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More Tips for Protecting Your Child from Sexual Predators

By Steven Rodriguez

Megan’s Law was created in the face of tragedy after 7-year-old Megan Kanka of New Jersey was brutally raped and killed by a neighbor who was a known child molester. Megan’s parents had no knowledge of the man’s background and no reason to be on the alert or warn their daughter — until it was too late. Devastated by what had happened to their child, the Kanka’s lobbied tirelessly to give other parents the tools to protect their children from sexual predators. Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with law enforcement agencies. It also makes it possible for the public to obtain information about the identities and addresses of registered sex offenders. But parents must be ever vigilante. More than 90% of children are molested by someone they know...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on January 26, 2009 (boomark / email).