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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November 18, 2005 Syracuse Post Standard SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 26-year-old man will be sentenced to 13 years in prison for helping a convicted serial kidnapper in the abduction of a teenage girl. Christopher Phillips of Schroeppel pleaded guilty in Onondaga County Court Thursday to a felony count of second-degree kidnapping. Sentencing is...
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Thursday November 3, 8:00 am ET ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ – Top officials from the U.S. and 21 other countries adopted an aggressive 17-point action plan to eliminate commercial child pornography worldwide by 2008; establish new national centers in Europe patterned after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in...
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By Mazie Aldrich Published October 24, 2005 It’s been a long time coming for Dana Smith of Bryant but this weekend she will be reunited with her five year old son after more than a three year separation. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has been searching for a child since 2001. According to...
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By Jason Cato TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, October 14, 2005 Cases of children being ripped from the womb and kidnapped are shocking, but rare. Since 1987, there have been eight documented cases in which fetuses were stolen, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Seven of those eight mothers died; all but...
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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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October 1, 2005 By JIM HOOK and KEITH PARADISE Staff writers Many states are taking a hard look at their public registries that list convicted sex offenders who are free and living in communities. Some of the offenders are missing. State Web sites serve as community alerts. Offenders’ names, photographs, birth dates and...
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By Josh Montez July 28, 2005 The Children’s Safety Act has been around for 10 years and is showing its age. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has introduced legislation with reforms that would make the national registry that’s part of the law consistent between the states. It is hoped that the changes will make...
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July 22, 2005 How many registered sex offenders are living in your neighborhood? If you don’t know, the Justice Department has put together a new Website where you can track sex offenders. The National Sex Offender Public Registry will be able to give you an up close and personal look at the convicted...
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