sarahhod
05-01-2009, 04:52 AM
Megan's law to learn location of sex offenders
April 30, 10:58 PM ·
The parents of 7-year-old Megan Kanka of Hamilton Township in New Jersey did not know that a twice-convicted sex offender was living across the street until it was too late. The male predator, who had been convicted in a 1981 attack on a 5-year-old child and an attempted sexual assault on a 7-year-old, lured Megan into a neighbor’s yard by giving her his word that he had a puppy waiting for her.
Then he brutally raped and murdered young Megan. Soon after, residents throughout New Jersey were signing petitions demanding that the general public be made aware of who and where sexual predators were in their state.
Megan’s parents, Maureen and Richard Kanka, had gathered more than 430,000 signatures, and 89 days after their daughter’s disappearance, New Jersey became the first state to pass a law that mandated community notification of the presence of sex offenders -- New Jersey’s Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with local police.
The Kankas, along with other advocates across the country, such as Marc Klaas, Patty Wetterling, John Walsh, and other victims and advocates, successfully lobbied federal lawmakers to pass the May 1996 federal version of Megan's Law. The Kanka family also founded the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation. Like Megan’s law, the foundation was set up with the intention to help ensure that every possible step be taken to prevent the future victimization of young children.
To be alerted to the known presence of convicted sex offenders living in your community go to http://www.familywatchdog.us/freeemail.asp
In Maryland, to find sex offenders living near you, track sex offenders’ movements, provide law enforcement with tips to help find offenders, get assistance if your child is the victim of sexual abuse, and help find abducted children through the use of an enhanced cell phone AMBER Alert system to to www.socem.info/ (http://www.socem.info/)
Be aware that while you have the right to information on convicted sex offenders, it is a misdemeanor to harass any person found guilty of this crime.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6369-Baltimore-Crime-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Megans-law-to-learn-location-of-sex-offenders (http://www.examiner.com/x-6369-Baltimore-Crime-Examiner%7Ey2009m4d30-Megans-law-to-learn-location-of-sex-offenders)
ETA:- Not sure where to put this article?? Roamer, could you move if necessary please. TIA
April 30, 10:58 PM ·
The parents of 7-year-old Megan Kanka of Hamilton Township in New Jersey did not know that a twice-convicted sex offender was living across the street until it was too late. The male predator, who had been convicted in a 1981 attack on a 5-year-old child and an attempted sexual assault on a 7-year-old, lured Megan into a neighbor’s yard by giving her his word that he had a puppy waiting for her.
Then he brutally raped and murdered young Megan. Soon after, residents throughout New Jersey were signing petitions demanding that the general public be made aware of who and where sexual predators were in their state.
Megan’s parents, Maureen and Richard Kanka, had gathered more than 430,000 signatures, and 89 days after their daughter’s disappearance, New Jersey became the first state to pass a law that mandated community notification of the presence of sex offenders -- New Jersey’s Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with local police.
The Kankas, along with other advocates across the country, such as Marc Klaas, Patty Wetterling, John Walsh, and other victims and advocates, successfully lobbied federal lawmakers to pass the May 1996 federal version of Megan's Law. The Kanka family also founded the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation. Like Megan’s law, the foundation was set up with the intention to help ensure that every possible step be taken to prevent the future victimization of young children.
To be alerted to the known presence of convicted sex offenders living in your community go to http://www.familywatchdog.us/freeemail.asp
In Maryland, to find sex offenders living near you, track sex offenders’ movements, provide law enforcement with tips to help find offenders, get assistance if your child is the victim of sexual abuse, and help find abducted children through the use of an enhanced cell phone AMBER Alert system to to www.socem.info/ (http://www.socem.info/)
Be aware that while you have the right to information on convicted sex offenders, it is a misdemeanor to harass any person found guilty of this crime.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6369-Baltimore-Crime-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Megans-law-to-learn-location-of-sex-offenders (http://www.examiner.com/x-6369-Baltimore-Crime-Examiner%7Ey2009m4d30-Megans-law-to-learn-location-of-sex-offenders)
ETA:- Not sure where to put this article?? Roamer, could you move if necessary please. TIA