| Important legislation has been introduced which, if | | | | aides:Improves Sex Offender Registration and |
| passed, would go a long way toward protecting our | | | | Notification Program to ensure that sex offenders |
| nation's children from sexual predators. The proposed | | | | register, and keep current, where they reside, work |
| The Child Safety Act of 2005 would increase criminal | | | | and attend schoolImproves verification systems for |
| penalties against convicted child molestors as well as | | | | sex offender information by requiring monthly |
| close loopholes in laws that allow predators to roam | | | | verification, sex offender in-person verification every |
| free. Let's take a look at the pending legislation and | | | | six months, and regular notarized verification |
| how you can play an important part in seeing that it | | | | mailingsRequires States to have a uniform, public |
| becomes law.HR 3132, also known as The Child | | | | access sex offender registration websiteCreates Dru |
| Safety Act of 2005, was introduced by Congressman | | | | Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website to search |
| F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., the chairman of the | | | | for sex offender information in each |
| House Judiciary Committee, on July 26th as a | | | | communityExpands sex offenders to include juvenile |
| response to several high profile crimes involving | | | | sex offendersRequires States to notify each other |
| children. Each crime committed involved the kidnapping, | | | | when sex offender moves from one State to |
| sexual exploitation, and murder of the victims by | | | | anotherExpands sex offenses covered by registration |
| predators including these three cases:David Onstott, | | | | and notification requirements to include military, tribal, |
| 36, has been charged with first-degree murder of 13 | | | | foreign, sex crimes, and increases duration of |
| year old Sarah Lunde. Law enforcement officials say | | | | registration requirements to protect the publicExpands |
| that Onstott, a registered sex offender, confessed to | | | | community notification requirements to include active |
| breaking in to the home of the teen and choking her to | | | | efforts to inform law enforcement agencies, schools, |
| death. Her body was found one week later in an | | | | public housing, social service agencies and volunteer |
| abandoned fishing pond near her home.John Evander | | | | organizations in area where sex offender resides, |
| Couey, 46, has been charged with capital murder, | | | | works or attends schoolCreates new criminal penalty |
| burglary, kidnapping, and sexual battery on a child under | | | | of mandatory minimum of 5 years to maximum of 20 |
| the age of 12, as a result of breaking into Jessica | | | | years for sex offender who fails to comply with |
| Lunsford's home while she was sleeping. Couey | | | | registration requirementsExpands law enforcement |
| reportedly confessed to repeatedly raping the child | | | | use of DNA to solve sex crimesPrevents and deters |
| and then buried her alive in the backyard of his home | | | | violent crimes against children and sexual exploitation |
| located in Jessica's neighborhood.Joseph Edward | | | | of childrenProtects foster children from sexual abuse |
| Duncan III, 42, has been charged with the murder of | | | | and exploitationIncreases criminal penalties against child |
| four individuals from one family as well as the | | | | sexual predatorsSo, what part can you play in |
| kidnapping and rape of two children. Duncan stalked | | | | protecting our children? Contact your two U.S. |
| the Groene family home for several days before | | | | Senators as well as your House Representative and |
| overpowering and killing three family members and | | | | ask them to support the bill. Kindly, but firmly, stress |
| kidnapping the two youngest children. One of the | | | | that our children must be protected against repeat |
| children, Dylan Groene, was later murdered while his | | | | sexual offenders and that HR 3132 -- The Child |
| sister, Shasta, was rescued.In all three cases the | | | | Safety Act of 2005 -- should be passed as one way |
| perpetrators all had a criminal history -- often extensive | | | | to help keep our children safe.Too many of our kids fall |
| -- and were able to allude the law by failing to register | | | | prey to sexual predators. You can have a part in |
| as sex offenders. The Child Safety Act of 2005 will | | | | tightening loopholes that allow these monsters to roam |
| include the following provisions as outlined in the press | | | | free. Our children deserve nothing less. |
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