Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for June 16, 2026. This is recording number 376 Dear Members and Advocates, One of the realities of living on the sex offender registry is that many registrants and their families exist in a perpetual state of heightened awareness. We know that the public registry does more than publish information. It creates opportunities for unknowing violation, harassment,
The Florida Action Committee is growing — and with that growth comes the need for new leadership, fresh ideas, and more helping hands. Over the past several years, FAC has expanded tremendously. We keep initiating more legal challenges, increasing our advocacy efforts in Tallahassee and beyond, and have become a stronger voice for registrants, their families, and supporters across Florida.
This is a question we occasionally hear: If there are approximately 90,000 people on Florida’s registry, why does the Florida Action Committee have only 3,300 members? Do the other 86,700 agree with the registry? Hell NO! Like many advocacy organizations, FAC represents and fights for a population much larger than its membership. The reality is that many people who could
Weekly update for June 16, 2026. This is recording number 376 Dear Members and Advocates, One of the realities of living on the sex offender registry is that many registrants and their families exist in a perpetual state of heightened awareness. We know that the public registry does more than publish information. It creates opportunities for unknowing violation, harassment,
One of the most common criticisms of internet sting operations is that there was never an actual child involved. If the “victim” was really an undercover officer sitting behind a computer screen, can there truly be a victim at all? The criminal conviction itself is not the surprising part — that question has largely been settled by decades of case
Detectives with the Collegedale Police Department connected the disappearance of a 56-year-old man to an 18-year-old, who now faces several charges, including criminal homicide. Police said that on June 9, someone reported that Neal “had told her that he had killed someone, but they were a rapist and missing, and that he disposed of the body,” the affidavit stated. Detectives
Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book has announced she is seeking a return to the Florida Senate, launching a campaign for Senate District 30. For registrants and their families, the Book name represents something far more consequential: one of the most powerful political dynasties behind the expansion of Florida’s sex offense registry system wants back in. Lauren Book built
FAC encourages everyone to watch the archive video of oral argument before the Ohio Supreme Court in State v. Smith, a case that highlights the often absurd realities of registration compliance. The State alleges that Mr. Smith violated the registration statute by failing to report his “place of employment.” The problem? He worked for a cleaning company that assigned employees