Kids shouldn’t be on the registry

An opinion piece in TheHill makes the valid point that, “[c]ontrary to logic, laws designed to protect children from sexual predators often result in punishing children themselves, with what can be lifelong detrimental consequences. In fact, it is possible for two 16-year-olds in a fully consensual relationship to be charged with abusing each other. This neither protects children nor society from

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Comments on Viewing “The Untouchables” Film in Florida

Weekly Update 2017-06-13 Dear Members and Advocates; Tonight, FAC is co-hosting a viewing event of Untouchable in Tampa, followed by a panel discussion. Another viewing is scheduled in Ft. Lauderdale on June 20th. We want you to come, but much more importantly, we want you to help spread the word and encourage others to come. We need community leaders, religious

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WI: State struggles to find new homes for sex offenders

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thirty-six violent sex offenders who have completed treatment are still waiting in prison for Wisconsin officials to find them somewhere to live, an Associated Press review of state data reveals. Wisconsin policymakers, like those in many states, have struggled for years to find homes for sex offenders in the face of opposition from local communities and

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