August 18, 2020, 12:09 pm The Florida Action Committee has launched a new YouTube Channel where we will archive and share relevant videos. If you come across video content you think should be added to our channel, please
Read MoreAugust 18, 2020, 11:58 am We recently posted a video from a law professor and law enforcement officer reminding us of why it’s never a good thing to speak to the police without an attorney present. Remember the
Read MoreAugust 17, 2020, 6:43 pm Gardaí are closely monitoring the situation after a 59-year-old convicted child porn offender was targeted by vigilantes twice within the space of a week. It is understood that officers have given David Sharpe
Read MoreAbstract: Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex
Read MoreFor those unaware, when the Adam Walsh Act was passed by Congress in 2006, they delegated the implementation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) who then formed the Sex Offense Sentencing Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) office. The SMART office then
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020, 8:35 am An effort by state Sen. Scott Wiener to reform sex offender registration laws and ensure equality for the LGBTQ community has drawn harassment from conspiracy theorists. Wiener, who represents San Francisco, said at
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020, 8:26 am Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020, 8:09 am Regent Law Professor James Duane gives viewers startling reasons why they should always exercise their 5th Amendment rights when questioned by government officials. The post Video: Don’t Talk to the Police appeared first
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020, 7:05 pm Colorado legislators have closed a loophole in state law that allowed certain sex offenders to get out of prison early and transfer to community corrections before completing required treatment. To fully understand what
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020, 3:54 pm The Department of Justice is proposing a rule that specifies the registration requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (‘‘SORNA’’). The rule in part reflects express requirements of SORNA and in
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020, 10:39 am They give themselves names like “Dads Against Predators”, “Predator Snatchers”, “Predator Patrol” or “POPSquad”. They are groups of vigilantes who admittedly intentionally stage bait operations to lure individuals to locations thinking they are
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020, 8:08 am Dear Members and Advocates, On Friday we posted something that received positive feedback so we’ll reference it here and encourage everyone to take a read through it when you have time. The post
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020, 6:45 am Well this is horrible… a man convicted of a sexual offense in 2007 turned his life around and started a janitorial business. He gets a contract providing janitorial services for the VA. USA
Read MoreAugust 10, 2020, 2:54 pm A new documentary will be airing August 20th on BBC. Follow Becky Southworth as she steps into the unsettling world of sex offender rehabilitation. Meeting the sex offenders living in our communities, Becky
Read MoreAugust 10, 2020, 1:04 pm A Tennessee Federal District Court last week denied the State’s Motion to Dismiss and ordered an injunction preventing them from enforcing the sex offender registry against an individual whose offense pre-dated the enactment
Read MoreIn 2007 I signed a plead agreement and went to prison for a sex offense. At the time the law in Missouri said in parole guidelines that I was required to spend 59 month in prison prior to
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020, 11:38 am Take two individuals who commit the exact same federal offense. One person lives in State “A” and the other in State “B”. The person living in A will be on the public registry
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020, 8:07 am Wonder why so many lawyers refuse to touch any cases involving RSOs? Here’s one reason why? Attorney, Patricia Sigman is a candidate running for Florida Senate, District 9. She is the target of
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020, 7:43 pm Sometimes we come across a news story that I have to read twice to make sure I’m not hallucinating. Several news outlets in Louisiana are reporting that the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s office conducted
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020, 4:15 pm The following (very technical) study (from what I could understand of it) discusses the harm caused by the “sex offender” label. Assembling the Chimeric Sex Offender It contains a lot of terms of
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