Florida lawmakers recently filed a package of proposed laws that will tighten the penalties for convicted sex offenders -- both during their incarceration and after their release. The laws are the result of a series of hearings held in both the state House and Senate....
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Month: December 2013
Neighbors spread rumor about man being a registered sex offender
In the public eye, a sex crime accusation can be as incriminating as the actual conviction, and even an acquittal in a court of law does not always restore the harm to one’s reputation. People may suspect that the accused was guilty, regardless of whether...
Florida college football star cleared of sex crime accusation
Florida college football fans may have heard that Jameis Winston, a quarterback for Florida State, has been cleared of an accusation brought by an alleged sexual assault victim.The quarterback has been the object of national media scrutiny, which is an invasion of...
Internet sex crime penalties may be harsher than actual assaults
Today’s story raises the question of whether some ideas might be better left in the realm of criminal justice theory, rather than applied in actual practice.Readers of this blog know that Internet sex crimes can implicate serious penalties, including fines and...