The largest Commencement ceremony in University of Tampa history takes center stage at the St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday, May 6, at 10 a.m. For the first time, more than 800 new graduates are expected to walk for their diplomas. The figures include more than 700 recipients of undergraduate degrees and more than 100 graduate degree recipients.
Definitions of a “Sex Offender” and a “Sexual Predator”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Web site provides long and detailed definitions of the terms “sexual offender” and “sexual predator”. The basic definitions are as follows. Sexual Offenders The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Web site defines a sexual offender as a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following violations of statutes:
ELSEWHERE: Defense asks for Duke rape accuser’s records
04/26/2006 (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. – An attorney defending Duke University sophomore lacrosse player Reade Seligmann against sexual assault charges filed a discovery motion Monday, asking prosecutors in the case to release the accuser’s medical, criminal and educational records.
ELSEWHERE: Tough new laws affect St. Ambrose U. neighbors
(U-WIRE) DAVENPORT, Iowa – It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet. In under five minutes, I was able to find three sex offenders within a two-block radius of St. Ambrose University. Two of them seem mostly interested in children under 13, so the young ladies on campus probably don’t need to be too concerned.
ELSEWHERE: USC student arrested for meeting decoy minor he met online
03/21/2006 (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES – Since a University of Southern California student was arrested Feb. 19 in Laguna Beach, Calif., on suspicion of attempted lewd acts with a minor, more light has been shed on the method used to arrest him. Benjamin Paul McAlister, a 21-year-old fourth-year architecture student, was caught in a sting operation by Perverted-Justice.