AZ: Arizona Registry Reform back on track

April 23, 2019, 12:20 pm The Arizona Senate President has removed a big hurdle to the proposed reform that would allow more registrants to be removed from that state’s registry. The bill will now be moving to the

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Is your Sheriff’s Office trying to collect your DNA?

April 16, 2019, 10:20 pm We are being notified by Members across the state that their Sheriff’s offices are either contacting them to come in and provide a DNA sample or, in some cases, even showing up at

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Experts want states to stop prosecuting teens for consensual sexting

April 16, 2019, 7:17 pm Research compiled in a new article in Pediatrics found that texting sexual images has become increasingly common among teenagers in the United States. That’s not completely surprising, considering teens are using cellphones more

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CT: Low-risk sex offenders could come off registry

April 15, 2019, 6:03 pm HARTFORD — The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would allow some low-risk offenders to come off the state’s public sex offender registry — a move that proponents said would make it easier

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FDLE Confirms DNA Collection is VOLUNTARY

April 22, 2019, 8:44 pm The FDLE has responded to our Public Information Request concerning the collection of DNA and confirmed that for any sexual offenders/predators who DO NOT currently fall under the criteria as outlined in F.S.

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Appeals Court rules man sentenced to 100 years for CP should be resentenced.

April 15, 2019, 3:41 pm The Court in Florida’s Fifth District Court of appeals affirmed the conviction but remanded the sentence (before a different judge) of a man who was sentenced to 100 years for CP. The opinion

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Opinion: The sex offender registry should assess risk, otherwise it is purely punishment

April 13, 2019, 12:09 pm This is a great opinion article out of San Antonio. It discusses the perils of the registry. https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/The-sex-offender-registry-should-assess-risk-13763987.php The post Opinion: The sex offender registry should assess risk, otherwise it is purely punishment

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AZ: Hostilities, Sex Crime Allegations Slow Arizona Registry Reform

April 12, 2019, 1:45 pm Reform in Arizona looks far less certain after the bill aimed at increasing eligibility for removal from the registry appears to be missing from the house agenda. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, sponsored

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CA: Appeals court strikes down state law that excluded sex offenders.

April 12, 2019, 12:15 am A 2017 California law that reducing mandatory penalties for youthful offenders applied to all crimes, including non-capital murders, except for violent sex offenses. That law was challenged and an appellate court struck it

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One of three charges against Ron Book dropped

April 11, 2019, 11:48 pm The prosecution has filed their Information against Ron Book in his DUI case. Notably absent is one of the charges (refusing to submit to a breathalyzer), which the State Attorney chose not to

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Constitutional right or crime? Case of alleged harassment of sex offender’s family heads to court

April 10, 2019, 6:22 pm A father and son from Freemansburg accused of harassing the family of a sex offender are headed to Northampton County Court on their respective criminal charges. James Forte Sr. and James Forte Jr.,

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PA: High court will again review sex offender registration

April 10, 2019, 1:24 am Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court shook up long-settled orthodoxy by ruling that the state’s sex offender registration law, otherwise known as SORNA (Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act) was punishment. The

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Authority to own a firearm

April 9, 2019, 1:29 pm Under the Florida Office of Executive Clemency, an ex-offender who has “completed all sentences imposed and all conditions of supervision have expired or been completed, for a period of no less than 8

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Fort Myers police captain under investigation for sexual misconduct as suspects sue.

April 9, 2019, 10:33 am The Fort Meyers, FL Police Department is facing a lawsuit, as two people arrested by them fight back against misconduct involving their arrests. The two are among two dozen who recently had charges

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ACSOL – International Travel

April 9, 2019, 10:55 am The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL), a national organization based in California, has put together some information on international travel for persons required to register as well as a form to

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MA: State Supreme Court says GPS not reasonable in all Cases

April 9, 2019, 4:04 am In Commonwealth v. Feliz, a case decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Court yesterday, the Court concluded that mandatory GPS monitoring for all sex offenses is “over inclusive in that GPS monitoring will not

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Charging each image separately does not violate Double Jeopardy

April 8, 2019, 1:29 pm On Friday, in Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals, ruled that charging a criminal defendant with separate counts for each image did not violate the constitutional prohibition of being “twice put in jeopardy”

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LA: After admitting sex with 3 boys, substitute teacher spared jail and barred from class only two years

April 5, 2019, 1:36 pm There is something wrong with the justice system when a female teacher gets probation and is only barred from teaching for two years. Had the teacher been male, I’ll bet he would have

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Woman Against Registry – Florida Group Kickoff Call

April 5, 2019, 1:51 pm From WAR: Folks – We are excited to announce the kick-off of our Women Against Registry State Group. We are elated to have a lady step up to lead the Florida group and

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The Dobbs Wire: What are prosecutors hiding?

April 4, 2019, 5:01 pm The Dobbs Wire:  Is the government breaking the rules, using secret technology to erode constitutional rights?   In cases around the country involving illegal images, prosecutors have dropped charges rather than allow defense attorneys

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