FAC Veterans Support Group starts Tuesday April 23 at 8pm ET.  Call 760-548-9898. If you have any problem connecting to the call for free, you can text CALL ME to 760-548-9898 for a call back from Free Conference Call and you will be connected to the meeting at no charge. Virtual Meetings via Conference call will continue on Fourth Tuesday of
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, Our focus this week is on the Veterans and their families.  Veterans, like any other demographic, can find themselves entangled in legal issues related to sexual misconduct. Here are a few potential reasons why veterans, specifically, might end up on the sex offender registry: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other mental health issues: Some veterans may struggle with mental health
Read moreDave Byrnes of the Courthouse News Service wrote that the Seventh Circuit panel heard two cases against Wisconsin’s sex offense laws. In one case, two separate plaintiffs argued that the state laws were unjust. In the second case, the three plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s housing regulations for those labeled as sexually violent. SOURCE
Read moreRecently we posted an article describing HB 166 that Representative Delisha Boyd is sponsoring in Louisiana—any person who is convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 may be considered for a vasectomy. This bill passed the Louisiana House with 80 yeas and 12 nays. It is now in the Senate. FAC’s mission deals only with registry matters
Read moreThe changes in HB 1235 apply to ALL people on the registry, whether they are forced to register as a sex offender or sexual predator.  For the purpose of calculating a temporary residence, the first day that a person abides, lodges, or resides at a place is excluded (meaning the first day of your in-state travel does NOT count)
Read moreThis order addresses only the reporting requirements of those forced to register as a sex offender, NOT sexual predators. There is NO change to current operations as they pertain to a person with the label of predator forced upon them. FDLE interprets the order to mean: Persons forced to register (PFRs) as sex offenders no longer report to the
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