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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 cost is just $25. The conference will be virtual on Zoom and…

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FL: 10-year-old student may face battery charge after hugging school counselor

·November 9, 2022
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Source: nbcnews.com 11/9/22 A 10-year-old boy was suspended from his Florida elementary school and faces a charge of misdemeanor battery after he was accused of inappropriately touching a school counselor…

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FL: Sheriff posts large red metal signs on Halloween in front of registrants’ residences

·October 31, 2022
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Source: msn.com for WXLTV.com 10/28/22 Vigilante sheriff posts signs in front of the homes of registrants Watch the video

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FL: Florida sheriff’s deputy arrested for sex with teen in youth cadet program

·October 24, 2022
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Source: nypost.com 10/19/22 A Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested Tuesday for having sex with a teen he supervised in the department’s youth cadet program, including several trysts while on duty,…

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FL: Jacksonville won’t require sex offenders to post ‘no candy’ signs outside home for Halloween

·October 20, 2022
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Source: news.yahoo.com 10/19/22 A warning to parents planning trick-or-treating routes: The City of Jacksonville will not require registered sex offenders or predators to post a sign outside their home indicating…

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FL: Police cameras show confusion, anger over DeSantis’ voter fraud arrests

·October 18, 2022
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Source: tampabay.com 10/18/22 TALLAHASSEE — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn’t believe the reason. “What is wrong with this state, man?”…

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FL: ‘Nationally-recognized’ teacher arrested in Fort Lauderdale for sex assault on minor after Tinder meet

·October 11, 2022
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Source: local10.com 10/10/22 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A teacher who has worked in schools in Miami-Dade and Broward and who received a presidential award is facing charges in Broward County…

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German Court Grants Protection to former Florida Sex Offense Registrant on Human Rights Grounds

·October 7, 2022
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Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 10/7/22 Taken from the FAC article: SOURCE: Steven Whitsett, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Sending registrants back to prison for mere administrative violations of Florida’s sex offender registry violates human rights…

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FL: Gainesville city commissioners consider changes to city’s sexual offender ordinance

·October 6, 2022
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Source: mycbs4.com 10/6/22 Gainesville, FL — Gainesville City Commissioners passed a motion to craft a proposed amendment to the current Sexual Offender and Sexual Predator Ordinance in place to mirror…

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FL: He Served 18 Months for a Sex Offense. He’s Re-Imprisoned Anyway, Possibly for Life.

·September 23, 2022
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Source: flaglerlive.com 9/21/22 Under Florida law, imprisonment does not depend only on proven guilt of a crime. It can also result from the possibility of a future crime. The imprisonment…

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FL: What do you think about Jacksonville not enforcing the sign requirement for sex offenders on Halloween?

·September 23, 2022
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Source: news4jax.com 9/22/22 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two registered sex offenders filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville because they want to decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other…

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FL: Florida sex-offender registry challenge rejected

·September 15, 2022
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Source: cbsnews.com 9/14/22 TALLAHASSEE - In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man's constitutional challenge to being kept on…

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FL: FAC sends letters to Sheriffs asking them to warn scam targets

·September 1, 2022
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Source: Florida Action Committee 9/1/22 FAC has sent letters to the Sheriffs of all 67 Counties in Florida, asking them to warn registrants of the scam targeting registrants across Florida…

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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…