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AL - Bill puts sting in sexual predator pursuit

View the article here 02/25/2009 The Alabama House on Tuesday passed two bills aimed at making it easier for law enforcement officers to stop sexual predators who use computers or other electronic equipment to lure young victims. The House voted 84-0 for a bill that states a person can be charged with using the computer to lure a child for the purpose of sexual relations, even if the victim is actually an undercover law enforcement officer. The bill is aimed at stings where law enforcement officers pose as children or teenagers and agree to meet adults over the computer. The sponsor, Rep. Steve McMillan (Email), R-Gulf Shores, said the bill would close a loophole that has caused charges to be dropped in some cases. He said police in Gulf Shores conducted one such sting operation several years ago and arrested 23 suspects who tried to meet the "children" they had been communicating with on the computer...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).