Prominent Florida attorney who led his law firm’s sexual abuse and sex trafficking team is arrested for possession for CP
It is with no pleasure that we report on this particular case. We all know too well the feeling of regret at the time of the arrest; how we would give anything to be able to go back and have never committed the crime, if indeed it was committed. From the moment of the arrest, most perpetrators of a sex crime determine that they will live the rest of their lives trying to make up for that terrible mistake they made.
But unfortunately, this is never good enough for many in our society. This attorney has probably entered a way of life that he never truly understood existed in the United States of America where we have always been taught that everyone deserves a chance at life.
“This attorney has been interviewed many times across the country about child sex abuse,” according to the New York Post. Additionally, he “advocated for the repeal of all statutes of limitations in child sexual battery cases.”
This attorney probably did nothing to try to rectify the horrible statutes/ordinances that are forced on the tens of thousands of law-abiding registrants living in Florida—Florida, which is considered by many to have the most heinous conditions in the nation for people on the registry.
Again, the registry did nothing to prevent this alleged crime.
If this attorney is eventually found guilty of the charges brought against him, could he be the legal mind that so many FAC members have been waiting for to join our efforts in abolishing the registry? As horrible as this story is for the victims of these pictures and videos, could there be a silver lining in it for registrants living in Florida?
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This guy is about to find out the hard way that:
You can’t explain it away.
You can’t pray it away.
This is no forgive and forget.
There is no path back to normal.
We don’t need Michael Dolce. We already have lawyers fighting for us who are better than Michael Dolce on registry issues. And he is about to lose his license.
Maybe years from now he’ll accept responsibility, complete court-ordered treatment, and become familiar with registry legal issues. At that time, maybe we can help each other. For now, Michael Dolce can [moderated].
So sad and yet it fits Freuds “reaction formation “
If convicted he will be in the hell he fought to put others in.
Imagine being a lawyer who hunted and prosecuted people convicted of sex offenses being caught with CP. Now imagine the hell he will be in prison. I mean wow!
Absolutely. But let’s see what happens to him. He was fired from the law firm. He stated he was sexually abused. I am wondering if his lawyer will use that as a defense.
Did his (alleged) childhood sex abuse claims come before or after these charges were brought? Asking because it’s not clear in the article.
It’s an infuriating double standard. The idea that one who claims (not even proves) childhood sexual abuse must be coddled and given everything they want (i.e., Lauren Book) or given a pass for every mistake or wrongdoing (i.e. Jason Vukovich), yet it’s irrelevant when the claimant has been charged with sex crimes (as here).
Prosecutors always ask for (and receive) the maximum penalty in CP cases. This guy obviously isn’t well-connected enough to avoid the charges, so it’s likely that he isn’t well-connected enough to get less than the max for whatever charges he ends up being convicted for, claims of childhood sexual abuse notwithstanding.
The feds have safe places to put people like him. Just lookup Josh Dugger. There are many more because of the proliferation of federal prosecutions for this type of internet crime.
Amen! I have zero sympathy for him. Nothing is a powerful as getting a taste of your own bitter and hateful medicine. I’m sure he will use his experience of being abused as a child to try to minimize his crime; no doubt something he refused to take into account while he was busy going after others in this same scenario with a vengeance.
I’m not even going to pretend to be anything but gleeful at the epic downfall and exposure of ultimate hypocrisy here.
Me either!
Essentially this is what he is facing, and possibly worse.
A first time offender convicted of transporting child pornography in interstate or foreign commerce under 18 U.S.C. § 2252, faces fines and a statutory minimum of 5 years to 20 years maximum in prison. Convicted offenders may face harsher penalties if the offender has prior convictions or if the child pornography offense occurred in aggravated situations defined as (i) the images are violent, sadistic, or masochistic in nature, (ii) the minor was sexually abused, or (iii) the offender has prior convictions for child sexual exploitation. In these circumstances, a convicted offender may face up to life imprisonment.
It is important to note that an offender can be prosecuted under state child pornography laws in addition to, or instead of, federal law.
Say No to Restorative Justice for Sex Offenders, by Michael Dolce
https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/317111-say-no-to-restorative-justice-for-sex-offenders/
“The people yelling the loudest are often just trying to hide from themselves and others.” (excerpted from Guy Hamilton-Smith on Twitter)
Thanks for sharing this, Jacob. I’m sending him a copy in jail along with some information and shared by FAC, Acsol and Narsol. Maybe he can put his law degree to work on our side of things now that he will be a member of the club.
Dolce will not want anything to do with registrants until he is at least sentenced. He will displace himself away from registrants for fear of looking guilty, like the rest of the guilty ones trying to hide something.