Momentum Growing within the FAC and a Glimmer of Hope for Sex Offenders in Florida

Weekly Update #28 Dear Members and Advocates, This past weekend, the Florida Action Committee held our annual face-to-face Board of Directors meeting. Members of our board traveled from across Florida to spend most of the day together Saturday, strategizing and planning. While it’s always wonderful to sit down, in person, with the people you work so closely with, it was

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The Appeal: Still on the Registry For Life.

Search for Zhuo “Simon” Liu in California’s online database of registered sex offenders and you’ll see a snapshot of his offenses. You’ll learn that he was convicted of “rape in concert with force or violence” and “assault with intent to commit a specified sex offense.” You’ll also see his photo, his home address, and his birthdate, showing that he’s now

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Guam Seeks Mandatory Castration

In a move that will likely trigger constitutional challenges, Guam Senator James Moylan introduced a bill today that will toughen the requirement for chemical castration from voluntary to mandatory.   The drugs are a mixture of hormones and anti-androgen drugs that lower sex drive. It is generally considered reversible when treatment is discontinued; however, there are side effects like bone

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Appellate Brief Filed in Miami-Dade SORR Case

The ACLU and Legal Services of Greater Miami, who represent the John Doe plaintiffs living homeless in Miami-Dade County because the Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORRs) restrict their housing options so drastically, have filed their Appellate Brief in the Appeal yesterday. Miami-Dade SORRs have been notorious for creating colonies of transient persons required to register. Most recognized was the encampment

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Video Evidence Is Thrown Out in Massage Parlor Case

Florida law enforcement was handed an appropriate slap on the wrist when video evidence of their much-hyped “human trafficking” massage parlor stings was thrown out. Yesterday, Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser ruled that prosecutors cannot use surveillance video and other evidence in the prostitution solicitation case against Robert Kraft. Kraft sought to suppress the evidence obtained by police from

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