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Using California’s Megan’s Law to Track Sex Offenders

By Steven Rodriguez

Megan Kanka was a typical 7-year-old, full of fun and life and excitement for the surprises that came with each new day. On July 29, 1994, she spent the morning riding her bike in the summer sunshine. She was excited when her neighbor offered to show her his new puppy. A day later, New Jersey police found Megan’s battered body in a nearby park. She had been raped, beaten and strangled with a belt. Three years later, in 1997, Megan’s 36-year-old neighbor Jesse Timmendequas, a previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced to death in a New Jersey courtroom. Outside the courtroom, Megan’s grief-stricken parents, Richard and Maureen Kanka met the press. “He will never, ever, ever get out to harm another little girl,” Megan’s mother said...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on January 09, 2009 (boomark / email).