The Registry Didn’t Stop That Either

So Meta, the company that owns Facebook and other popular social media platforms enacts a strict rule saying, “No one on the sex-offender registry may use our platforms!” — brilliant, right? That should instantly shut down all the sex crimes taking place on through the sites. Problem solved. Except — surprise! — a survey conducted by the Florida Attorney General’s

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Canada: Supreme Court rules minimum mandatory sentences in child pornography cases are unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for individuals caught with child pornography is unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the court said the minimum sentences remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Manitoba was quoted as saying, “The system

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The Registry Did Nothing to Protect this Child from Florida Deputy.

Here we go again. Another child victimized — this time by a Florida sheriff’s deputy — and once again, the Sex Offender Registry did absolutely nothing to prevent it. A deputy with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for exchanging explicit photos with a 10-year-old girl on TikTok. That’s right — not someone on the registry, but someone

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UK: Police Officer Sentenced for Extortion in Sex Offense Case

A police officer from South Yorkshire has been sentenced to three years in prison by Leeds Crown Court for extorting money from a suspected sex offender. PC Marie Thompson, the officer involved, exploited her position by impersonating a vigilante group dedicated to exposing sex offenders. She contacted a suspect under investigation for possession of indecent images of children, demanding £3,500

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Reason: 6,000 Americans indefinitely detained in a system that wastes money and doesn’t make us safer

Jennifer Williams’ son, Justin Sanchez, was a teenager when he committed the crimes that would land him behind bars. Now 31, he is still a prisoner—even though he’s served his sentence for the two sexual offenses he committed at ages 15 and 16. Like many others who have served their time for sex crimes, Justin is trapped indefinitely in the

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