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	Megan Kanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 - July 29, 1994) was a young girl who was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
		Kanka had approached Timmendequas' house and he told her that he had a puppy, but it was too young to come outside, so she had to go inside the house.
		The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation was founded in her memory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Megan_Kanka (197 words)

	CNN - Jurors order death sentence for Megan Kanka's killer - June 20, 1997
		Jurors determined that aggravating factors presented by the prosecution -- that Timmendequas killed Megan as part of a kidnapping and rape and that he killed her to avoid detection -- outweighed mitigating factors such as the defendant's sordid, abusive childhood.
		The Kankas and their neighbors were outraged that they were never informed that Timmendequas had two previous sex convictions when he moved into the neighborhood.
		The Kankas then campaigned for laws to require that neighbors be notified when sex criminals move into an area after they have served their time in prison.
	www.cnn.com /US/9706/20/kanka.verdict.pm (703 words)

	Parents for Megan's Law: Commonly Asked Questions
		On July 29, 1994, she was lured into her neighbor's home with the promise of a puppy and was brutally raped and murdered by a two-time convicted sex offender who had been convicted in a 1981 attack on a 5-year-old child and an attempted sexual assault on a 7-year-old.
		Megan had been killed by a two-time convicted pedophile who lived across the street from the Kanka home and was sharing his house with two other convicted sex offenders he met in prison.
		Megan's parents, Maureen and Richard Kanka, had gathered more than 430,000 signatures, and 89 days after Megan's disappearance the first state law that mandated active community notification was signed into law, New Jersey's Megan's Law.
	www.parentsformeganslaw.com /html/questions.lasso (3436 words)

	High Risk Sex Offenders
		In 1995, a convicted child molester was arrested for the murder and rape of 7 year-old Megan Kanka in a New Jersey suburb.
		The offender lived right across the street from the Kanka residence, however the Police Department was prohibited from disclosing the presence of this child molester because at the time the law did not allow the release of sex offender information to the public.
		California's Megan's Law requires that certain information about sex offenders be made available upon request to members of the public, so that the public is better prepared to protect themselves and their children.
	www.sjpd.org /SexOffenders1.cfm (837 words)

	Galt Police Department - Megan's Law
		Megan Kanka, 7, was killed in July, 1994, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.
		Jesse Timmerndequas, a twice-convicted sex offender, was sentenced to death for Megan's murder and rape.
		A. Megan’s Law is designed to help protect our communities by providing information about convicted sex offenders to law enforcement agencies and, in the case of moderate and high risk offenders, community organizations and the public.
	www.galtpd.com /megan.htm (2806 words)

	Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation- Mission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation is a 501 c 3 non-profit, charitable organization founded by the Kanka family.
		Shortly after, thirty yards from her front doorstep, Megan Kanka was raped and murdered.
		She was everybody's child, a poignant symbol of the obligation that each of us has to make sure that children are safe in their own community and that every parent has the right to know when a child is in harm's way.
	www.megannicolekankafoundation.org /mission.htm (366 words)

	Newhouse A1
		Largely because of the efforts of Maureen Kanka and her husband, Richard, New Jersey quickly enacted "Megan's Law," a package of nine measures intended to keep released sex offenders under the watchful eyes of parole officers, police and in some cases their neighbors.
		Kanka said she is pleased the Legislature took a comprehensive approach, calling lifetime supervision "extremely important." She is less pleased with the way community notification has been implemented, saying the sex offender Internet site (linked through www.njsp.org) has been poorly publicized.
		For the Kankas and their two other children, Jessica, 21, and Jeremy, 19, Megan's murder is first and foremost a family tragedy.
	www.newhousenews.com /archive/schwanenberg072804.html (1331 words)

	Court TV Online - Timmendequas appeal
		In a case that stirred national outrage, Timmendequas admitted to luring seven-year-old Megan Kanka to his house, raping her, and strangling her to death in July 1994.
		Timmendequas' crime led to state and federal versions of Megan's Law, which require that paroled sex offenders register with the state and that citizens be notified when sex offenders move into their neighborhood.
		In his police statement Timmendequas said he choked Megan with a belt to keep her from running out of his room, put a plastic bag over her head to prevent her from bleeding on the rug and attempted to get her out of the house without anyone noticing.
	www.courttv.com /archive/national/1998/1130/meganappeal_ctv.html (672 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| Capital Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maureen Kanka is the mother of the girl for which Megan's Law was named.
		Kanka said that can't happen and that all convicted sex offenders must be registered for life.
		Kanka is also asking for GPS tracking of all sex offenders in New York, similar to a law signed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Monday.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/your_news/capital_region?ArID=129322 (284 words)

	CNN - Jurors: Megan Kanka's killer should die - June 20, 1997
		After the murder, the Kanka family and its neighbors were outraged, because they were never informed that Timmendequas had two previous sex convictions.
		He was convicted in a 1981 attack on a 5-year-old child and an attempted sexual assault on a 7-year-old child.
		Megan's mother and father then campaigned for laws to require that neighbors be notified when sex criminals move into an area after they have served their time in prison.
	www.cnn.com /US/9706/20/kanka.verdict (436 words)

