Holy Cow! One day late for registration gets someone 4 years in prison.
A registrant from Hernando County got 4 years in prison for being one day late for registration!
The charges stem from a July 5, 2024, arrest for failure to comply with reporting requirements. According to the sheriff’s office, XXXX reported to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on July 5, 2024, for a required 30-day transient check-in. A review of the Florida Sexual Offender and Predator System showed his previous check-in had occurred on June 6, 2024. At his May 2024 check-in, Duhaime had been provided a copy of his reporting requirements, which stated he must complete his next transient check-in by June 5, 2024.
Detective G. Marcacci met XXXX in the front lobby registration room of the sheriff’s office. During the interview, XXXX acknowledged he was late for the June 5 check-in. By one day!!!
His offense occurred more than 20 years ago and he had one prior FTR in 2018. Note that since he’s homeless, he has to register every 30 days – that’s at least 100 registrations.
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I got 3 years probation for having a Facebook account I used twice in 2014 (sent no messages just logged in). It was just after my 2nd ever 6-month registration. This was when the law said list any ‘Instant Messaging’ accounts, it changed to say list all ‘Social Media’ accounts 2 weeks after my arrest (Oct 2014).
Judge gave me $5k bond same as if I had never registered at all. Cost me over $10k between lawyer fees, court costs and fines and prosecutor required sex offender therapy classes for 1½ years, all for a FB account I rarely used and didnt know they needed to know about…
Its an easy win for the prosectors, we’re low hanging fruit, and their only concern is their win/loss record, which is how they get promoted and/or get their bonuses.
@TJ
wow TJ, sorry that happened to you.
Frustrated! This is absolutely ridiculous. Beginning with the Sheriff’s office and Sheriff, that such a short lapse would cause such a ridiculous reaction, and the state legislature and governor, responsible for governance. LE has discretion in matters of this nature, and leaders should be encouraged to use it. If I were to raise this with my congressman, it would be met with little interest, not because it represents such an injustice and overreaction, but because no one, no media, no politician is open to addressing injustices associated with SO. This becomes a challenged to the character of those elected to represent our best interests. No changes can occur as long as we allow matters like this to go unaddressed. We need a local and national strategy and networking with other public activist organizations in order to address the injustices to SOs.
But the registry isn’t punitive. This case shows it is punitive.
Congratulations, Florida taxpayers! 🥳
Your vicious, angry, hate-filled dumbasses get to pay for someone’s incarceration for 4 years for this incredibly outrageous conviction!! 🤬
Thank goodness registration isn’t punishment! 😡
(All angry sarcasm fully intended with great hostility towards my former residence State!)
Homeless having to report every 30 days. Prison sucked horribly, but it was also too easy with hot meals every day, a roof over our heads, water, medical care, new friends, A/C and heat.
It sucked not being free, so much hate and violence inside the walls, power and control. But even out here we are not free and we bust our butts to survive.
If I get really old and demented where I can’t take care of myself or get into an ALF even if I have the money, I could be a day late to register and have a few years of some kind of care I would not have outside.
This is unacceptable. I’m crying for him. 🙁
Cruel and unusual punishment, if you ask me!