Looking for attorney referrals in North Florida

We receive many requests for attorneys who have specialized knowledge of sex offender issues or who have been especially effective in dealing with other’s cases. We post these referrals on our Attorney Referral Page, free of charge, so that those who are facing personal legal issues can find representation from a vetted professional. Unfortunately, we do not have many referrals

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Failure to answer door for P.O. insufficient to revoke community control.

Corey Brown, Jr. was originally sentenced to prison for five years because he failed to answer his door when his probation officer knocked at 6:50 AM. His PO claimed she showed up at his door, called his cellphone but nobody answered, knocked very loudly but nobody answered and left a card in his door but nobody called back.  Brown claimed

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ATSA: Halloween and sexual abuse prevention: The mythical “Halloween effect”

A statement from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. As October arrives and families begin preparing for Halloween, it is always a priority to ensure children’s safety during this holiday. It is important to learn the facts and know the risks to your child during this festive time. A heightened risk of being sexually abused is NOT one

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Florida’s “Sex Offender Stings” Unveiled for the sham they are

Weekly Update #51 Dear Members and Advocates: When I first became involved with FAC, I fielded a lot of calls and emails from people caught up in “sex offender stings”. These “stings” are painted by law enforcement as operations seeking to catch adults trolling the internet for children to have sex with. Like most of the general public who didn’t

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Operation ‘Deviant Desire’ – another Central Florida “Sting Operation”

Another Central Florida County is creating headlines and publicly patting themselves on the back for another “sex offender sting operation” (this one dubbed ‘Deviant Desire’) that arrested 11 people who would likely not have engaged with a minor for sex if not for the efforts of the police, who throw out ads on adult sites and then change the age

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