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John Walsh Urges Passage of Sex Offender Law
John Walsh and "America's Most Wanted" urge Congress to pass sex offender legislation (H.R. 3132 and S.1086) before the end of the year. Right now Congress is set to adjourn without sending a bill to the President to be signed into law. This critical legislation would strengthen current laws to protect children from predators by creating a comprehensive, national system for sex offender registration and community notification. "How many more children and other victims need to suffer before our elected officials do the right thing and pass this legislation," said John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted. "Enough is enough. We see what these predators do and we know how easily they disappear. Congress needs to act now and pass this legislation immediately. They owe it to Carlie Brucia, Jessica Lunsford, Shasta Groene and all the other precious children who were abducted, abused and murdered by repeat sex offenders."
Story Continues Below John Walsh is the co-founder and national spokesperson for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), which has worked tirelessly on this vital legislation. Ernie Allen, president and CEO of NCMEC, agreed with Walsh and stated, "We can't wait another week, another month, and another year, for this legislation to become law. Statistics from the U.S. Justice Department show that 67 percent of reported sexual assault victims are children. This is powerful testimony to the fact that children are at risk and we must do something to stop it. Passing this legislation, this year will be a step forward in helping to reduce that risk." NCMEC applauds the sponsors of the House and Senate bills, which include Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Congressman Mark Foley, Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Joseph Biden, and Senator Charles Grassley. This legislation, if enacted, will close the necessary loopholes in the current system which allows sexual predators to evade law enforcement while continuing to prey upon our children. Currently there are more than 550,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S. and at least 100,000 are missing from the system.
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