Feb. 13, 2007 CONTACT: Russ Woodward
Harper Angel Works to Protect Kentucky Children
FRANKFORT - Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, along with members of the State Senate held a joint press conference discussing Senate Bill 65 which passed the State Senate unanimously today.
Senate Bill 65
will require convicted sex offenders in Kentucky to disclose their Internet
user names or other online identities to the Justice Cabinet. Once Senate Bill 65 becomes law, sex
offenders who fail to register Internet user names in
Kentucky will be charged with a Class D felony for the first offense,
punishable by up to five years in prison, and a Class C felony for each
subsequent offense, carrying penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
"This legislation is a step in the right direction in
preventing these predators from using the Internet as a tool to prey on
innocent children," Harper Angel said. "We will continue to build upon this legislation to
ensure Kentucky’s sex offender laws are the toughest in the country."
With the passage of Senate Bill 65, Kentucky will become one of the first states in the country to require sex offenders to register their online identities.
To check for sex offenders in the local area, visit the Sex Offender Registry at http://kspsor.state.ky.us or call the Kentucky Sex Offender Alert Line at 1-800-564-5652 and enter your phone number and zip code. If a sex offender moves into your neighborhood, the Kentucky State Police will give you a notification call.
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Note: For a high-res. JPEG photo file of Senator Harper Angel, please log on to www.lrc.state.ky.us/pubinfo/ephoto.htm.