	City of Ontario Police Department
		The neighbor was a twice-convicted child molester who had told Megan he wanted to show her a puppy.
		In response to the sexual assault and murder of Megan Kanka by a convicted sex offender, the federal government passed legislation making it mandatory for all sex offenders to register with local law enforcement, and for the information to be available to the public.
		California's Megan's Law provides the public with certain information on the whereabouts of sex offenders so that members of our local communities may protect themselves and their children.
	www.ci.ontario.ca.us /index.cfm/2917/2284 (301 words)

	Megan's Law -- Fresno County Sheriff's Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge.
		Now, California's Megan's Law arms the public with certain information on the whereabouts of dangerous sex offenders so that local communities may protect themselves and their children.
		Megan's Law makes available to adults and organizations information on "Serious" and "High-risk" sex offenders in their local community.
	www.fresnosheriff.org /MegansLaw/MegansLaw.htm (517 words)

	Megan's Law
		Megan's Law is named for Megan Kanka of New Jersey, who was murdered in 1994.
		Her neighbor was a twice-convicted sex offender, who allegedly lured the seven-year-old into his home on the pretext of seeing his dog - he then raped and strangled her.
		By 1996, the United States Congress passed legislation dubbed "Megan's Law," which required states to enact similar laws allowing for the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexual offenders.
	www.ocsd.org /Investigations/SonarMegansLaw.asp (368 words)

	Megan's Law
		The offender lived right across the street from the Kanka home, but the Police Department was prohibited from disclosing the presence of this child molester because the law did not allow the release of sex offender information to the public.
		The law, dubbed "Megan's Law," was changed to permit the release of this information to the public.
		Megan's Law info is accessible to the public in the following languages: Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
	www.modestopolice.com /MegansLaw.asp (377 words)

	Megan Kanka News - The New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Lawyers for Jesse K Timmendequas, who was convicted in June 1997 for rape and murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka in Hamilton Township, NJ, ask state appeals court to overturn his death sentence or grant him new trial
		Paul Timmendequas, brother of Jesse K Timmendequas, who raped and murdered 7-year-old Megan Kanka in 1994, is arrested in North Brunswick, NJ, on charges of that he sexually assaulted two girls age 15 and 12
		Maureen Kanka and her husband, Richard, express sense of quiet satisfaction over Supreme Court's refusal to hear challenges to Megan's Laws in New Jersey and New York; she has been pressing for laws to protect children from sex offenders since her 7-year-old daughter, Megan, was murdered by neighbor in 1994; photo
	topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/k/megan_kanka (504 words)

	Sex Crimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Eventually, Timmendequas was convicted for the murder of Megan Kanka.
		Following the death of Megan a grass roots movement led to the removal of the prohibition of law enforcement notifying the public of the presence of serious and high-risk sex offenders living in their community.
		There are other aspects of the Megan’s Law legislation that allows law enforcement to proactively notify school s and at-risk individuals (or their parents) of Serious and High-Risk sex offenders living near them.
	www.bakersfieldcity.us /police/sexcrimes (837 words)

	WCBS 880: Megan Kanka's Mother Testifies for Tougher Curbs on Pedophiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ALBANY The woman who spurred most states to track convicted sex offenders after her daughter Megan was raped and killed by a child molester, on Tuesday called for a tougher federal law to monitor pedophiles.
		Megan Kanka was 7 in 1994 when she was raped and killed by a child molester who lured her into his house across the street with the promise of seeing a puppy.
		Kanka has said she was horrified to learn that pedophiles research which states have less restrictive laws.
	wcbs880.com /topstories/local_story_123165515.html (835 words)

	megan's law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the wake of the tragedy, the Kanka's sought to have local communities warned about sex offenders in the area.
		There are other aspects of the Megan's Law legislation that allow law enforcement to proactively notify schools and at-risk individuals (or their parents) of serious and high-risk sex offenders living near them if there is a reasonable suspicion that the offender poses a risk.
		To view the information, applicants must be 18 years of age, must have a valid photo identification and cannot be a convicted sex offender.
	www.rbpd.org /megans_law.htm (299 words)

	Megan Kanka murder trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		JULY 29, 1994: Shortly after 6:30 p.m., Megan Kanka steps out of her Hamilton Township house to visit friends who live down the street.
		JULY 25, 1995: The state Supreme Court rules Megan's Law is constitutional, but asks the attorney general's office to fine-tune some of the registration and notification provisions.
		APRIL 14, 1997: A federal judge refuses to block Megan's Law notifications of sexual offenders who committed their crimes after the law was signed.
	www.c-nclassifieds.com /news/megan/chronolo.htm (553 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Megan's mother backs Sarah's Law
		The mother of murdered American schoolgirl Megan Kanka has condemned the UK Government for failing to introduce an anti-paedophile law following the death of Sarah Payne.
		Mrs Kanka said she was appalled that the Paynes' campaign had not been supported by UK politicians.
		Mrs Kanka's seven-year-old daughter Megan was raped, tortured and strangled six years ago in New Jersey by a neighbour.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/1012181.stm (540 words)

