If an individual is charged with prostitution or soliciting prostitution in Florida, he or she faces the possibility of criminal consequences if there is a conviction, in addition to the likelihood of personal and professional repercussions. After a recent online prostitution sting by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 80 people now face this possibility. Local deputies conducted the operation...
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement conducted yet another undercover child-sex sting operation in Osceola County. The obvious hope is to arrest would be child molesters and abusers. The people who were caught up the sting will most likely be arrested for charges of traveling to meet a minor or solicitation of a minor. Let’s be clear nobody wants children to get hurt or...
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement sex crimes units just announced 25 arrests for traveling to meet a minor in the Tampa area. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) combined forces with the Department of Homeland security, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. FDLE is reporting that the majority of those accused have...
Continue ReadingOrlando news outlets are reporting that a Deltona man, 37, has been arrested and charged with sexual activity with a minor and a probation violation regarding sex offender registration. The man was in Volusia County jail this morning after law enforcement officers went to a house and found the man in bed with a pregnant 17-year-old. The man had...
Continue ReadingWhen an allegation of a sex crime has been made and a suspect has been arrested, Orlando TV stations will often give the arrest sensationalist coverage. A subsequent release of a suspect or an acquittal at trial is typically given far less coverage, if any at all. We were reminded of this pattern when Orange County deputies recently arrested...
Continue ReadingIn 2010 this blog reported that Backages.com was becoming the new Craigslist.com when it came to “adult services” on the web. Well two years later and it still looks like backpages.com has continued down this road. The Sun-Sentinel is reporting that a landlord was suspicious of people coming to a tennant’s apartment. Law enforcement was notified and discovered that the...
Continue ReadingFlorida is known for its tough sex offender registration and general sentencing laws. However, some Florida lawmakers do not believe that existing laws related to sex crimes are strict enough. As a result, many lawmakers are vowing to introduce bills during the next legislative session designed to punish convicted offenders more severely. In particular, some state legislators are concerned...
Continue ReadingA recent high-profile case in Florida is illustrating just how complex teenage romance can become when young people decide to become physically intimate with each other. The defendant in this high-profile case has received a great deal of support from around the nation for one interesting reason. She is an 18-year-old charged with sex crimes related to an intimate...
Continue ReadingAccusations of committing a sex crime always carries a serious social stigma — no matter whether or not a person is convicted. Protecting reputations is one of the reasons why it can be beneficial to pursue a strong criminal defense. Not long ago, police busted six women and one man for prostitution near Orlando’s South Blossom Trail. Reports indicate...
Continue ReadingIn 2003, Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act. Last year, the Justice Department finally released a list of prevention measures that prisons and jails receiving federal money must follow as a measure of enforcing this law. In essence, the 2003 law both insists on a zero tolerance policy with regards to inmate rape and on the implementation of...
Continue Reading