New Bill from Sen. Lauren Book to eliminate SOL for Sexual Battery and establish a “look back window” for civil suits
According to NPR affiliate WGCU, Florida Senator Lauren Book is trying to create a “look back window” where victims of sexual battery can bring a civil lawsuit, where previously barred by statute of limitations. This window would allow victims to file civil suits against their alleged offenders and would likely open up a flurry of lawsuits. That would be on the civil side, but changes are in the works for criminal prosecution as well.
Senate Bill 170 and its House counterpart HB 199 would eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual battery against a minor. Otherwise, a prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed and a prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within 3 years after it is committed. Yesterday, HB 199 unanimously passed the Criminal Justice Subcommittee,
Senator Book plans to expand on eliminating the statute of limitations for other types of sex offenses, including performing lewd acts in front of minors and indecent exposure.
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Well they can sue me all they want. I was convicted in 98 and spent three years and paid 5 grand in fines. Which really was for the so called counseling my victim had to take. If they do the look back they will see I was flat broke after spending thousands on my defense lawyer. Are you telling me now this new law will allow the victim to civil sue post conviction? This is nothing more than a cash grab by some rotten lawyers. I guarantee alot of lawyers will go thru every sex conviction in Florida. They will then check to see if the convicted now have money and then try and locate the victim to tell them they can now sue us. It just does not stop and the only winners are the corrupt politicians and lawyers.
Speaking of Senator Book, I just read in the Jacksonville news that a senator (Pizzo) has introduced a bill to exempt people on clothing-optional beaches from being prosecuted under a law that prohibits people from exposing their genitals in public. Could this some day lead to removing those convicted of indecent exposure from having to be on the registry?
I never cease to be amazed at the depth to which our legislators will sink. One action is a crime, change the name, and it becomes legal. The ‘angel of light’ is at work overtime.
All the laws that they’re coming up with that can get people put on the sex offense registry have NOTHING to do with what happened to Megan Kanka or Jason Wetterling which brought about the registry to begin with. And this NEEDS to be addressed in front of the legislature.
Ummmmm, they don’t care.
They also don’t care that their “laws” will never protect anyone and in fact, have already gotten innocent children murdered. They don’t care.
They care about getting their jollies. That’s as far as it goes.
Perhaps they’ll amend the beach bill to specify who may and who may not do so.
When the line for the changing room was long and we were preparing to go white water rafting in WI, my 26 year-old friend pulled out her “Adult Entertainment permit” and justified changing into her bikini outdoors. Although the permit was only valid for the Cheetah club in San Diego, CA, it seemed none of the guys in northern WI objected. Now, if it were some 50 year old overweight dude who tried changing outdoors, perhaps some dude would have called the cops and he would have gone to prison and had to register as a sex offender. Ironically, if he changed indoors in the common dressing room in front of the same number of people, no one would object. Then there is the case of the Progressive Magazine’s 100th anniversary concert. Since the concert was all made up of bands favored by lesbian attendees, and I was driving my lesbian friend to see Ani DiFranco, The Indigo Girls, and other lesbian favorites, women were told they could use the men’s room. I choose to use a stall to pee in for privacy. I noted a woman standing outside the door for several minutes watching the men use the urinals. On the one hand, the men using urinals in a coed bathroom can’t expect complete privacy, they should be awarded the same consideration not to be stared at as they would if it were just men in there. Imagine what would have happened if it were a man staring at women using the toilet!
Good example of just what depravity and confusion our society has sunk into. One can be sure it will only get worse until one day it will come to an end and all will be held accountable. There will be much repentance but it will be too late.
Will Allen
Sorry to inform you but I have personal experience that absolutely no evidence needs to be presented for a conviction. All you need is for The accuser to be believed by a judge. Even if there are different supposed witnesses with differing stories. The judge can pick out the one he wants to believe. Laws are written for the benefit of the prosecution not the accused or even for justice. Of coarse the more money you have the better chances of a fair trial.
From my experience too (Florida) you are exactly right. The only “evidence” was what someone said….no real proof, evidence, nothing. I have also heard from others that the person accusing them “had done this before to someone” and there was proof of that but the judge did not allow it. Unbelievable but let’s face it, people are people. Too many people are just out for themselves…they will use the “system”. Lie, cheat, steal…..vindictive…..and still feel they are “helping” society when they know full well they destroyed a life and lied to do it. I “trust” very very few people and prefer to keep to myself…..afraid if I am outside my home too much I might offend someone for breathing….
“… a prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed and a prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within 3 years after it is committed.”
Where is this in the statutes? When exactly does a prosecution commence; e.g., at arrest, at trial, earlier? If the above time limitations are true, something really stinks (even worse than I already thought) about my public pretender.
Correction well taken. Let’s call it what it is prostitution. That is what the Bible calls it Revelation Chapter 18. So Lauren Book and all her cronies are prostitutes according to the Bible’s definition. So who are the real sex offenders here?
Meanwhile, see this:
https://www.wesh.com/article/agents-educate-seminole-county-parents-on-sextortion/30557032
Can’t comment on the site itself otherwise I’d have commented that it’s truly sad when parents have to be TAUGHT how to be parents. Anyone with teenage kids was still young enough to watch the internet grow into what it is now. But they need to be taught as if they’re all stupid but the FBI agent who is also a parent is somehow not stupid. Ok!
And now they come up with a new term; “sextortion”. Is that really necessary? Extortion is extortion no matter what it involves. “Sextortion” indeed. Man, the fear mongering is unfathomable in this country.