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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Sex offender sentenced after moving to Jacksonville Ricardo Irvine failed to register after moving from Indiana

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A judge sentenced a man to 41 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender after traveling from Indiana to Jacksonville.

Ricardo Lamont Irvine, 43, pleaded guilty in December.

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Friday, May 6, 2016

interesting article: Is There More To The Adam Walsh Story?

"After shaking out what police and the medical examiners, and yes, the Walsh family, and the news media have put out about this case, there is only one takeaway that remains true: Adam Walsh disappeared. Everything else you think you know about this case is either absolutely untrue or is so unlikely that it’s essentially untrue."

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

FL: Focus group seeks effective communication about sexual abuse

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Researchers are conducting focus groups to study the best communication methods between parents and their children on the subject of child sexual abuse.

The researchers have focus groups on Wednesday May 4 in east Lee County, and on May 5 in North Fort Myers. If you would like to participate or get more information, please contact: Prof. Katy Allen by email at katyallen@rochester.rr.com.

The participants will view videos and give feedback on the effectiveness of the messages in communicating with children about the threat of sexual abuse. Participants remain confidential.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Florida Action Committee Recent Posts

Jacksonville passes Bill to amend Sex Offender Ordinance

May 4, 2016

Jacksonville Bill 2016-233 was passed. The bill modifies language in their sexual offender statute to be more specific. The change comes in response to a lawsuit that the...
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Hillsborough County to hear Comments on SORR – June 2nd

May 4, 2016

The Hillsborough County Commission will hear public comments on their proposed Sex Offender Residency Restriction on Thursday, June 2, 2016. FAC will be organizing a group to...
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Seminole County Lawsuit Update

May 3, 2016

The Magistrate Judge has ruled that the plaintiffs cannot proceed anonymously. In the overwhelming (and we do mean overwhelming) majority of cases that are brought by registered...
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Sex-offender list offers more harm than protection

May 3, 2016

I was recently on one of the city Facebook pages and noticed a posting that someone had discovered they have a registered sex offender in their neighborhood. What I found...
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Illinois proximity ordinance challenged

May 3, 2016

The State of Illinois is among the latest to see their “proximity ordinance” challenged. A lawsuit was filed on behalf of six registered citizens in federal court...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016

FL: Proposed bill requires landlords to notify tenants if registered sex offenders work on property - Florida Action Committee

Proposed bill requires landlords to notify tenants if registered sex offenders work on property - Florida Action Committee

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Pasco to hold meeting regarding Residency Restrictions - Florida Action Committee

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Clay County park is the site of sex offender sting. - Florida Action Committee

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Pasco deputies go door-to-door to check on sexual offenders as part of Operation Predator

Man convicted of sex crime says he's lost a lot

Erik Waxler

7:30 PM, Feb 24, 2016

12:33 AM, Feb 25, 2016

Source

Johnny Driver’s choices in life have left him in a bad place.

“I’ve lost everything, and to be truthful with you. My life is s****,” Driver said.

Living on the streets, Driver sleeps behind a New Port Richey grocery store, so it's not easy to maintain a permanent address as the state requires.

“If it’s raining, I find a little shelter or a cardboard box or something like that,” Driver said.

Driver’s run-in with the law dates back to 1987, when was he charged with sexual battery.

He understands the system and laws that placed him on the sexual offender registry, Driver added.

But now it’s made it near impossible for Driver to keep a job.

“I want to be productive," Driver said. "I want to prove that I’m not what this piece of paper says. They read a piece of paper and they automatically think the wrong thing.”

Driver is one of more than 900 people registered sex offenders in Pasco County.

Deputies are paying them all a visit as part of a statewide program called Operation Predator.

The mission is verify addresses and confirm they are living where they say they are.

“We go down the list and note any change,” said detective Carlos Ocasio.

Last year, Pasco County toughened its ordinance, barring certain sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of a school or other places where children congregate.

“We are just trying to keep the neighborhoods safe and our kids safe. Ocasio said. "If they have to go to another county, so be it, but they committed the crime.”

But Driver said he’s never committed a crime against a child, despite what people may think, because he is on the offender registry.

“I got nieces. I got nephews. And you can go and talk with any of them and they would tell you that I never ever had anything with them whatsoever with anything like that,” said Driver.

To keep track of any sex offenders in your neighborhood, you can register on the FDLE's website: http:// www.floridaactioncommittee.org

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Articles of Interest (already convicted WESH)

Los Angeles police officers charged with sexual assault

Two Los Angeles police officers who once worked as partners patrolling the streets of Hollywood have been charged with sexually assaulting four women they encountered while on duty, prosecutors...

