NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The mayor has proposed an ordinance that would effectively ban registered sex offenders from living in Miami Beach. Mayor David Dermer wants to prevent sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet, or a half-mile, of any school, school bus stop, day care center, park or...
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Family and friends of a 13 year old girl, whose descent into drug addiction and prostitution ended in her slaying, recount a life punctuated by sexual abuse and an endless search for acceptance. Despite caring foster parents, social workers and a home life that in many ways seemed normal, Rebecca Hedman’s life ended...
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By DALE WETZEL, Associated Press Writer North Dakota law requires sex offenders to inform police if they get another job, even if they haven’t changed homes, the state Supreme Court ruled. The court’s decision revived a felony case against Michael Darnell Jackson, who did not tell Fargo police he had worked at a...
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PORTLAND, OR — Two bystanders who thought something was wrong when they saw a 10-year-old girl walk away with a man who had flashed what looked like a badge are credited with thwarting the child?s kidnapping. “Our worst gut fears were realized,” said Ken Gillam, who had watched the incident unfold…when he and...
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The Associated Press NAPERVILLE – Authorities on Friday released a forensic artist’s sketch of a small boy whose remains were discovered in a field earlier this month and who police say might have been a homicide victim. The sketch shows a boy, three to four years old, with short black hair and wearing...
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Associated Press Posted August 18 2005 TAMPA — Photographs of sexual predators registered in Hillsborough County will be posted in public parks and recreation centers, officials said. County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to post the pictures and other identifying information, and said they would consider extending the policy to libraries and other buildings...
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August 6, 2005 By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press Tips for parents to keep kids safe NEW YORK – Against a backdrop of highly publicized child abductions, some experts are urging parents to abandon the time-honored warning of “Don’t talk to strangers” and instead work creatively with their children on a variety of...
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The Associated Press June 01, 2005 A judge has convicted an Alabama couple of abducting a girl while she was playing in her front yard outside this northern Mexican city and sentenced both to 27 years in prison, local media reported. Michael and Kimberly Ray, of Robertsdale, Ala., were accused of kidnapping 7-year-old...
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