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Child abductions by strangers actually rare

View the article here 04/18/2009 By Tom McNiff Crime wasn't an issue in tiny Benton, the southern Illinois town where Regina Freeman grew up. "Two murders in 20 years," Freeman says wistfully, and one of them was the result of a drunken brawl. The other, she says, was committed by the unlikeliest of suspects: a friendly young man who lived near the local middle school and handed out candy to boys and girls passing by on their way home. The man, _____, sexually assaulted and strangled a 12-year-old girl from Freeman's school and left her body in an abandoned home. _____ was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. As awful as it was, the incident didn't deter Freeman and her friends from exploring their small town. They continued to venture far from home to visit friends or the corner store, out of sight of parents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 19, 2009 (boomark / email).