Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Former NY Congressman Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in Federal Prison for sexting a 15 year old and soliciting explicit images from her. He will be forced to register as a sex offender and complete 3 years of sex offender supervised release, including treatment. The feedback we have received so far was that his sentence was light, compared

200 residents of the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, the State of Washington’s civil commitment center (where sex offenders are detained indefinitely) are plaintiffs in a Federal lawsuit over the quality of the water at the center. The suit was originally brought in 2014 after one registrant contended the water had floating debris and caused severe stomach cramps, vomiting

Starting today, the US Supreme Court will be considering a list of cases that have requested review by the highest court in the country. Among them are two cases relevant to sex offender issues; Karsjens v. Piper.  This is a class challenge to Minnesota’s controversial civil commitment regime. Snyder v. Doe. The State of Michigan filed a petition seeking review

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was arrested on sex-related charges involving a child, deputies said. Trooper Chad Corriveau was arrested on charges in Lake County Friday night, according to deputies. Corriveau posted bail on Saturday. FHP Capt. Jeffrey Bissainthe released the following statement: “The Florida Highway Patrol takes these matters very seriously and has placed the trooper on administrative leave

Several of our members have forwarded notices they received from St Lucie County, informing them of their County’s rules when it comes to sex offenders and reporting internet identifiers. Deputies in that county have been visiting registrants and giving them a document containing a place for signature. Rather than confuse you with the content of the notice, we are attaching