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Jim RosicaFebruary 13, 2017

A split appellate court panel has thrown out the molestation convictions of an Orlando-area man, saying he was the victim of “egregious prosecutorial misconduct.” In a 2-1 opinion, a three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal last week vacated Marco Antonio Rodriguez’s convictions and remanded the case back to the Orange County Circuit […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

Pastor Ken Adkins, perhaps best known in Jacksonville for representing the “Bible-based” opposition on expert panels during mayoral “community conversations” about the expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance to LGBT people, was arrested for child molestation and aggravated child molestation Friday. First reports suggest at least one of the incidents happened at his Brunswick church, with others […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 15, 2016

Roy Bay derailed the Jacksonville City Council HRO debate Tuesday, and was said Thursday to have moved to Miami. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wants him now. Below, the is the full statement from the JSO, detailing a sordid history that contradicts what he told local media in the wake of his Public Comment confession. […]

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2015

Like most parents, when I hear the tinkling music of an ice cream truck, I know what my future holds: rummaging in my pocket for some singles and spare change, a little begging and pleading from my baby girl, followed by big smiles, sticky hands and promises that we won’t tell mom we ate ice […]

Tag: child molestation

Orange County molestation convictions overturned after prosecutorial misconduct

Ken Adkins, outspoken critic of Jacksonville’s human rights ordinance, arrested for child molestation

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office seeks Roy Bay

About time: New law allows child victims to audio record sexual molesters