Friday, April 22, 2005

Measures Needed To Protect Kids

Congress gets Lunsford legislation
WASHINGTON (CNN):Members of Congress on Thursday were introduced to legislation that would require states to keep closer tabs on convicted sex offenders not behind bars.The legislation would be called the Jessica Lunsford Act in honor of the Homosassa, Florida, girl who was allegedly abducted and slain by a convicted sex offender."Jessica Lunsford's murder is a horrifying example of the need for stricter laws regulating sex offenders," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Florida Republican... Link
Coroner: Jessica Marrie Lunsford Burried Alive
A nine year old girl was raped, bound and buried alive, kneeling and clutching a purple stuffed dolphin, state prosecutors said.
Jessica Lunsford’s body was found on March 19 buried about 150 yards from her house in Homosassa, about 60 miles north of Tampa, Florida Link
Last Saturday, the body of another Florida girl, 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde, was found in a pond.
-Thank You all for participating in the Lunsford Petition and for your help in getting this issue national attention.Continue to press the issue until measures like stricter sentences are enacted to protect children.

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