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Lawmaker seeks new registry for child abusers

By "eAdvocate"

12-2-2010 Michigan: December 01, 2010 - Legislation recently introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would create a statewide registry for convicted child abusers and set punishments for offenders who don't comply with registration procedures. House Bills (HBs) 6568 and 6569, introduced as a tie-barred pair last week, would force convicted child abusers to register with local law enforcement agencies and create a graduated system of jail sentences for failure to register. The bills' sponsor, state Rep. John Espinoza (D-Croswell), said the idea for the legislation came out of an incident in Port Huron where a toddler was found to be physically abused by both her mother and her father. Both had been charged with the crime, but during the investigation of the case it was found that the father had been a person of interest in another child abuse case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 02, 2010 (boomark / email).