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Lee judges: Law restricting sex offender movements too broad

By "eAdvocate"

12-16-2009 Florida:A Lee County ordinance that excluded sex offenders from recreational sites like beaches and swimming pools was deemed too broad by a pair of county judges in a ruling released Monday.Yet, judges Radford R. Sturgis and John E. Duryea Jr. upheld the law?s constitutionality while removing some of its haziest language.Defense attorneys in the case said they were satisfied.?They recognized that certain words had to be given a plain and ordinary meaning,? said John Coleman.Sheriff Mike Scott, whose agency crafted the law, said the law will be immediately amended as ordered.?The safety and well being of our community is paramount to us and the ordinance still provides important protections for our citizens as the premise of it remains intact,? Scott wrote in an e-mail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 16, 2009 (boomark / email).