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New law makes sex offenders' use of Internet social networking a felony
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Aug 12, 2009 07:47pm |
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Category | General |
Author | Ray Long and Monique Garcia |
Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
News Date | Thursday, August 13, 2009 01:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Gov. Pat Quinn signed new laws Tuesday designed to limit sex offenders' use of technology as a way to find more victims.
One law taking effect Jan. 1 makes it a felony for registered sex offenders to use social networking sites, a move aimed at taking another step toward shutting down an avenue of contact between an offender and victim.
"Obviously, the Internet has been more and more a mechanism for predators to reach out," said Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), a sponsor of the measure and a governor candidate. "The idea was, if the predator is supposed to be a registered sex offender, they should keep their Internet distance as well as their physical distance. |
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