A man charged with three counts of soliciting a teenage boy for sex in Florida was recently sentenced to three years in prison. The man had initially pleaded not guilty to the sex crime charges after his arrest. However, as his trial date approached, the man...
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Month: September 2012
Physician penalized on basis of sexual charges, not actual conviction
A recent story illustrates the difficulty that defendants facing charges of a sex crime may encounter in their daily lives.A physician who was the medical director of a private academy was arrested on charges relating to a sex crime. Law enforcement officers claimed...
DNA evidence leads to arrest of Florida man for 5-year-old crime
Florida police recently arrested a man for an alleged sex crime that occurred in 2007. Although it was a cold case, local authorities claim they resubmitted DNA evidence from the scene and were able to obtain a match with the man. Based on that new evidence, they were...
Florida prostitution moves off streets, into social media
Craigslist, a free online classified service, responded to the criticisms from advocacy groups and lawmakers by shutting down its adult advertisement section in 2010. The website Backpage.com, however, is standing firm. It has a financial incentive to do so, as the...