Packingham, social media and why this is a critical case for Sex Offenders.

Lester Packingham posted something to Facebook thanking God for beating a traffic ticket. The post wasn’t offensive, didn’t threaten anyone, contained nothing inherently criminal and was probably more benign than some of the stuff our president elect posts to his own social media account, but Mr. Packingham was convicted of a crime for that post. Why? Because Packingham is a

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“Sex Offenders” and the 1st Amendment: Can Legislation Keep Sex Offenders Off Social Media?

In America, should sexual predators be given the opportunity to communicate on the Internet when it is possible they may message our children? Sex offenders are arguing that the First Amendment shields them from being blocked from social media websites that children utilize. The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether the First Amendment, in fact, does this. In America,

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Ohio: State committee to vote on changing Sex Offender Registry

Does Ohio’s current Sex Offender registry work? That is a question the state of Ohio has seemingly answered and is now voting on implementing changes that will allow low-level, low-risk individuals to come off the list, freeing up resources for supervision of high-risk offenders who are currently falling through the cracks. Cleveland 19 News Cleveland, OH

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FDLE Special Agent Supervisor Charged with Child Molestation

FDLE Special Agent Chuck McMullen was arrested and charged with the sexual battery of two 8 year old boys. McMullen worked cases for the Gulf Coast and Santa Rosa Kids House, centers that advocate for abused children. In that role he had easy and trusted access to children, which he allegedly repeatedly molested. He was originally released on $1.5M bond,

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