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A conviction for an Internet sex crime in Florida is a serious matter, and can have long-reaching impact on a person's career. It can be difficult to overcome any negative stigma or public reaction to an arrest -- even in the event the charges are later dropped or if...
According to Florida authorities, a 5-day sting operation has led to the arrests of 23 men. The suspects are accused of traveling to a Florida location -- a decoy home manned by undercover officer -- with the expectation that they were going to have sex with a child....
A Florida man was recently arrested after Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents received a tip about the man's alleged computer chatting with a minor. Agents served a search warrant on the man's home, where they removed computers and hard drives. A search of...
Florida readers may be surprised to learn that, according to a 2011 study by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, Florida ranks third to only California and Texas in the number of sex trafficking violations. The study based its numbers on calls made to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To investigate allegations of child pornography and child sex crimes in Florida and across the country, law enforcement officers often rely on software technology to scan computers for child pornographic images and videos. Now, new technology approved by the FBI is...
The Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal recently ordered that a sex offender's probation be reinstated. What that means is that the offender will be placed back on probation, and she typically must continue to abide by the terms and conditions applicable to the...