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The legal challenge involves an anonymous man who was convicted in another state under a law outlawing oral or anal sex. Lawyers for the man say he performed oral sex on his wife more than 20 years ago. In Idaho, that crime requires registration as a sex offender for...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft won’t be facing trial on charges that he paid for sex on consecutive days at a Jupiter, Florida, massage parlor. According to court papers filed on Thursday, Florida prosecutors are dropping the prostitution charges against...

DeSantis and Patronis on Wednesday blocked Meade’s request for a pardon, with DeSantis saying the panel should take the issue “under advisement” until it can gather more information. Fried supported granting the pardon, while Moody recused herself. Meade, executive...

A federal court in Tallahassee has ruled that City Walk Urban Mission can again operate in Wakulla County and can open up three other transition homes within the county. Tuesday, the court approved a settlement between the organization and the county. The county...

Below are highlights of ACSOL's breakdown of the proposed SORNA changes:   Section 72.3 - Federal law, that is SORNA, will apply to all individuals convicted of a sex offense regardless of when the offense occurred and whether the state where the offense occurred...

Raleigh, North Carolina -- Every year as Halloween approaches, many Patch media outlets, as well as others, publish articles featuring “red-dot” maps showing addresses, and sometimes names, of persons listed on sexual offense registries. Within the last few years,...

Victims who allege they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein have endorsed new legislation to ban lifelike sex dolls that resemble children in an effort to protect minors. The bill builds upon the CREEPER Act, an existing bill introduced to Congress in 2017. The...

When the Supreme Court of the United States decided Smith v. Doe in 2003 - wrongly, in my opinion - only two justices dissented with the opinion of the majority. Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg. Yesterday we lost one of them. Since 2003, Smith v. Doe has been a...