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FL: Cape Coral police identify mother, son found dead in home; son was registered sex offender

·December 7, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Miami-Dade uproots sex offender camp yet again. Does harsh law really make public safer?

·November 22, 2019
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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…

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FL: Judge rules Pinellas detective, prosecutors lied in child porn case. Defendant could go free

·November 21, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Miami-Dade County closing down homeless camp while promoting homeless awareness week

·November 20, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Inmate gets wish, sentenced to death for third Florida murder

·November 19, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Florida Sheriff’s Association says Halloween initiative targeting sex offenders was a success

·November 14, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Bringing Sense to Sex Offender Laws [Audio recording]

·November 5, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Florida Cops Went to Absurd Lengths to Entrap Man Who Showed No Interest in Underage Sex

·October 21, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Sex offender jailed after not moving to Georgia

·September 20, 2019
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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.…

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FL: People on Sex Offender Registry Should Shelter from Dorian in Jail

·September 4, 2019
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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…

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FL: A look inside Florida Civil Commitment Center life: Pesci v. Budz

·August 28, 2019
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[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…

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FL: More sex offenders arrive so NSB wants to make rules more strict

·August 16, 2019
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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…

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FL: Congratulations Derek!!! Appellate Court Voids Lauren Book’s Injunction

·August 14, 2019
·15 Comments

[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…

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FL: Convicted sex offender drowned in Duval County jail cell toilet after beating

·August 2, 2019
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[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…

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FL: Court Rules Against Sex Offender On Internet Use

·July 26, 2019
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[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…

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FL: DeBary ordinance expands sex offender regulations

·July 9, 2019
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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…

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FL: Fort Lauderdale relaxes restrictions on where sex offenders can live

·June 20, 2019
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[sun-sentinel.com - 6/18/19] Fort Lauderdale city commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to relax the city’s residency restrictions on sex offenders. Offenders will now be allowed to live close to bus stops…

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FL: Homeless Sex Offenders Must Move Again

·June 12, 2019
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Ever since the Julia Tuttle Causeway became an encampment for sex offenders more than a decade ago, officials have been trying to shoo the group away from the rest of…

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