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'Jessica's Law' Gains Traction in Vermont: The murder of a 12-year-old Vermont girl, Brooke Bennett, has received nationwide attention. Her uncle, a registered sex offender, has been charged in connection with her death. According to this AP article, the revelation that a supposedly rehabilitated sex offender was likely involved in the girl's disappearance and death has sparked considerable support for Jessica's Law in Vermont. Off-Duty Officers Nabs Sex Offender at Gym: According to Stan Oklobdzija's Sac Bee report, Jeffrey Clarke Cameron of Rancho Cordova was taken into custody after an off-duty police officer noticed him talking to an obviously underage boy at a gym. The officer recognized the GPS ankle monitor Cameron was wearing as the type used to track high-risk sex offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on July 25, 2008 (boomark / email).