Is de-listing sex offenders even possible? Lawsuit claims it is
News About Florida Sex Offender Registry
Maybe we should call it a war between sex offender advocates?
Strange lawsuit filed in a local federal court: A Texas-based service that claims to help sexual offenders get off the state registry that limits where they can live and work is suing a Boynton Beach nonprofit that wants to loosen registry rules.
“I haven’t seen the lawsuit yet and I’ve not been served, so I don’t know,” said Gail Colletta, founder of the Florida Action Committee, defendant in the court action filed last week.
Florida Sex Offender Advocate Sued by Texas company
In February, Florida Action Committee’s website warned: “We have been informed that a company out of Texas called CLEARMYCASE.COM has been soliciting individuals on the Florida [sex offender] Registry claiming they might be able to help them ‘deregister’ and charging a $100 “consultation fee. Please do not fall for this scam.”
“We are not [a scam],” says owner John Bordelon.
The company charges between $4,500 and $9,800 for its services if they are successful in getting a sex offender off the registry, says Bordelon says.
“But we refuse more than 60 percent of the business we could get,” he said. “Very few individuals qualify to be taken off the list, and we only accept to help those who do.”
In some cases, Bordelon says, it takes 15 to 25 years post-conviction for sex offenders to become eligible.
While it might be difficult, “it’s not impossible” to be de-registered, Bordelon said.
FAC attorney Ron Kleiner called the lawsuit “baseless” and “frivolous” and accused Bordelon’s company of giving false hope to people branded sex offenders.
“I defy them from showing us one single person they got de-listed,” Kleiner said.
They have posted on their website under press releases (which by the way they only have one press release) that they have sued a Florida entity. Well I have news for them They can keep their happy asses in Texas. I would not pay some company from another state to get me off of anything. They are not from Florida and clearly DO NOT know the laws hear. Yes they are a scam. I would rather use a local lawyer. I really hope the judge tosses this out and laughs at them.
I’ll say it so Gail doesn’t have to !!! CLEARMYCASE IS A SCAM. Again, It’s a SCAM, SCAM, SCAM !!! . Florida Doesn’t allow anyone to get off the “Registery” !! As for the 25/30 year mark, Even then, They won’t get off !!!. I know several people that are on the “Registery” with their sentence being over well over 30 years and they went for a Hearing with the Governor, And was DENIED RELIEF !!!!. This guy is just “Grasping For Straws”, In hopes to make a easy Buck off someone !! He failed with FLORIDA Offenders, So now He’s targeting FAC !!!. He will LOOSE, And I hope FAC files a Wrongful Suit Lawsuit against his Dumb A** !!!!!. Defamation Of Character has to be a “Lie” about someone !! So I’m sorry if the TRUTH hurts this Guy, But the suit just can’t go anywhere !!!!!. What a Dirt Bag !!!
Requesting executive clemency is not the same as petitioning for removal. Under current law, the only way that the Governor/Cabinet can let you off the registry is with a full pardon. Petitions for removal are don’t in the circuit court where you reside IIRC.
Sell me a dream… magic beans…the check is in the mail..etc. No loop hole , I’m waiting on the Court’s decision, and nothing else.
Let’s find the so’s they’ve screwed and file a class action scam lawsuit.
show me that someone has gotten off the florida registry. florida would never let rso’s free. they want that money for life lol.
no freedom for me or my family sad. i’am not that man that I was.
Virgil McCranie, Panama City 2009. He was a “Romeo and Juliet” offender who had been on the registry for 16 years according to the news, but not covered by the post 2007 law. My recollection is that there was one other pardon where the guy was older and the victim was a teen.
WTH? Are you kidding me? They will not be able to show that they got anyone off the registry and we already had people post on here that they took their money and did nothing!!! This makes me SO mad!,