The Appeal: Still on the Registry For Life.

May 14, 2019, 11:41 pm Search for Zhuo “Simon” Liu in California’s online database of registered sex offenders and you’ll see a snapshot of his offenses. You’ll learn that he was convicted of “rape in concert with force

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Appellate Brief Filed in Miami-Dade SORR Case

May 14, 2019, 2:45 pm The ACLU and Legal Services of Greater Miami, who represent the John Doe plaintiffs living homeless in Miami-Dade County because the Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORRs) restrict their housing options so drastically, have

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Utah lawmaker suggest removal of some sex offenders from that state’s registry

May 16, 2019, 12:13 pm Utah Sen. Todd Weiler says that all sex offenders are put “in one pot”.  “We tend to kind of group those sex offenders together in the same broad brush category,“ said Sen. Todd

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Video Evidence Is Thrown Out in Massage Parlor Case

May 14, 2019, 11:17 am Florida law enforcement was handed an appropriate slap on the wrist when video evidence of their much-hyped “human trafficking” massage parlor stings was thrown out. Yesterday, Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser ruled

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Florida Appellate Court says Sexual Predator Designation Cannot be Made AFTER Sentence is Completed

May 13, 2019, 4:32 pm Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals reversed an order designating a man as a “sexual predator” after he had completed his sentence. The Appeals court found that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over

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False Accusation of Sexual Assault Leads to Murder

May 13, 2019, 2:19 pm A 62 year old man in Utah is dead after the brother of a 16 year old teenager who accused him of sexual assault killed him. The girl told her brother that the

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AK: Sentences to become harsher for sex offenses

May 13, 2019, 10:59 am The Alaska legislature recently passed H.B. 49, which increases the maximum period of probation for sex offenders and bars sex offenders from receiving good time credit while in prison or on parole. Although

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Prosecutor gives notice of new evidence in Ron Book DUI case

May 8, 2019, 2:13 pm The Assistant State Attorney prosecuting lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI case filed a supplement notice of discovery in his case yesterday. Among the additional evidence he intends to introduce at trial are; two audio

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AZ: Bill easing some sex-offender registration laws rejected in Senate

May 8, 2019, 1:49 pm State senators refused to make it easier for a limited number of people to escape requirements to register as sex offenders amid concerns from some lawmakers that they have been prevented from voting

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Florida’s First DCA vacates more convictions for double jeopardy

May 6, 2019, 8:10 pm We previously mentioned that after a Florida Supreme Court case (Lee v. State, 258 So. 3d 1297 (Fla. 2018)) ruled that multiple convictions for solicitation, unlawful use of a two-way communications device, and

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Can you be charged with “relevant conduct” that occurs outside the United States

May 6, 2019, 7:56 pm The 11th Circuit (Florida’s federal appellate circuit) decided an interesting case this past week. Basically, the issue was whether conduct that takes place outside the United States can be considered “relevant conduct” when

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Member Submission – Why we need justice reform and why you should care.

May 6, 2019, 11:48 am If you’re Republican/Libertarian/Conservative, you hate to see your tax dollars wasted by politicians and government employees playing games. If you’re a Democrat/Liberal, chances are you feel strongly about social (in)justices. If you fit

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Be sure to check your sex doll’s ID – Florida Legislature passes new law

May 3, 2019, 12:47 am The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to ban childlike sex dolls, sending it to Gov. Ron DeSantis to be signed into law. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, sponsored SB 160, which would make

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VA: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam vetoes bill that would block sex offenders from emergency shelters

May 2, 2019, 1:14 pm The legislation would have let shelter officials deny entrance for convicted sex offenders for however long was “necessary to ensure the safety of other individuals”.  In a statement, the governor said that: “The

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Alaska says NO to Ron Book Client, Wellpath (F/K/A Correct Care Solutions)

May 2, 2019, 10:44 am You have to suspect something is fishy about a company when they have to undergo multiple name changes over the years. One industry’s main players have undergone multiple name changes over the years;

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AL: Proposed Bill Would Give Discretion to Judges on Whether to Register Juveniles as Sex offenders

April 30, 2019, 12:45 pm Tomorrow, a senate committee in Alabama will consider Alabama Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Senator Cam Ward. Among other things, the bill would give Courts discretion as to whether or not a child

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Opinion: Abolish the Registry

April 30, 2019, 11:38 am This is an article from The Northern Light Newspaper, in Alaska, that examines the issues that the registry creates. It’s not easy to come to the defense of nonviolent sex offenders. Any lawmaker

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7th Circuit rules DOC sex offender program violates Constitution

April 29, 2019, 5:14 pm Finding the disclosures provide information that any law enforcement agent “would love to have,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Indiana’s requirement that sex offender inmates give detailed accounts of their

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Florida Appellate Court Reverses Probation Violations for Non-Willful Violations

April 29, 2019, 4:57 pm Last week a decision came out of Florida’s First District Court of Appeals that should provide some peace of mind to those unable to afford the cost of treatment and supervision. The appellant

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What role should social media sites play in preventing child exploitation?

April 29, 2019, 4:20 pm Last week, the New Jersey attorney general’s office announced the arrest of sixteen individuals as part of “Operation Home Alone”. These individuals, which included a police officer, minister a teacher and other professionals

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