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"Not every criminal case benefits from a legislated, mandatory sentence, but when a person is convicted of sexually molesting a child, strong laws are needed. After the 1994 murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka by a released sex offender in New Jersey, Congress and the states passed laws to inform the public of sexual predators in their communities. They were known as ''Megan's Law.'' It requires all sex offenders to be registered, and lists varying amounts of information on them. It is estimated that there are more than 566,700 registered sex offenders in the United States. How many can be tracked down at any time is another matter. Hopes were high that Megan's Law would be an effective way of keeping the community aware, but there have been grievous gaps in its protections. The next step is ''Jessica's Law,'' and Pennsylvania should pass its version of it."
