FL: NPR Station to discuss sex offender issues at 1:00PM today.
Today at 1:00PM on South Florida’s NPR affiliate 91.3, they will be running a story on sex offenders. For those in the South Florida area, you can listen live on…
FL: Florida House bill would require background checks for delivery workers
[orlandoweekly.com - 1/9/20] Background checks would be required for delivery employees after the murder of a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman in August, under a bill filed Tuesday by Rep. Mike…
FL: Cape Coral police identify mother, son found dead in home; son was registered sex offender
[news-press.com - 12/4/19 -Shooting victim shamed] The bodies of a man and his mother were identified as those found Tuesday morning in a northwest Cape Coral home. Cape Coral police identified them…
FL: Miami-Dade uproots sex offender camp yet again. Does harsh law really make public safer?
The latest eviction order came earlier this month: Some 70 paroled child sex offenders, now living in a flimsy village of tents, cardboard boxes and rusty campers in an industrial…
FL: Judge rules Pinellas detective, prosecutors lied in child porn case. Defendant could go free
[tampabay.com - 11/21/19] A 63-year-old man facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and possession of child pornography could go free after a judge found that Pinellas sheriff’s detectives and…
FL: Miami-Dade County closing down homeless camp while promoting homeless awareness week
[local10.com - 11/18/19] MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A group of people living in a Miami homeless camp is being told to leave. This is happening in the middle of Homeless…
FL: Inmate gets wish, sentenced to death for third Florida murder
[newsherald.com - 11/18/19] Rocky Ali Beamon, a three-time killer who publicly professed his hatred for sex offenders, had his wish granted Friday when he was sentenced to death for the…
FL: Florida Sheriff’s Association says Halloween initiative targeting sex offenders was a success
[wtsp.com - 11/12/19] LARGO, Fla. — The Florida Sheriff's Association is happy with the Halloween initiative to keep kids safe during trick or treating and related events. The operation involved…
FL: Bringing Sense to Sex Offender Laws [Audio recording]
[Miami Law Explainer on soundcloud.com - 10/28/19] In the decade since the national shame of a colony of sex offenders made homeless by draconian residency restrictions, how far has the…
FL: Florida Cops Went to Absurd Lengths to Entrap Man Who Showed No Interest in Underage Sex
[reason.com - 10/21/19] How do you catch a predator in Sarasota, Florida? You create one. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is going to "outrageous lengths" to make law-abiding lonely…
FL: Sex offender jailed after not moving to Georgia
A convicted sex offender who notified authorities he was moving to Georgia last month but never made the trip was charged with failing to report he was still in Ocala.…
FL: People on Sex Offender Registry Should Shelter from Dorian in Jail
For some people convicted of sex crimes in Florida, the only shelter open to them during Hurricane Dorian was the county jail. In some counties, people on the registry were barred from…
FL: A look inside Florida Civil Commitment Center life: Pesci v. Budz
[law.justia.com - 8/21/19] James Pesci is a detainee at the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), a for-profit facility that houses sex offenders involuntarily committed under Florida’s Involuntary Civil Commitment of…
FL: More sex offenders arrive so NSB wants to make rules more strict
There are more sex offenders moving to New Smyrna Beach and that has prompted city leaders to consider shrinking the locations where both sexual offenders and sexual predators can legally…
FL: Congratulations Derek!!! Appellate Court Voids Lauren Book’s Injunction
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 8/14/19] The order was issued by the 4th District Court of Appeals today so it’s being posted prior to our adding commentary in an effort to share this…
FL: Convicted sex offender drowned in Duval County jail cell toilet after beating
[firstcoastnews.com - 8/1/19] JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The inmate killed inside his Duval County Jail cell Tuesday was drowned in his jail cell toilet in addition to being beaten by his…
FL: Court Rules Against Sex Offender On Internet Use
[usf.edu - 7/25/19] Rejecting First Amendment arguments, a state appeals court Wednesday upheld restrictions on internet use by a sex offender. The ruling by the 2nd District Court of Appeal…
FL: DeBary ordinance expands sex offender regulations
DeBary's City Council passed an ordinance expanding regulations over registered sex offenders. The ordinance bans registered sex offenders from community pools, water parks, school bus stops, and other private and…