Sexual Offenders

FILE — Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference, July 2, 2020, in New York. Social media is abuzz with news that a judge is about to release a list of "clients," or "associates" or maybe "co-conspirators," of Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. While some previously sealed court records are indeed being made public, the great majority of the people whose names appear in those documents are not accused of any wrongdoing.

Court records related to Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released, but they aren’t a client list

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating that a judge is about to release a list of clients or co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.There is no such list and the truth is less scandalous.Previously sealed court documents related to Epstein are being released, but the great majority of those whose names appear in the documents aren’t accused of wrongdoing or have been mentioned previously in legal proceedings or news accounts.

Report: Number Of Sex Offenders Living In Florida Is Growing

The Associated Press

The number of sex offenders and predators living in Florida has been rising steadily for more than a decade, according to a new report put together by...

A screen shot of the state's map of where registered sex offenders say they are living. More than 200 transient offenders (marked by tents) are listed as living in the encampment outside of Hialeah.

Homeless Sex Offenders File Suit Against Miami-Dade, Arguing They're Entitled To Stay Put

Douglas Hank

Four homeless sex offenders living in tents outside Hialeah are suing to block Miami-Dade from dismantling their roadside encampment, arguing the county...

Florida Department of Law Enfocement's Tampa facilities.

Florida Makes It Easier To Track Convicted Sex Offenders

The Associated Press

Florida is upgrading the website that allows people to find out the location of sexual offenders and sexual predators.