’s lawyer told WESH 2 News that he does not believe Jones is getting off easy.
Jones was able to leave court and go home. The victim said she will never get her life back.
That just demonstrates the hypocrisy of the system.
Veritas.
As my father use to say ” If you open your mouth to many times eventually your foot will find it’s way inside