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NC - 'Jessica's Law' passes NC Senate

View the article here06/11/2008A bill requiring mandatory sentences for people who commit some sex crimes against children is one step closer to passing the North Carolina General Assembly.The Senate approved the measure unanimously Wednesday. It creates new crimes against someone who commits rape or other sexual offenses against a child under 13.The judge would be required to sentence the criminal to 25 years or life in prison without parole. Released offenders would have to be electronically monitored for life.The legislation is named for Jessica Lunsford, a former Gaston County resident who was kidnapped, raped and buried alive by a convicted sex offender in Florida in 2005.The bill now returns to the House, which approved a version last year and must decide whether to accept the Senate's changes...continue to full post

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