Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A court in Arizona overturned the conviction and 7 year sentence of a man who was charged with failing to report his “new address” within 72 hours, stating that, “As a transient person would have neither an address nor a residence to report, it would seem implausible that the 72-hour requirement to report a new address or residence would apply…
Read moreWeekly Update 2017-10-17 Dear Members and Advocates, An interesting thing happened this past week. Apparently, we got sued for “defamation” by ClearMyCase.com. As much as we intend to write about the suit right now, is posted to: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/clearmycase-warning-registrants/. The only thing to add is that last week, of his own volition, the Judge found the complaint deficient and ordered ClearMyCase
Read moreNews on Sex Offender Registry As we mentioned in our weekly update, every year, patch.com publishes city maps, highlighting the addresses of registered sex offenders, claiming they are “Halloween Safety Maps”. Well they are not. As NARSOL points out in a letter to Patch, this type of fear mongering is counter-productive and creates hysteria where none exists. Please see their
Read moreNews About Florida Sexual Offender Last week, Hernando County deputies put up an alert about a missing sex offender who they reported had cut off his ankle monitor and disappeared. Yesterday, the man was found dead, with the Hernando Sheriff calling him the “victim of foul play” We will continue to monitor this case to determine whether the registrant was
Read moreNews About Sex Offender Registry – Michigan The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing a case today concerning a man who decades ago touched a girls breasts. His probation and community service were completed in 1997 and his case was dismissed. He has no conviction. Even though his criminal case is sealed and the general public would otherwise have no knowledge
Read moreSex Offender Registry News Although FAC has not been served yet, we have been made aware that clearmycase.com has sued us for defamation. While it’s generally not advisable to comment on pending litigation, we wanted to keep our members informed, especially in light of yesterday’s article in the Miami Herald which implied this was a dispute among sex offender advocates.
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