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PA - Couple seeks to change Megan?s Law restrictions

View the article here 04/18/2009 By Steve Mocarsky Haughwouts feel West Pittston?s residency laws on sex offenders are unfair. WEST PITTSTON ? A man who was deemed a violent sexual predator in 2001 and his wife believe the borough?s six-month-old residency restrictions on sexual offenders are unfair, and that Megan?s Law for Pennsylvania should be amended. ?What about the murderers that can live anywhere they want? What about the drug dealers who live down the street from a school? They can live anywhere they want,? said Muriel Haughwout. Her husband, Guy Haughwout, pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault against minors under age 13 in 2001. The crime is a misdemeanor, and he was sentenced to seven to 36 months in prison along with receiving therapy, refraining from contact with minors and adhering to Megan?s Law requirements after his release...continue to full post

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