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"Md. girl's death sharpens criticism of sex offender laws"

By Douglas A. Berman

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The title of this post is the headline of this new local article reporting on the unsurprising response to the latest brutal high-profile crime by a registered sex offender in Maryland.  Here are excerpts: Not even a full day after police found the body of an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped, authorities say, by a registered sex offender, the Salisbury tragedy was spotlighted by Maryland activists who consider the state's child protection laws inadequate. Jerry Norton, who heads Citizens for Jessica's Law in Maryland, a group that for years has fought to fortify laws against pedophiles, was calling lawmakers Saturday, underscoring his position.... Police said the girl had been taken from her bedroom Tuesday night by a registered sex offender, Thomas James Leggs Jr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 26, 2009 (boomark / email).

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