February 18, 2016 07:23 PM

Peyton Manning cited in suit against university

A lawsuit accusing the University of Tennessee of mishandling reports of alleged sexual assaults by student athletes cites a 20-year-old complaint against then-Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning...

February 19, 2016 02:28 PM

Lake County teacher had sex with student inside classroom, deputies say

A Lake County High School teacher has been arrested, accused of having sex with a student in a classroom.

February 19, 2016 11:03 PM

Jared Fogle wants a shorter prison sentence

Fallen Subway pitchman Jared Fogle doesn't want to spend 15 years in prison.

February 20, 2016 06:58 PM

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Florida: Victory in Merritt Island - Florida Action Committee

Victory in Merritt Island - Florida Action Committee

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Recent Related Articles for Jan 5, 2016

First statewide animal abuse registry to go online Jan. 1 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution

...e man's best friend is protected in the new year. The state will start tracking convicted animal abusers online, much like a Megan's Law registry for sex offenders, WBIR reported.>>Read: FBI to keep closer tabs on animal cruelty casesThe country's first Animal Abuse Registry will be accessible...

Brevard County residents fight to remove sex offender from neighborhood (TV - Orlando ABC (WFTV))

...ounty neighborhood, but residents are fighting to have him removed under state sex offender laws.Vassallo, 77, is listed as a predator in the Florida sex offender registry after being convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl.He is prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of a park or playground. Re...

Backlog of untested rape kits in Florida far worse than earlier estimates (Tampa Bay Times)

...rowing for all rape kits to be submitted for testing because they could contain DNA evidence that can solve other cold cases and even identify serial sexual offenders. FDLE reported that when the city of Houston tested 6,663 untested kits, they found 850 matches in a federal DNA database that has so...

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Advocates Fight for Sex Offender Rights With Lawsuit

By Kyle Swenson

Friday, April 17, 2015

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/advocates-fight-for-sex-offender-rights-with-lawsuit-6935537

Federal suit filed against county, probation GPS provider - Florida Action Committee

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Florida HB 175 - Transportation Network Companies (background checks)

HB 175 - Transportation Network Companies

General Bill by Gaetz
Transportation Network Companies: Provides requirements for operating as a transportation network company or operating as a transportation network company driver; directs DHSMV to issue permits.
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Last Event: Withdrawn prior to introduction on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:30 AM

http://www.tbo.com/list/news-opinion-letters/letters-to-the-editor-distorted-trash-20150919/

Friday, August 7, 2015

New security system will keep sex offenders out of Palm Beach County schools | Florida Action Committee

Monday, August 3, 2015

Sex Offenders are Easy Targets | Florida Action Committee

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Court backs sex offender ordinance in Palm Bay, but WAIT....

Court backs sex offender ordinance in Palm Bay

WAIT!...

I think that should read " Court Backs Sex Offender in UNCONSTITUTIONAL Palm Bay ordinance.

(I love how the media has turned this suit around and the latest's news is spinning it as though he lost. Unreal.)

Here's the truth that the MEDIA didn't say..

FindLaw's District Court of Appeal of Florida case and opinions.

"Comments: Editor's Comment: Ordinances like the one involved in this case arbitrarily and capriciously adversely impact those convicted of a wide variety of laws governing sexually related activities from exposure to pedophilia and basically prevent those subject to them from living almost any where in many cities. "

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

Above comment is from: http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?s=FL&d=80324

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpufistrict Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1708037.html#sthash.e4Iw2Uwg.dpuf

Friday, February 6, 2015

Florida lawmakers to revisit sexting law

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Florida:FAC President to Testify before Senate Criminal Justice Subcommittee

***UPDATE*** The bill was not heard on 1/20/2015 – Will advise on when it will be scheduled.

Posted by Florida Action Committee on January 20, 2015

"The lifetime GPS bill will be discussed in the Senate Criminal Justice Subcommittee today.
This is a horrible, nonsensical bill that will place everyone convicted of a “sex offense” on lifetime GPS after October, 2015.
It makes no distinction between someone that looks at inappropriate images on their computer from the privacy of their own home and someone who abducted and raped a child in a school yard. It makes no distinction between a first time offender and a serial rapist. Everyone gets a life sentence!
Offenders will have to cover the cost of monitoring and if they can’t afford to do so, they will earn a new third degree felony and go back to jail.
It is critical that we reach out to our legislators and express opposition to this horrible bill.

