Child Abuse - False Reports Do Happen, What You Should Do If Accused

Today’s high profile cases of crimes against children have resulted in a hyper vigilance in the community against child abuse. Although this is a positive step in our society, it can create a state of heightened anxiety with resulting false accusations.
Those accused of child molestation, abuse or sexual assault crimes are despised, ostracized and/or shunned […]

Megan’s Law - Protecting Children from Sexual Predators

In California, Megan’s Law “requires convicted sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement agency,” explains Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Stephen Rodriguez. Megan’s Law also “makes it possible for people to get information about the identity and address of registered sex offenders,” the experienced lawyer noted. As an aid to concerned parents and […]

Rape and Sex Crimes - Dugard Kidnapping Shocks Nation

The discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard living in makeshift tents behind a home in Antioch, California 18 years after her abduction shocked the country. Snatched from a school bus stop near her South Lake Tahoe, CA home in 1991 when she was 11, Dugard had been held in isolation by a convicted sex offender who […]

Domestic Violence - What Happens to Abusers in California?

Since the tragic death of her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson, wife of former football star and actor O.J. Simpson, Denise Brown has devoted her career to fighting domestic violence (see our April 29 post). As in the case of her sister, Brown says that domestic violence usually happens behind closed doors. Victims ravaged by shame […]

Rape, Murder of 8-Year-Old Shocks California Town

In a case that defies understanding, 28-year-old Melissa Huckaby was charged yesterday with the kidnapping, rape and murder of her daughter’s 8-year-old playmate. Sandra Cantu’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a pond not far from her Stockton, California home. The suitcase has been identified as belonging to Huckaby. Huckaby, a […]

Does Megan’s Law Work?

A new federally-funded study on sex offenses concludes that Megan’s Law hasn’t deterred repeat sexual offenders and that costs associated with implementing the law may not be justified. Conducted in New Jersey, the state that initiated the now nationwide Megan’s Law campaign, the study found that while Megan’s Law has made it easier to find […]

More Tips for Protecting Your Child from Sexual Predators

Megan’s Law was created in the face of tragedy after 7-year-old Megan Kanka of New Jersey was brutally raped and killed by a neighbor who was a known child molester. Megan’s parents had no knowledge of the man’s background and no reason to be on the alert or warn their daughter — until it was […]

Tips for Protecting Your Child from Sexual Predators

To protect our children from the violence of sexual predators, every state in the U. S. now has a Megan’s Law in place, including California. California’s Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement agency. The law also makes it possible for the public to obtain the identity and addresses […]

Using California’s Megan’s Law to Track Sex Offenders

Megan Kanka was a typical 7-year-old, full of fun and life and excitement for the surprises that came with each new day. On July 29, 1994, she spent the morning riding her bike in the summer sunshine. She was excited when her neighbor offered to show her his new puppy. A day later, New Jersey […]

Police Consider Domestic Violence Calls Hazardous Duty

Answering domestic violence calls are among the most hazardous of their duties, say Los Angeles police officers. The volatile emotions unleashed when families are at war with each other escalate the risk of serious — and sometimes deadly — violence. For sheer personal risk, many officers equate answering a domestic violence call to intervening at an […]

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