Author: FAC Contributor #3

Every day we scan news headlines, appellate court decisions and legislative filings to learn about current events impacting people on the registry. During our daily perusal, we came across this article, which questioned whether persons forced to register as sex offenders should be barred from entering places which serve alcohol. The supposition for the story was that Brock Turner (a

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in federal funding. It spends at least a few of those bucks crafting unnecessary emails like the one I got last week with the subject line: “Are your kids safely back-to-schooling?” Not only is “back-to-schooling” not a verb, but also the question seems geared less

Like many of us, I was watching the Miami Dolphins game this past weekend and I happened to notice one of the all-time great boxers, Mike Tyson, sitting in the owner’s box next to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. For many, the image was just a shot of two celebrities enjoying a game. Albeit an unlikely duo to attend

I’ll let you read the full article at the source before commenting: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/neighbors-furious-over-sex-offender-home/509-2796f9c3-dda7-4345-ad38-23147f92823d Note there were no issues – the neighbors only found out about the home after they checked the Megan’s Law Website. Despite there being no issues (aside from the community’s disapproval), they are looking to “change the laws” to prevent this program designed to reduce recidivism. They

One of the foundations of a civilized society is the concept that people who do wrong need to be held accountable for their crimes. What naturally follows from that precept is that once a person has successfully paid society back by serving their prison sentence, they have earned the right to be free and return home. What would you think

Here’s a little fun… Polk county just announced ANOTHER “Human Trafficking Sting”. This month’s sting was called “Fall Haul 2” and it claimed 160 Arrests. By now we already know about Sheriff Grady Judd’s “human trafficking operations”, which should never be considered “human trafficking” operations because they don’t find victims of human trafficking – they are more like very aggressive

This order was just issued by the court. ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINES AND CONTINUING THE TRIAL: The defendant’s unopposed motion to extend deadlines and continue the trial, ECF No. 36 , is granted in part. The discovery deadline is extended to 11/14/2022 . The deadline to move for summary judgment is extended to 12/12/2022 . The trial is rescheduled for the

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy is accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl multiple times at his home. The girl told a DCF investigator she had text messages from XXXXX that showed he admitted to the incident. Police downloaded evidence from the girl’s Android phone. The police report highlighted one text message from XXXXX that read, “How Dare you.” Police said

“Of course the judge found that City Walk was not a burden to the community it was in fact a blessing to the community,” says Jordan Pratt. Attorney Jordan Pratt of First Liberty Institute has been on the case for several months. He believed from the beginning this was an important cause. However, there is still a pending application for

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A school safety officer is accused of enticing a person under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity, according to a release from Duval County Public Schools. XXXXXXX  was arrested Tuesday by the Atlantic Beach Police Department on charges including lewd and lascivious battery—encouraging or enticing a person under the age of 16 to engage