To watch the testimony go to: https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/VideoSchedule"

Note: Meeting should start at 4:00 under the House Criminal Justice Committee.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Florida: Inmate's family becomes latest to sue over prison ...

Elderly, Disability, Conditions & the Americans with Disability Act: Inmate's family becomes latest to sue over prison ...: 11-15-2014 Florida: Darren Rainey was burned over 90 percent of his body, and his temperature registered over 104 degrees after he was ...

On a Personal Note

Thanks for the opportunity to express my thoughts regarding the issue of citizens’ rights, particularly addressing certain sex offenders’ crimes that do not fit the devastating, inequitable and endless punishment given.

As you know, many young men and women lives across the nation are being destroyed by incarceration, life-time registry and restrictive laws that do more harm than good. For those individuals, there is no second chance.

Below is a personal letter to President Obama:
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“Dear President Obama,

I truly agree with your sentiments that individuals, such as ex-felons, should be able to receive a second chance at life. Since we all know that one can veer off that path of life and travel along rough, rocky terrain, sometimes running off and ending up in some ditch. We all have made our fill of mistakes and sometimes those held a costly consequence that changed life forever. So we lived through it, trying harder to make things right with family, friends and those around us, but what about those who aren’t able to make things right even if they tried…because they’re labeled as too dirty, a leper, a person who is rejected from society and home.

But what if they’re a seventeen year old and had sex with a fifteen year old, consensual at that? Or they’re a teen that had gotten so enraged after a breakup that he sent out naked pictures of his girlfriend on his cell phone or email? Or an individual urinates where someone just happens to see them?

All are wrong and a travesty but do they deserve the life of no second chance with a registry that ends all. They are labeled, no jobs, no where to live…they have been deemed a menace to society, a plague. These certain circumstances, and many other situations similar to these, I believe still deserve a second change.

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

After my son’s early release and two years of prison, I thought I had handled that fact graciously knowing after serving his time he would be able to get that fresh start, that second chance. He was an exemplary inmate, GED, college courses and vocational classes. Little did I know that a second chance on the outside was the farthest from the truth? He now struggles and lives in a trailer park sharing a trailer with another and surrounded by others in the same rocking boat, one to float endlessly in shark infested waters. I see him little because of probation requirements (he couldn’t live with us because we were 800 feet near a school). My family is afraid of what would happen to them if he lived with them…vigilantism. My son has no other place to stay since others condemn him of his crime that is screamed from the highest rooftop. Sex offender, sex offender!

Not all sex offenders are pedophiles or predators but some are simply young kids that make one stupid and rash decision that eventually changes everything, and they have no idea what they’ve done until their life is never their own. Exactly, where is that second chance for those sex-offenders who are lumped together with pedophiles and predators? Now, it makes me sick to think of my son’s future and many like him that are on the registry and many with no second chance…ever. I am asking you as a mother and as another concerned citizen of the United States that these laws are looked at again and taken into serious consideration in what they are doing to the Constitution of the United States, not for sex offenders in general but the future rights of every citizen, before anymore are put into effect. They unjustly strip an offender of their rights and place them in a guillotine that can be easily set off by anyone and at anytime. Where is the second chance for ex-sex offenders in the present, pending and future laws?”
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What truly saddens me is the weakness and deterioration of what the sex offense issue is doing to our once, great nation. Across Europe, others are seeing the injustice and disregard of rights, but we ignore this problem and it makes me wonder where humanity is heading….

We have become a hysterical society in which our latest witch-hunt is a sex offender--no matter his/her crime.

Below is a email sent from a foreign advocate to a father of a sex offender:
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“The tragic story of your son's death is just so sad that it's difficult to explain how. It was very hard to read your letters. It seems almost unbelievable that this can take place in a democracy! From our point of view, there is no justice in this. Not in any way: not for you, your son, the former girl friend – or even the state.

It is an abusive legal system. It seems barbaric. And we are so very sorry that this takes place. That's why it's so important for us to try to neutralize the debate with this…, hopefully making some changes. ….. to show the every day life of the sex offenders, trying to show how they keep on being punished, even after served prison time…..But we will for sure tell the story of the injustice that your son has been exposed to.”
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I appreciate everyone's commitment and backing to protect everyone's civil rights, plainly as noted in the Constitution of the United States and is presupposed, giving ALL men are “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.”

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Man convicted of sex crime says he's lost a lot

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District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Fifth District.

John DOE I, Appellant, v. CITY OF PALM BAY, Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D13–3876.

Decided: July 17, 2015

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