It's no secret that in any case involving sex abuse or other sex-related charges, the potential consequences that come attached to a "guilty" verdict are myriad and gravely serious. Serious fines and jail time are one thing, but a conviction on sex offenses also...
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Florida sex offenders disclose online screen names
Under Florida state law, sex offenders and sexual predators are usually required to give authorities their email addresses and screen names before using them in social network or other online sites. That information is then forwarded to the Florida Department of Law...
Florida teacher convicted in sex crime returns to probation
A 32-year-old female teacher from Florida whose sentence for a sex crime conviction had been frozen by a judge was recently ordered back under federal supervision.The teacher had been serving a ten-year suspended sentence, received in 2005, for inappropriate sexual...
Florida woman implicated in Internet prostitution ring
A Florida woman was recently arrested for her alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. The woman and her partner allegedly ran a prostitution ring that operated out of several apartments.The woman came under investigation by the Florida Department of Law...
College indiscretions may haunt Florida job seekers
According to data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and the U.S. Department of Labor, about 53.6 percent of four-year college graduates under the age of 25 last year were jobless or underemployed. That rate is the highest in 11 years, affecting around...
Florida municipality considers new sex crime ordinance
Leaders in a Florida municipality are considering a new city ordinance which some residents feel is too aggressive. The law would require sexual offenders to stay at least 300 feet from many places where children gather within city limits, including bus stops,...
Florida sex offender rate is rising
According to a recent tally by the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the number of sex offenders in Florida communities in 2012 has increased by 28% since 2005.True, Florida has warm weather, yet the balmy winters...
Additional restrictions coming for Florida sex offenders?
In previous posts, we've discussed various sting operations by Florida law enforcement. Such operations frequently target Internet sex crimes, using applications such as text messaging or chat rooms, and involve an undercover officer posing as a minor. Today's story...
School tragedy may prompt harsher sex offender laws
The recent school tragedy in Connecticut has prompted a variety of frank discussions on the subject of school security.Florida readers may be surprised to learn that there is no national policy or governing body that sets standards for school security. Rather, the...
Florida university receives grant for rape kit testing technology
The associate director of the International Forensic Research Institute at Florida International University is developing new technology to improve the quality and speed of processing rape kits.The technology appears to be sorely needed, considering that the Human...