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VT - Legislature moves quickly to pass new sex offender law

View the article here 02/17/2009 By Bob Kinzel The Legislature is moving quickly to strengthen sex offender laws after a highly publicized murder this summer. Later this week, the House is set to debate a bill that includes tougher prison sentences for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. VPR's Bob Kinzel reports: (Kinzel) The legislation is the result of a series of public hearings that were held by the Senate Judiciary committee following the murder of 12 year old Brooke Bennett last summer. The Senate passed its bill last month and the approach taken by the House Judiciary committee is very similar to the one adopted by the Senate. The legislation creates a new crime, aggravated sexual assault of a minor. People convicted of this crime will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in jail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).