The Second District Court of Appeals affirmed the termination of parental rights of a father over his own children. The man is currently incarcerated (he was sentenced to 5 years) and is designated a sexual predator.
Nothing in the record indicated that he abused his daughter, but he was convicted of “attempted sexual battery of a minor child over whom he had custodial or familial authority”.
Regardless, pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 39.806(1)(d)(2) which allows for the termination of parental rights “[w]hen the parent of a child is incarcerated and . . . has been determined by the court to be . . . a sexual predator as defined in s. 775.21”
The opinion concluded with the same rhetoric that’s appeared in the preamble of most sex offender laws for decades, “sexual offenders who prey on children are sexual predators who present an extreme threat to the public safety” and “are extremely likely to use physical violence and to repeat their offenses.” We now know that to be untrue, as they are extremely unlikely to repeat their offenses. It’s time for the courts to educate themselves.
Sad for both the father and his daughter.
i think this is the worst thing i have heard so far. to take your children away from you with absolutely no proof you have ever hurt them. that is outlandish. My heart goes out to this family and all who have been kept separated from loved ones in the name of our own ‘safety’!
I just hope the antarctic ice sheet melts much sooner than anybody now suspects. Florida will cease to exist. The Books should drown in it.
Horrible. Hopefully he is able to appeal this to a higher court.
It’s time for the courts to something to stop this CRAP. DO YOUR JOBS and apply the Constitution of the United States. Ass holes!
I’m not surprised considering this is in Floriduh and also a mainly rural, republican infested area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%27s_2nd_congressional_district#Voter_registration%5B8%5D
They terminated my parental rights before I was even convicted up here in Michigan. Then they pressured my wife to file for divorce, to prove that she was doing all she could to protect the kids. I have no doubt that they threatened to terminate her parental rights too if she didn’t do everything they told her. Just another way for the state to isolate sex offenders from society and family.
If that’s how they want to roll, then they need to remove children from homes where either of the parents or guardians have ANY history of selling drugs to children, near children, maintaining a home where drugs are sold, etc. They also need to remove children of gang members. Also cops who’ve shot and killed people without justification. Domestic abuse, DUI’s et cetera. This is a slippery slope.
This is the very definition of cruel and unusual punishment. It is simply inhumane.
When a government takes away a man’s family is he obligated to respect that decision…are any of us obligated to respect that decision or are we obligated to fight the injustices like this one being forced on us day after day but uncaring “leaders”!
I say NO and further state that it is our duty to fight them in every possible way!
My God have the last word not us mankind who is very wicked to each other on this face of our beautiful earth 🌏 so I will just wait until he said everything must come to pass now if he can find it in his heart ❤️ to forgive us humans why is this topic is taking so long to move forward with our humans life we are not going to be on this earth 🌏 for eternity we are just here chilling just for temporary so all you humans laws makers stop 🛑 putting people’s lives on pause And just move on
Another episode of the “Florida Family Destruction Program”.
I was declared a predator when I moved to Florida to help out my parents…the offense was in Virginia where I was not a considered a predator. My daughter and I had to fight an up hill battle over the stupidity of this legal definition. It deprived her of a father for several years. By the grace of God we are back together and putting our family back together in spite of Florida bureaucrats.
Praise God and thank you for your service Captain.
I’m still fighting until we get this craziness eliminated. I keep the newspapers, TV stations, and bureaucrats on the ‘hook’ until they wake up. It is important that the public is educated. So many of our citizenry are led around like sheep by power seeking politicians who will sell their souls and the souls of all who will follow their false leadership.
Before I ended up in prison, I thought that all inmates had to be good for nothing thugs, just like in the movies. I’m sure most people are like that, unless they have seen the truth for themselves. I met some very fine people in prison, many of whom are also sex offenders. It’s one of the few good things that my experience there taught me. I just don’t judge people so harshly anymore.
Capt., I, too, thank you for your service and thank God you and your daughter are together. My son is currently in prison in Oregon and his daughter is with her Grandpa in Florida. My son hopes to get an interstate transfer to Florida, get his life back on track, then get custody of his daughter. When he is released she will be seven years old. However, from what I’m Reading online, Florida seems to be a state that sets sex offenders up for failure in housing and in the workforce. Any advice? Of course it goes without saying there will be much prayer!
Florida is a horrible place for a registrant. Oregon is much better.