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Lake County prosecutor William “Bill” Gadson announced he is seeking the death penalty in the case against Joseph Andrew Giampa. Giampa has been charged with two counts of sexual battery upon victims under the age of 12 and three counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child. This is the first case in the state to seek a capital

As expected, Tennessee has filed an appeal in Does v Lee.  In this case, the 6th District Federal judge ruled flat out that the State’s SORNA was punishment and that retroactive components were Ex Post Facto.   Tennessee’s appeal emphasizes three failings of the ruling:  1) the Court exceeded its limits; 2) the Court erred in declaring Ex Post Facto; 3)

By Sandy Rozek First published at NARSOL.org After three college presidents recently were questioned during a congressional hearing “if students calling for the genocide of Jews violated their school’s code of conduct,” Dan Bongino, a popular conservative radio host, stated “calling for the destruction of any group of people is indeed harassment, criminal, and must be condemned.”  NARSOL agrees. “Almost

The US Supreme Court met in conference on Friday, Dec 8, to discuss a number of cases including Clements v Florida.  You will recall this case requested the Court to declare that being on the registry under Florida’s SORNA was being held “in custody” under Federal Statute.   This morning the Court published that they have denied the petition.   A

The US DOJ updates this publication each July.  Previous year’s issues have been written up.  Even if covered already, please find a reminder to take a look at this document.  Recent case decisions and the anticipation of potential new case activity are good reasons to revisit this publication.   The document does a fair job of compiling and organizing case law. 

             Updated 12/14/2023 – Watch Bob do what he loved – restore and fly planes. News 13 story. View Obituary and the Tribute page where you can share your memories of Bob or send condolences to the family. It is with great sadness that we say good bye to Capt. Charles “Bob” Munsey who passed away on

By Sandy Rozek First published at NARSOL It is seldom that the morning newsfeed offers not two but three pieces dealing with the same topic, a topic that piques my interest and warrants some consideration. Some states structure their sexual offender registry so that a technical violation is punishable by a jail or prison sentence and in some states is

The VM Ybor City civic association has vocally complained about the concentration of persons forced to register living within their community.  The figures cited in the story suggests that the broader City of Tampa has only 1 person forced to register per 311 residents, but this neighborhood has a concentration of 1 person forced to register for every 28 residents.

The Chair of the Florida Republican Party is being investigated for a sex assault of an adult.   Christian Ziegler, R-Sarasota, was alleged to have been engaged in a consensual three-some until it was no longer consensual.  At some point, one participant believed the acts no longer reflected consent and was cited in a heavily redacted police report as describing

A group of eight individuals forced to register filed a Federal lawsuit seeking relief from the Tennessee Sex Offense Registry.  Judges ruled in 2021 that the 2004 changes to Tennessee’s registry were punishment and unconstitutionally ex post facto for a person whose convictions were prior to then.  Recent rulings affirming these rulings were made to benefit single individuals.  That would