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A look back at the disappearance and murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka, which would spur Megan's Law. Megan's Law: A look back at how NJ became a model for federal legislation Skip to main content
Before Megan's Law, the federal Jacob Wetterling Act of 1994 required each state to create a registry for sexual offenders and certain other offenses against children. . Under the Wetterling Act, registry information was kept for law enforcement use only, although law enforcement agencies were allowed to release the information of specific persons when deemed necessary to protect the p
The murder attracted national attention and subsequently led to the introduction of "Megan's Law", which requires law enforcement to disclose details relating to the location of registered sex offenders. In 1997, Timmendequas was convicted of Kanka's murder.
Jessica's Law is the informal name given to a 2005 Florida law, as well as laws in several other states, designed to protect potential victims and reduce a sexual offender's ability to re-offend which includes a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and lifetime electronic monitoring when the victim is less than 12 years old.
Jason Rivera says he had nothing to do with the Megan McDonald case, and was only linked to it because his brother-in-law judge made a mistake. Brother-in-law says judge's 'big mess up' wrongly ...
"Megan's Law is a legislative effort to prevent harm caused by sexual predators. This law has been revised numerous times since its enactment and some argue that the law has both negative and ...
Section 121 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (P.L. 109-248) is named the "Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program" after her and another victim. Massachusetts' Sexually Dangerous Persons Law is informally called the "Ally Zapp" Law. [1]
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