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ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

·August 3, 2022
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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct its annual conference on Saturday, October 1. The conference will be virtual and feature distinguished speakers including attorney Caleb Kruckenberg…

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FL: Brevard County sticks by tough ordinance restricting sex offenders

·August 9, 2022
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Source: floridatoday.com 8/8/22 Brevard County commissioners reaffirmed their tough stance toward registered sex offenders by making only making minor changes to a regulation limiting where they can go — even as the…

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FL: FDLE beginning investigation into death of Blackwater Corrections inmate

·August 5, 2022
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Source: yahoo.com 8/3/22 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an inmate's death at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility. FDLE's Special Agent in Charge Chris Williams told the News…

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FL: WESH 2 Investigates allegations of sex offenders being allowed to vote

·August 2, 2022
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Source: wesh.com 8/1/22 Morris ___ lives in Poinciana. Elections office records indicate he's "eligible to vote in Osceola County." His status is "active," meaning he can vote next month and…

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FL: Sex offender kills himself after conviction

·July 29, 2022
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Source: mypanhandle.com 7/29/22 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WMBB) — An Alabama man who was convicted of trying to have sex with a teenager in Marianna is dead. Authorities said he killed himself…

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FL: CALL TO ACTION: Brevard County Commission Meeting

·July 27, 2022
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Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 7/27/22 The agenda for the forthcoming Brevard County Commission meeting has been posted and they WILL be discussing the amendment to their sexual offender/sexual predator ordinance. We are…

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FL: The County Where Businesses Can Self-Identify As Parks in Order to Keep Sex Offenders Away

·July 20, 2022
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Source: reason.com/ 7/19/22 In 2020, an ordinance in Brevard County, Florida, permitted a business to certify itself as a place where children congregate—the moral equivalent of a park—thereby making it…

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FL: Florida teen creates fake online persona to catch child predator

·June 30, 2022
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Source: www.wesh.com 6/29/22 FORT PIERCE, Fla. —A Florida teen is being credited with putting a child predator behind bars. According to WPBF, back in January, 38-year-old Zachary ___ of Jensen…

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FL: A Florida appeals court approves ‘gain time’ for a man convicted of an attempted sex crime on a child

·June 13, 2022
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Source: news.wfsu.org 6/12/22 Rejecting longstanding legal precedent, a state appeals court said Friday that a man convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child is eligible to be considered for…

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FL: As sex offenders around Tampa Bay age, where will they go for nursing care?

·June 9, 2022
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Source: tampabay.com 6/9/22 John ___ spends his hours in a shed-sized room in St. Petersburg. Wipes, hospital dressing gowns and diapers are stocked haphazardly along narrow wooden shelves. John ’s…

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FL: Martin County sheriff wants to push out registrants who were pushed out of other counties

·June 7, 2022
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Source: wptv.com 6/7/22 MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Martin County commissioners Tuesday will consider expanding the distance registered sex offenders in the county have to live from playgrounds, schools and day…

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FL: ‘Groomer’ debate inflames GOP fight over Florida law

·April 9, 2022
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Source: thehill.com 4/8/22 “Groomer” is the new favorite term being used by far-right commentators and activists to describe opponents of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, sparking outrage among LBGTQ…

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FL: Pennsylvania tourist to stay on Florida’s sex-offense registry

·April 5, 2022
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Source: orlandosentinel.com 4/4/22 TALLAHASSEE — A Leon circuit judge has dismissed a Pennsylvania man’s challenge to a Florida law that kept him on a sexual-offense registry after a 10-day family…

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FL: [1970’s Teen] convicted in 2000 of molesting Boy Scout ordered to move out of home near family pool in The Villages

·March 24, 2022
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Source: villages-news.com 3/24/22 A [1970's teen] convicted of molesting a[nother] Boy Scout has been ordered to move out of his parents’ home located near a family pool in The Villages.…

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FL: Homeless sex offenders arrested in December released, illustrates systemic issue, attorney says

·March 8, 2022
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Source: floridatoday.com 3/8/22 Seven Brevard sex offenders arrested in December after their homeless camp was shutdown, were released from jail in January and February and their charges dismissed, court records show. They've…

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FL: Former Coral Springs Cop Sentenced For Soliciting Sex From Teen

·January 10, 2022
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Source: coralspringstalk.com 1/10/22 A former Coral Springs Police officer has been sentenced to 14-and-a-half months in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of using a computer to sexually…

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FL: OPPAGA 2021 Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Triennial Review

·January 7, 2022
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Source: OPPAGA Report Summary: Both federal and Florida law facilitate oversight of sex offenders and predators living in Florida communities, with state agencies and local law enforcement monitoring, registering, verifying,…

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FL: Homeless offenders in Brevard County struggle to find resources and shelter

·January 3, 2022
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Source: floridatoday.com 1/3/22 Jason ____ is sitting in Brevard County Jail waiting to appear before a judge on a charge of violating parole. He’d rather be anywhere else, but the…

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FL: Sex offender registry laws don’t work. Here’s what might.

·December 16, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: tampabay.com 12/16/21 The uncomfortable truth? Those who commit sexual offenses are usually not strangers. There are roughly half a million sexual assault incidents in the United States every year…