The lawsuit claims the dioceses failed to meet their reporting obligations, since only 10 of the 301 priests named as alleged sexual abusers in the grand jury report are publicly listed on Pennsylvania's
Megan's Law database.
The most recent Congress has set out to stop sex trafficking and sex tourism by passing International
Megan's Law.
Neither man has ever sponsored a bill like the Amber Alert,
Megan's Law, Jessica's Law, but they keep getting voted in.
A FORMER CONNECTICUT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WHO AUTHORED THE NATION'S SECOND "
MEGAN'S LAW" IN 1995 IS PRODUCING A 13-PART SERIES ON CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING called "Turnpike Chronicles." As a lawmaker, Jim Amann (D)--who was elected in 1991 and served as speaker from 2005 to 2009--worked to change domestic sex trafficking laws.
Ms Payne campaigned in support of bringing in a scheme similar to
Megan's Law in the US, which allows every parent in the country to know if dangerous offenders are living in their area.
Three years ago this newspaper launched a campaign for an Irish version of the US
Megan's Law to be introduced here.
While this pilot does not go as far as
Megan's Law, it is considered a halfway house between full public disclosure and total secrecy.
Sarah's law will never become
Megan's law, that's for sure.
AFTER the abduction and murder of Sarah Payne by Roy Whiting in 2000, her parents campaigned for the names of sex offenders living locally to be released in Britain, as they are in 21 American states under
Megan's Law, which was inspired by a similar crime.
He agreed with probation officers and support groups who have warned that
Megan's Law had not proved effective, and may have driven some offenders underground.
But opposition MPs accused Reid of spin and said it was nothing like the US "
Megan's Law" which allows anyone to see a public register listing the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders.