Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for August 12, 2026. This is recording number 386. Dear Members and Advocates, WE DID IT!!! Yesterday, August 11, 2026, the Florida Action Committee filed the most significant legal challenge to Florida’s sex offender registry ever undertaken, and potentially one of the most consequential registry challenges ever filed in the United States. The case, Florida Action Committee v. Mark
Read moreBoynton Beach, Florida — August 11, 2026 — The Florida Action Committee (FAC), a statewide nonprofit organization advocating for evidence-based criminal justice policies, today announced the filing of a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s sex offender registration and restriction scheme as unconstitutional. Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (Case No. 4:26-cv-00388-MW-MJF), the lawsuit
Read moreThe oldest son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said Monday. Tyler Boebert, 21, of New Castle, Colorado, was arrested Sunday on a warrant on “multiple charges,” the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. Court records show he was arrested on five felony counts, including three counts
Read moreAs anyone who cares about mass incarceration knows, bad policies often spread faster than the facts, especially when their rhetoric targets deep-seated fears. There may be no better example of such upside-down policymaking than conviction-based public registries, starting — but not ending — with sex offense registries. Registry proponents argue that a searchable public database that provides personal information about
Read moreA Florida pastor accused in April of molesting four girls has been cleared of the criminal charges and says he forgives those he believes instigated the investigation that led to his arrest. Angelo Musicaro, 56, founding pastor of Worship-Life Church in New Port Richey, spent 10 days in custody before church members raised money for his $600,000 bond. The Florida
Read moreDetectives have charged two men after a series of incidents in Leeds where details of alleged sex offenders were posted online. After details were posted online, large numbers of people attended several locations and caused disorder, police said. Darren Cosgrove, 47, of Clover Close, Seacroft, Leeds, and Jack Clarkson, 35, of Freemans Way, Wetherby, have been charged with violent disorder,
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