Kudos to Tampa police chief in sharing the research

Because of the state’s 1,000-foot residency restrictions, many registrants are forced into a clustered form of living, which is often not by choice.  What does this accomplish?  Nothing, but there are numerous collateral consequences for the registrant, their family, and for society. Tampa Police Chief Delgado understands the problem: “The cause of multiple ‘sex offenders’ residing at one location around

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Tennessee registry gets online overhaul of data

The overhauled registry in Tennessee was launched this week, posting where registrants work along with their driver’s license number.  We are told that people convicted of a sexual offense “have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public’s interest in public safety.” If the Tennessee General Assembly and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation really cared about public safety, they

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The Hidden Curriculum

Many FAC members are learning to enjoy Don’s gifted writing skills.  He recently gave us “Support the ‘Elks’ (my favorite team)”, along with other Member Submissions. We are blessed to have another one of Don’s articles, “The Hidden Curriculum”, to share with our membership.  It was originally published at the NARSOL website. By Don . . . The registry has

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Former “Predator Hunter” Receives Deferred Prosecution – Prosecutor believes in “second chances”

In a very ironic twist of fate, Kyle P. Swanson, the former head of Predator Hunters which baited individuals online and then outed them as sexual predators, was arrested several months ago for unlawful restraint and obstructing justice. On January 12, Swanson detained and threatened a man he “enticed” into his vehicle, and then tried to destroy evidence in the

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Ohio to Pay $17.5M to Convicted Child Sex Offender After Prison Guards Boasted About Paralyzing Him

“It feels good to know that I played a small part in paralyzing a cho, LMAO.” A convicted child sex offender in Ohio is to receive $17.5 million in compensation after prison guards left him paralyzed — and boasted about it afterwards. 21-year-old Seth XXXXXX was left in a wheelchair and unable to move from the chest down after he

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