Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for May 12, 2026. This is recording number 370 Dear Members and Advocates, Every day, headlines announce another “sex offender arrested,” but when you read beyond the headline, the majority of these arrests are not for a new sexual offense at all. They are for “registration violations” – technical infractions that would not even exist as crimes
Read moreIn North Carolina, a man was arrested after authorities alleged he was “present” near a Sonic and a Burger King in Goldsboro — both locations reportedly considered prohibited under NCGS 14-208.18 because they have children’s play areas. According to the arrest report, officers alleged McMillan was within 300 feet of these locations. There are no allegations that he approached children,
Read moreThe Riverside County, California DA’s Office is touting “Operation Volcano” as a major crackdown on child sexual exploitation. But when you actually look at the numbers, the headlines may be more explosive than the results. According to the DA, this was a “yearlong, multi-agency operation” conducted from March 2025 through March 2026. Investigators reportedly identified more than 500 suspected distributors
Read moreThe FAC Men’s Discussion and Support Group meets monthly on the Second Tuesday at 7pm ET via Zoom online or by phone. Specifically for Men Forced to Register, the group is called BRITE (Brothers Restoring Identity, Talents and Engagements) and it focuses on topics that change barriers into opportunities. This month, the Topic is “Can’t Find a Job? Work for
Read moreFlorida is frequently identified by advocates, legal scholars, and affected individuals as the harshest state in the nation for people required to register as sex offenders. We at FAC certainly think so. But if you’re on the registry in another state, we’d like to know what you think. Do you think your state can beat Florida as the worst? This
Read moreU.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit registrants from collecting federal pensions. Keep in mind that politicians and federal law enforcement are not the only ones who receive federal pensions. Hundreds of thousands of career civil servants, and administrative staff for federal agencies would be
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