Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
One of the most common questions we get concern residency restrictions. Since Miami Beach passed a municipal ordinance 15 years ago, restricting where persons required to register as sex offenders can live through sex offender residency restrictions (SORRs) have spread through our state (and nationwide) like the Ebola virus. I repeatedly hear the disappointment in people’s voice when they tell
Read moreUtah Sen. Todd Weiler says that all sex offenders are put “in one pot”. “We tend to kind of group those sex offenders together in the same broad brush category,“ said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Davis County, who maintained Wednesday during a legislative committee hearing, the circumstances of the criminal acts are often very different. Weiler, an attorney, cited the examples
Read moreWARNING: Scams targeting persons required to register continue. Weekly Update #29 Dear Members and Advocates, Scams continue to target persons required to register. Last week a member advised that her husband was the victim of a scam here in Florida. Across the country, yesterday the Santa Rosa Police department posted a warning on Twitter that a similar scam is taking
Read moreWeekly 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
Read moreScams continue to target persons required to register. Last week a member advised that her husband was the victim of a scam here in Florida. Across the country, yesterday the Santa Rosa Police department posted a warning on Twitter that a similar scam is taking place there. The general theme is someone pretending to be a law enforcement officer and
Read moreSearch 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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