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Green "Jessica Lunsford Act" to Toughen Penalties for Child Sex Abusers Approved by Assembly
By Eva Loayza | February 21st, 2013 - 5:12pm
Green "Jessica Lunsford Act" to Toughen Penalties for Child Sex Abusers Approved by Assembly
(TRENTON) - The Assembly on Thursday approved legislation sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Jerry Green (D- Middlesex/Somerset/Union) that would impose a mandatory prison time of 25 years to life for those convicted of sexually abusing children under the age of 13.
The bill is modeled after Florida's "Jessica Lunsford Act," named after a nine-year-old Florida resident who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a registered sex offender in 2005.
"Right now, an individual convicted of abusing a child younger than 13 could face anywhere from 10 to 20 years in prison. This bill would upgrade the punishment to a mandatory 25 years before parole could even be considered. Given the heinous nature of the crime, they deserve nothing less," said Green. "The fate that these children endured is an affront to human decency and a fate that no one deserves. We must do everything in our power to protect our children from sexual predators."
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