	The Kentucky Post
		In 1994, Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old with a sweet smile and trusting heart, was lured by her across-the-street neighbor into his house where he told her he wanted her to see a puppy.
		The Kankas and their neighbors were outraged that they had never been informed of Timmendequas' sexual offenses.
		That outrage led to a nationwide movement to protect children from sexual offenders as the Kankas campaigned for laws to require that neighbors be notified when sex criminals move into an area after they have served their time in prison.
	www.kypost.com /2003/12/10/meghist121003.html (293 words)

	All about Megan's Law, by Seamus McGraw
		It had only been three hours, three hours since Maureen Kanka’s daughter Megan had vanished after riding her bicycle with a friend through a perfect summer evening.
		Immediately after Megan failed to come home, Maureen had gone door to door, asking her neighbors if they had seen her.
		Besides, this funny rag doll of a man with his mop of unkempt blonde hair, his glasses that seemed too big for his face, and that strange little wound on his right hand, a wound that resembled a bite mark, wanted to help.
	www.crimelibrary.com /serial_killers/predators/kanka/1.html (879 words)

	City of Brentwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		However, law enforcement was prohibited from disclosing the presence of this child molester because release of this information was prohibited.
		In remembrance of Megan Kanka, President Clinton signed into law “Megan’s Law” on May 8, 1996.
		The California State Legislature signed California’s version of Megan’s Law and put it into effect on September 25, 1996.This law was implemented to allow potential victims to protect themselves and allow parents to protect their children.
	www.ci.brentwood.ca.us /department/police/megan1.cfm (121 words)

	ABC News: Megan Kanka's Hometown Bans Sex Offenders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. May 18, 2005 — The hometown of Megan Kanka, the 7-year-old girl whose 1994 murder prompted a nationwide effort to warn residents of sex offenders living near them, has banned convicted molesters from many of its neighborhoods.
		In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a federal version of Megan's Law, requiring states to notify communities when convicted sex offenders live in the area.
		Megan Kanka was raped and killed by a child molester living across the street.
	abcnews.go.com /US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=767599 (208 words)

	Redding Police Department-Megan's Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		On a warm July evening in 1994, seven-year-old Megan Kanka was lured into a neighbor's house in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.
		Timmendequas was convicted for the murder of Megan Kanka.
		As a result of Megan's death, the longstanding legal requirement prohibiting law enforcement from advising the public of serious and high-risk sex offenders living in a community was brought to national attention.
	reddingpolice.org /rpdmeganslaw.html (270 words)

	SFPD: Megan's Law
		To comply with the mandated portion of California's Megan's law, the Department has established the Sex Offender Index (SOI) to provide access to certain sex offender information on dedicated computers located at the Sex Offender Unit by appointment only.
		A. Many of the sex offender registrants on the database have failed to comply with California's registration laws, and therefore the zip code listed for some offenders may not be up-to-date.
		A. The decision to disseminate information has been given to the local law enforcement agencies within the parameters of the Megan's Law statute because they are best positioned to determine what level and method of notification is appropriate for their community.
	www.sfgov.org /site/police_index.asp?id=20202 (817 words)

	Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation is a non-profit charity founded by the family of Megan Kanka with the intent of preventing crimes against children.
		Megan's death resulted in the New Jersey Legislature passing Megan's Law, which requires notification when a convicted sex offender moves into a neighborhood; the law is now federal.
		This page was last modified 06:10, 1 December 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Megan_Nicole_Kanka_Foundation (99 words)

	About Megan's Law
		The offender lived right across the street from the Kanka residence, but the police department was prohibited by law from disclosing the presence of this child molester to the public.
		As a result of this crime, the law was changed to permit the release of this information to the public.
		California's version of Megan's Law went into effect on September 25, 1996.
	www.esri.com /industries/lawenforce/business/megans_law/about.html (103 words)

	Representative Christopher H. Smith - (NJ04) - Helping Keep Our Children Safe
		The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation launched “Check ’Em Out” two years ago to encourage background checks and to help volunteers or leagues pay for part of the $36 cost per check.
		As municipalities interested in adopting ordinances go about adopting the law, the Kanka Foundation will obtain information about all non-profit youth sports leagues to determine how many personnel will need checks and to budget the necessary matching funds for those reviews.
		Just as the Kankas did ten years ago when they lead the crusade to adopt Megan's Law; they are again serving their communities and helping to make all of our children safer by expanding access to background checks,” Smith said.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/nj04_smith/Kanka.html (538 words)

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