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Research compiled in a new article in Pediatrics found that texting sexual images has become increasingly common among teenagers in the United States. That’s not completely surprising, considering teens are using cellphones more than ever. But in 39 studies featuring more than 110,000 teens, researchers found that more than a quarter of teens (27.4%) have received a sext and 14.8%

HARTFORD — The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would allow some low-risk offenders to come off the state’s public sex offender registry — a move that proponents said would make it easier for law enforcement to focus on high-risk offenders. SB 1113 is based on years of work by state officials including the Office of Policy and Management and

The Court in Florida’s Fifth District Court of appeals affirmed the conviction but remanded the sentence (before a different judge) of a man who was sentenced to 100 years for CP. The opinion in Berben v. State, came out this past Friday. Berben was found guilty of twenty counts of knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing images depicting child pornography.

This is a great opinion article out of San Antonio. It discusses the perils of the registry. https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/The-sex-offender-registry-should-assess-risk-13763987.php

According to this article in the Palm Beach Post, more than seven months after the initial investigation was opened, no one in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River or Orange counties is facing a human trafficking charge. Nevertheless 5 of the 25 men in arrested in Jupiter’s Orchids of Asia have taken an unorthodox plea deal that requires them to admit

Reform in Arizona looks far less certain after the bill aimed at increasing eligibility for removal from the registry appears to be missing from the house agenda. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, sponsored House Bill 2613, which he crafted with assistance from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The bill would expand the list of crimes for which sex offenders could