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NJ - Dad of murdered Fla. girl urges NJ to enact tougher child sex offender sentences

Original Article 03/21/2011 By ANGELA DELLI SANTI TRENTON - The father of a Florida rape and murder victim, whose death led 44 states to enact stricter sex offender laws, was in New Jersey on Monday to encourage passage of a law imposing mandatory minimum sentences on child predators and anyone convicted of aiding them. Mark Lunsford is pushing for enactment of the "Jessica Lunsford Act," which would impose a mandatory 25-year term without parole for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13. Anyone who hinders their apprehension or prosecution would face three years behind bars. - So, his own son molested a child who was 14, so did he lower the age to 13 so it doesn't affect his own son? "There is no reason for anyone to put their hands on these children and to receive minimum sentences and probation ? it's hard time, 25 years," Lunsford said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 21, 2011 (boomark / email).